Walgreens joins up with Independents to form new network

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Pharmaciststeve

According to a article in DRUG TOPICS AAP joins nationwide alliance of pharmacies forming RxAlly This alliance joins 20K pharmacies.. that means potentially 1/3 of the entire community pharmacy network could become one single negotiating entity for third party contracts 🙂 It has been reported that Walgreens is encouraging their Pharmacists to encourage the ESI […]

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Do you think that there is an agenda here?

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Pharmaciststeve

There’s a entity called NEW ENGLAND CABLE NEWS www.NECN.com with the headlines Painkiller prescriptions drop in key Ohio counties A few counties in OHIO reduction in “pain killers” prescribed is newsworthy in NEW ENGLAND? Does anyone believe that a reduction in rapes, murders, drunk drivers in a few counties 600+ miles away would have been […]

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Consumerology® and ESI

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Pharmaciststeve

Here is a article from MARKET WATCH…. About Express ScriptsExpress Scripts, Inc., one of the largest pharmacy benefit management companies in North America, is leading the way toward creating better health and value for patients through Consumerology®, the advanced application of the behavioral sciences to healthcare. This approach is helping millions of patients realize greater […]

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So you think that it is all about improving quality of life?

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Pharmaciststeve

As I have stated before… I temp in LTC… When you are expected to review >60 Rxs/hr plus a another handful of tasks, do don’t always ready all the fine print… Last night something caught my eye… It was physician authorization for a substitute due to a non coverage by an insurance company. On this […]

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