Is this the pharmacy profession in a few years?

As the surplus of Pharmacists grows… is this going to be a Pharmacist’s relationship between them and their corporate employer?

Gov. Beshear announces plan to fight prescription pill abuse

The Kentucky government is trying to legislate in morality and legislate out greed.. some where along this path… someone needs to figure out to legislate out bureaucratic stupidity. The BNDD ( bureau of narcotics and dangerous drugs) started in 1969-1070… which was preceded by the Harrison Narcotic Act of 1914. We are approaching the 100 […]

Pharmacists’ new spokesperson

Mr Newman’s infamous quote “What me worry”… seems to apply to the vast majority of those in our beloved profession Human psychology suggests that in a crisis … 10% of the people will do nothing… 10% will do something.. not all of it the right thing.. and 80% will wait for someone else to show […]

Pinellas judge: If you use oxycodone, you can’t drive

Here is an article where a judge has decided that people on probation in his court.. if they admit to using Oxycodone .. even legal .. he suspended their driving rights.. In the article the judge admitted to taking Oxycodone after a injury… did he stop driving while taking it?… why is he not addicted […]

Drug dealers get creative in pursuit of oxycodone

Here is an article from USA TODAY… how many “brain trusts” did it take to come up with this conclusion. Einstein defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome”.. so we continue this “fill & chase” war on drugs that has been unsuccessful since the Harrison Narcotic Act […]

Letter sent to 51 boards of pharmacy by the TPA

The Pharmacy Alliance 6023 Avenue S, Box #134, Galveston, TX 77551 Steve Ariens, P.D. National Public Relations Director steve@steveariens.com Jan 12, 2012 Dear Pharmacy Board: We, at The Pharmacy Alliance, are concerned about the typical work environment of our colleagues and the patients that are being harmed because of errors resulting from such environments. While […]

You had better be a salesman…

If you want to make a decent wage by the end of the decade, you had better learn how to be a salesman. The next “big thing” is for Pharmacists to create collaborative practice agreements working with prescribers. Some believe that these agreements will work while the RPH remains geographically separated from the prescribers.. the […]