The face of a serious med error and the consequences – watch video !

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.weaverfuneralhome.net/obituaries-test-1/joshua-dwayne-hartsock This 35 y/o young man was dispensed/provided not the medication for his existing medication condition as diagnosed and prescribed by this his doctor…but wrongly dispensed a chemo agent… whose normal dose is EVERY SIX WEEKS for FOUR DOSES, but ended up taking this wrong medication daily for 20 days before the error was uncovered. […]

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State of Pain special : a epidemic of denial of care ?

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

State of Pain special Matt Grant  www.wesh.com  Channel 2 Orlando, FL mjgrant@hearst.com http://www.wesh.com/health/state-of-pain-special-part-1/32152120 http://www.wesh.com/health/state-of-pain-special-part-2/32151834 http://www.wesh.com/health/state-of-pain-special-part-3/32152080 Should everyone seeing this… send these links to their local NBC station- outside of the Orlando FL area –  and ask them why they have not bothered to look into the epidemic of denial of care of abt 1/3 of […]

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Alert fatigue can be lethal !

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

How Medical Tech Gave a Patient a Massive Overdose https://medium.com/backchannel/how-technology-led-a-hospital-to-give-a-patient-38-times-his-dosage-ded7b3688558 This is very long three part series of how healthcare professionals have become “lazy” with technology and how “alert fatigue” can be LETHAL… This is mostly hospital based issues, but.. it is common place no matter the healthcare setting … hospital, nursing home or community […]

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“What happened to the doctors’ oath of “First Do No Harm?”

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

VA pharmacist: Bosses said not to drug-test patients http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/benefits/veterans/2015/04/02/veterans-affairs-tomah-drugs/70783144/ A pharmacist at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Wisconsin said she was discouraged by higher-ups from performing drug tests on patients prescribed opiates, as is recommended by VA guidelines. In a joint U.S. House and Senate committee hearing in Tomah on March 30, Noelle […]

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Rumor on the street 04/01/2015

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

This is reportedly a form that CVS is using to help “move” older(Legacy)  Pharmacists “to the curb”… As everyone knows, we have a growing surplus of Pharmacist …  We also know that Legacy Pharmacists typically tend to be more pt orientated and not the pliable robo-dispenser of the new grads with six figure student loan […]

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