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In a recent article in DRUG TOPICS … Should independent pharmacies be given anti-trust immunity to act against contracts presented by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)? A representative of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said “no” and pharmacists said “yes” during a Congressional subcommittee hearing on HR 1946 last week. “Giving healthcare providers – whether pharmacies, […]
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On ABC news the amount of drugs store robberies and holdups continue to increase. As I remember…. back in the early 70’s…. stealing controlled substances from a pharmacy was made a FEDERAL OFFENSE… the same as robbing a bank… Has anyone seen the FBI involved with a pharmacy robbery? Here is quote from a robbery […]
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Here is a 1999 study on how distractions and interruptions can impact on how many medication errors can happen in various practice settings. Here we are 13 years a later…. expecting to handle more volume/hr and has the layout of many Rx dept and/or system/procedure have changed over the past decade for the positive? Here […]
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According to this article .… According to the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, ApothéCure personnel in January 2007….. prepared 175 mL of colchicine solution at a concentration of 3.2 mg/mL, put 5-mL portions into 35 vials, and affixed labels stating the vials contained 1 mg of colchicine per 2 mL. Is this another situation that […]
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One would think that in the war on drugs that all state agency would be “on board” and part of the team According to this article in the DENVER POST in Colorado the Colorado BOP has denied the request of the state’s Medicaid dept to have access to their PMP… to help deal with doctor […]
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