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This show up in my inbox today? I’ve been following your blog for awhile, as a Pharmacist, I’ve agreed with you a lot over the years, but have noticed recently that I disagree with the tone you’re taking in your posts. Recently I’ve noticed it seems you’ve moved away from advocating the pharmacist side of […]
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http://www.wbjournal.com/article/20140708/METROWEST01/140709966 From the article: In fact,(CVS Caremark) terminates less than one percent of its network pharmacies in a year. We pride ourselves on maintaining the highest standards for safety and quality for pharmacies in the network and a necessary component of this is ensuring that pharmacies are complying with the terms of its provider agreements,” […]
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Hopkinton pharmacy takes on CVS Caremark http://www.wbjournal.com/article/20140708/METROWEST01/140709966 From the article: Independent pharmacy Hopkinton Drug is taking CVS Caremark to task in court, after the pharmacy benefits manager moved to end a contract that could devastate the Main Street business. The lawsuit claims that CVS audited Hopkinton Drug in April 2013 and raised concerns about the […]
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Watch it… listen to Ken… let it sink in… understand that YOU DON’T/CAN’T UNDERSTAND PAIN.. unless you have had first hand experience !
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http://americannewsreport.com/nationalpainreport/a-pained-life-marginalized-in-louisiana-8824197.html#comment-39694 From the article: From the official guidelines of the Louisiana Medicaid Program: “Louisiana Medicaid covers the epidural injection of an anesthetic substance for the prevention or control of acute pain such as that which occurs during delivery or surgery. Billing of these procedures subsequently for pain management, pain control, or any another reason […]
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http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/CVS-stops-some-pseudoephedrine-sales-in-W-Va-5604209.php CVS stops some pseudoephedrine sales in W.Va. From the article: CVS Pharmacy is no longer selling some cold medications that contain pseudoephedrine at its stores in West Virginia. The sales ban applies to medications that have pseudoephedrine as their only active ingredient. Pseudoephedrine also is used to illegally […]
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DEFINITIONS The practice of pharmacy is regulated at the state level by the Board of Pharmacy (BOP) The entities that are licensed by the BOP are: Wholesaler, store permit holder, Pharmacist. The wholesaler’s only function is to sell medication to a legally licensed pharmacy. The store permit holder is licensed to operate a pharmacy, unless […]
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DEFINITIONS Everyone in healthcare has a standard of care or best practices that they should adhere to: Insurance companies: Insurance companies have developed networks of approved healthcare professionals to provide covered services to the people that have their insurance policy. Most of these networks are based purely on the provider to agreed to a discount […]
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David Lazarus: Seeing red over CVS wage policy http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/07/04/4010959/seeing-red-over-cvs-wage-policy.html?sp=/99/170/ From the Article: The nation’s second-largest drugstore chain adjusts its annual raises to how much an employee makes. The higher your salary, the lower your raise. The top workers at CVS stores — those earning the highest hourly wage for their job classification — are “red-lined” […]
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Hold Walgreens accountable for unethical business decisions http://www.change.org/petitions/everyone-hold-walgreens-accountable-for-unethical-business-decisions
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