PHARMACIST STEVE

Someone just told me that they had to pay $100 “interview fee” at a pharmacy to be accepted as a patient. WTF?  have you heard of anything like this yet? here is what i was told the “policy” is: it was a fee for pharmacist to review your records and tests etc doctors have done […]

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They decided to pick on the wrong person this time.. I called Silver Scripts/Caremark/CVS Health to get a vacation over-ride for one of my wife’s Rxs..  FIVE DAYS early for a non-control Rx that she has been on for years and for chronic condition. I hate calling Silver Scripts.. because you have to go thru […]

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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/generic-drug-prices-skyrocketing/ http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/drug-costs-at-record-high/ Why some generic drug prices are skyrocketing When you keep pushing manufacturers to keep lowering the cost of their product… they will consolidate… to try to drive prices down… until they realize that they have a monopoly or near monopoly position in the market place.. and good old capitalism kicks in… Charge whatever […]

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Why is it always the new/floater Pharmacist ? Don’t they know there is a process to display the pt’s previous med history at the store from the pharmacy computer system? Don’t they have access to the state’s PMP ? Do they just have a chronic case of LAZY ASS SYNDROME ? I would sure hate […]

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Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.comhttp://video.foxnews.com/v/3890658622001/scientists-say-theyve-stumbled-upon-stupidity-virus/?intcmp=obmod_ffo&intcmp=obnetwork#sp=show-clips​_ http://video.foxnews.com/v/3890658622001/scientists-say-theyve-stumbled-upon-stupidity-virus/?intcmp=obmod_ffo&intcmp=obnetwork#sp=show-clips ← Shrink player Scientists say they’ve stumbled upon ‘stupidity virus’

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http://www.amazon.com/Dispense-sation-Christopher-Holl/dp/098514422X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1414611822&sr=1-1&keywords=dispense-sation I have not read this book… so no review… Of course, many consider Pharmacists as the Rodney Dangerfield of the healthcare system. I am always happy to help those industrious Pharmacist out there in the “Pharmacy World” After all… Laughter is the best medicine…

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http://www.themanyfacesofic.com/pain-management-nightmares/ Pain management nightmares October 10, 2014 Crystal 3 Comments Do you have a pain management nightmare, or a horror story filling your pain prescriptions? I am gearing up to lobby congress for change, and the more personal stories I have, the more powerful I will become at advocating. No matter how short or long […]

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http://drgrumpyinthehouse.blogspot.com/2014/11/happy-pills.html Why do psychiatric disorders get “blacklisted” as a human condition? Insurance companies don’t want to pay for them. Employers don’t want to give time off for them. Relatives often don’t believe in them (“Oh, she just needs to get over it. She’s fine.”). The lady who has a heart attack and requires coronary artery […]

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Report: 2 dozen doctors recommended 34,000 Arizona medical marijuana cards http://tucson.com/news/science/health-med-fit/report-dozen-doctors-recommended-arizona-medical-marijuana-cards/article_a25049df-6b93-5ef4-a75e-52bb43508893.html From the article: The study released Thursday by the Arizona Department of Health Services finds these 24 doctors, most of them naturopaths, wrote close to two-thirds of all the recommendations in the most recent fiscal year. State Health Director Will Humble said his agency […]

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