Pharmacy Board Dismisses Most Prescription Error Complaints

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Pharmaciststeve

This report is nearly three years old and concerns the BOP of MASS… has things really changed? Over a two year period …In fact of those 180 complaints, just 14 resulted in disciplinary action against pharmacies. .. at the time of this report …The head of the pharmacy board in Massachusetts has been James DeVita, […]

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Could we serve more patients better?

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Pharmaciststeve

In many places that I have temped at, I often see notes in the employee kitchen or break area “Your Mother doesn’t live here.. clean up after yourself” Should be apply that same philosophy to some of our pt/customers? You know who they are… the “informationally deficient patient”.. they are lucky to know their own […]

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Is this commerical FALSE ADVERTISING or just a LIE ?

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Pharmaciststeve

I exchange emails with Pharmacists across the country.. many of them who work for CVS.. the work environment and staffing levels that they tell me about in their particular store sure doesn’t provide time for One-on-one anything. Of course, it would seem like nearly weekly you see in the news where CVS pays a fine […]

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How do you charge a corporate permit holder with unprofessional conduct?

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Pharmaciststeve

Here is a article about a action that the New York Board of Pharmacy took. The question in this writer’s mind is how do you charge a permit holder with UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT… when they are not a licensed professional within the state? Being a pharmacy permit holder requires no special education, background or testing to […]

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