Rumor on the street … 11/15/2014

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Does anyone have any idea why 1-2 dozen CVS stores on the east coast are pulling a lot of their Rx inventory…pulling Rxs still in the waiting bin and refilling them and/or calling pts and asking them to come back to have their Rxs refilled/replaced ?  And all of this inventory is slated to be […]

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A conference to instill fear and paranoia ?

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

My HMO refuses to treat my rare disease Dercum’s Disease. They kept telling me it was only fibromyalgia, even though the lumps kept multiplying and were so painful that I was bedbound and barely cognizant of the day. I would wake to my own screams. I found my own diagnosis but had to fly to […]

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Patient safety is everything ?

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Pharmacist–Technician Ratios Require More Evaluation http://www.pharmacytimes.com/news/PharmacistTechnician-Ratios-Require-More-Evaluation From article: the Florida State House of Representatives passed a bill in April 2013 that revised the pharmacy technician-to-pharmacist ratio from 3:1 to 6:1. In the Florida State Senate version of the bill, legislators considered increasing the ratio 6-fold without approval from the Florida Board of Pharmacy. I wonder […]

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Theft by employees can cost millions ?

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Tough goodbye for owners of Ridgewood icon Harding Pharmacy and Liquor http://www.northjersey.com/news/tough-goodbye-for-owners-of-ridgewood-icon-harding-pharmacy-and-liquor-1.1134739 From the article: A lawsuit filed some years ago against the Leshes also hurt the business. The couple settled the suit for millions in 2011 with the guardians of a then-17-year-old Saddle River man, who had overdosed at a party on drugs that […]

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Feel free to use !

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

lettertoeditor  Word format lettertoeditor PDF format https://www.facebook.com/markmusheribsen?fref=ts https://www.facebook.com/groups/supportibsen/ I wrote this letter and sent it to the local paper in support of Dr. Mark Ibsen.  It would seem that the local prosecutor took exception to the number of chronic pain pts that Dr. Ibsen was treating..  And called the DEA.. Apparently another local doctor was […]

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