Today’s mail .. “The Pharmacy Crawl”

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

I live in Tampa Florida, and approximately 5 years ago was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitus and degenerative disc disease.  I have suffered with back pain for the last 15 years, typically each day is painful, and I am often plagued with “flare ups”.  These flare ups are debilitating regardless of medication; however, 15 years ago […]

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Today’s mail.. confessions of a former WAGS RPH !

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

http://youtu.be/kTcRRaXV-fg I used to work for walgreens when they were  Implementing their policy in xxxxxxxx this was after they had gotten major financial troubles in Florida the district manager had come up from Florida they would not put a fine point on policy as to what C2 prescriptions we were supposed to accept or do […]

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The cost to save a life ?

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

State Takes Next Step in Monitoring Prescription Drug Abuse http://nhpr.org/post/state-takes-next-step-monitoring-prescription-drug-abuse From the article: The five-year contract awarded to Health Information Designs is the next step in the state’s effort to set up a prescription drug monitoring program, or PMP. Such programs are aimed at “doctor shopping,” in which patients visit multiple physicians for prescriptions that are […]

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