Is the ice getting thinner ?

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Pharmaciststeve

I have heard from a couple of friends who are hospital RPH’s.. and things are not looking good in the mid-west “pharmacy land” One RPH.. told me that the census at their hospital should be 50% higher than it currently is… Another RPh told me that the RPH staff in their “hospital system” has been […]

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As long as you are not part of the 2.6%

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Pharmaciststeve

Express Scripts Moves to Exclude Drugs From National Formulary From the article: Express Scripts has for the first time decided to exclude a few dozen drugs from its preferred formulary. The leading pharmacy benefits manager, or PBM, took the decision in a bid to counter steadily rising prices for brand-name medications, the increasing use of […]

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Is it epidemic ?

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Pharmaciststeve

Audit: N.C. pharmacy board failed to adequately inspect pharmacies From the article: According to records reviewed by state auditors, 35 percent of pharmacies have not been inspected in four or more years and about 21 percent were not inspected in the past six years or more. “Not regularly inspecting pharmacies could allow problems that threaten […]

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