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Ask the Pharmacist: Why Am I Being Denied a Pain Medication? http://americannewsreport.com/nationalpainreport/ask-pharmacist-denied-pain-medication-8823441.html http://americannewsreport.com/nationalpainreport/ I have been asked to become a regular columnist on the National Pain Report. My first column appeared today. In theory.. it is suppose to be sort of a “Dear Abby” column
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Pharmacy board’s actions raise questions about ethics, patient privacy, safety A few years ago Kevin McCoy with USA TODAY did a story on about the Boards of Pharmacies (BOP) that 75% of the BOP’s had chain execs sitting on them.. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/2008-12-30-pharmacies-boards-mistakes-prescriptions_N.htm http://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2014/03/30/pharmacy-boards-actions-raise-questions-ethics-patient-privacy-safety/7088079/ From the article: A powerful member of the Indiana Board of Pharmacy was […]
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Some of us believe that it was a matter of time ! According to this letter two former and one current CVS employees apparently found their “back bone”… and apparently this may only applies to CALF labor laws.. It is not clear if Pharmacists are to be included in this class action lawsuit. I have […]
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I recently wrote about the issue of Justina Pelletier https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/?p=5355 I also recently wrote about Gov Patrick… “playing doctor ” https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/?p=5369 Then I remembered about NECC https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/?p=2296 or you can just go to my website and put “NECC” in the search window.. What does all of these things have in common??? the bureaucracy […]
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Slaves for Walgreens Apparently a disgruntled/disillusioned RPH that works/worked for WAGS started this blog TWO YEARS AGO.. The fact that this blog has been stagnant for two years.. maybe this RPH also got discouraged because no one comment… and stopped blogging… I suspect that this blog does not comply with WAG’S social media policy.. but […]
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If you wish to talk about Pharmacy If you want to talk to anyone in the media If you want to talk about medication errors If you want to talk about controlled med filling policy If you want to talk about the company.. unless from company’s approved “talking points” If you want to tell anyone […]
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Massachusetts Declares Health Emergency, Bans Zohydro http://americannewsreport.com/nationalpainreport/massachusetts-declares-health-emergency-bans-zohydro-8823427.html First it was the Feds making MJ a illegal product and nearly two dozen states have now made its use from recreational to medical uses legal in their state.. Now we have the FDA to approve a drug and the State of MASS.. declares a “health emergency” and […]
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DEA investigating Costco Hydrocodone dispensing in California http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/dea-investigating-costco-hydrocodone-dispensing-california I guess while they were in CALF fining CVS for 29,000 doses of opiates that were unaccounted for .. They would find another “target” .. maybe they thought that they have got as much as they could out of Walgreens and CVS for a while. From the […]
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The worst news in healthcare is the increasing number angry physicians! https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140326173233-82982826-the-worst-news-in-healthcare-is-the-increasing-number-angry-physicians?trk=eml-ced-b-art-Ch-4&midToken=AQH6fehc7nKqqw&ut=0XxB_NfrdQ06c1 From the article: The logic has been that if the physician is squeezed to do less, he or she will order fewer tests, few medications, as a result of which the cost of medicine will be reduced. The same logic has been applied […]
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TORN APART BY THE SYSTEM Mass. gets permanent custody of teen Family of Justina Pelletier devastated after Mass. judge’s ruling http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/03/26/justina-pelletier-to-remain-in-custody-massachusetts-judge-rules/ MASS started a ACA type of state wide healthcare a few years ago.. the template for what Congress passed as our national ACA.. that started the first of the year.. If you have not […]
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