Just wants to make my heart bleed !

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Montana Doctor Risks Medical License for ‘Narcotic Refugees’ http://nationalpainreport.com/montana-doctor-risks-medical-license-for-narcotic-refugees-8825472.html#comment-144825 Elizabeth Gardner says: January 7, 2015 at 8:20 am Dr Ibsen – we see so many people who are legally addicted to their meds crossing over to heroin and illegal use of drugs in South Florida. They get arrested and their life really spirals out of […]

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Legal paperwork on class action over OT pay in CA

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

SusanHoward et al. v. CVSCaremark Corporation et al http://www.wagehourlitigation.com/files/2015/01/howardVcvs.pdf

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Regional grocery chain to close 1/3 of Rx depts

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Tops Markets to close 27 store pharmacies, including six in CNY http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/01/tops_markets_to_close_27_store_pharmacies_including_six_in_cny_1.html “Space inside some of our supermarkets is at a premium and some of our locations are not filling enough prescriptions to make the most efficient use of our resources. A business decision was made to close out select pharmacy departments.”

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Just another day at the pharmacy ?

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Chicago Man Tells Walgreens Worker He Has HIV Before Jabbing Him In Face With Syringe: Police The worker caught the Chicago man and his accomplice stealing hundreds of dollars worth of cosmetics, police said. http://patch.com/illinois/joliet/chicago-man-tells-walgreens-worker-he-has-hiv-jabbing-him-face-syringe-police-0 A Chicago man told a Romeoville Walgreens worker he was infected with HIV before jabbing him in the face with […]

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Senior Pharmacist reflects back on his education

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

What I wish I had learned in pharmacy school http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/rx-more-meaningful-pharmacy-curriculum Dennis Miller, RPh Dennis Milller is a retired chain-store pharmacist living in Delray Beach, Fla. He welcomes feedback at dmiller1952@aol.com. His books “Chain Drug Stores are Dangerous” and “Pharmacy Exposed” are available at Amazon.com.

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If you have Humana’s Medicare Advantage – how is that working for you ?

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Humana Says Data Support Its Medicare Advantage Strategy Accountable care option may really offer an ‘advantage’ to Medicare. http://www.medpagetoday.com/PrimaryCare/GeneralPrimaryCare/49399?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2015-01-07&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyHeadlines&utm_source=ST&eun=g578717d0r& Humana achieved these results through greater cooperation and collaboration with providers, Beveridge said. “It’s a lot of work. To do all these things, the health plan needs to provide the doctor with a lot of support,” […]

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