PHARMACIST STEVE

I’m in the process of re-reading a book for the third or fourth time.. the first time was back in the early 90’s .. when it was first published.. The name of the book is BANKRUPTCY 1995 ( The coming collapse of American and how to stop it ) The author ( Gerald J Swanson, […]

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http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/sw_mich/judge-upholds-firing-of-armed-Walgreens-pharmacist Back in May, 2011 Pharmacist Jeremy Hoven  was working for Walgreens in Benton Harbour MI when he was confronted by a armed robber. Jeremy had in his possession a firearm that he was licensed to carry. The confrontation with the robber, resulted in Jeremy having to pull his pistol and discharge it to protect […]

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Back when I use to go to Washington DC with NCPA annual legislative convention.. this is a quote that was often heard.. The actions/reactions happening in MA and their BOP.. seems to fit into this saying http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1061180031 Per the article… the BOP now has a board member that comes from the insurance industry, the LTC […]

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http://reason.com/blog/2012/12/04/who-decides-what-a-drug-is-for-the-manuf From the article: In a case that could have broad ramifications for the pharmaceutical industry, a federal appeals court on Monday threw out the conviction of a sales representative who sold a drug for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The judges said that the ban on so-called off-label marketing violated […]

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This is just published poll from Gallup.. survey taken last week. Please note that the people that we work for  BUSINESS EXECUTIVES mustered up a meager 21% Does this poll suggest that the general public did not notice the fiasco around NECC and 31 people getting killed and > 500 being made sick… or we […]

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http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/blink-eye-dozing-driving/story?id=17870880#.UL06SdfNlS0 Here is a news article from ABC Nightly News ( 12/03/2012) demonstrating how people – who are fatigued… can fall into “micro-sleep”.. I often see/hear/read where RPH’s make the statement.. “.. I somehow missed that (error) …”… you be the judge…

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As I continue to read Dennis Miller’s PHARMACY EXPOSED   I am reminded of all the problems that retail pharmacy has. This book is some 750+ pages and while I have the paperback version.. I suspect that , if there is hardback copy, if you hit someone in the head with it… it would cause […]

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As I continue to read Dennis Miller’s book  PHARMACY EXPOSED .. Dennis has been able to put a string of things together… like putting a picture puzzle together.. that you can see the larger picture. Many of us are too close to the trees to see the forest. Dennis has pointed out a number of […]

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http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50136261n Here is a segment from 60 MINUTES (CBS) from 12/02/2012… it is about a hospital system (HMS) and the “metrics” that were pushed down the throats of physicians and other upper level staff members.. and these metrics were developed by non-medically trained execs… sound familiar ? Here are some links from a local paper… […]

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I have been reading Dennis Miller’s book  PHARMACY EXPOSED … 1000 things that can go wrong at the drug store. I have been “sitting” on the book for a couple of months now… because I wanted to take it to the beach to read.. which was suppose to be in Oct… but didn’t happen until […]

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