PHARMACIST STEVE

(1)Introductions (2)Discussion (3)Issues Identified http://ww10.doh.state.fl.us/pub/bop/Audio/Controlled_Substance_Standards_Committee_06092015/Controlled%20Committee/ Because Lois Lerner of the IRS lost emails and  Hillary Clinton lost emails and Richard Nixon had sections “go blank” on the oval office recording system. I copied these files down to my computer… for safe keeping 🙂 If you listen to the introduction by the committee chair.. this committee […]

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Taking away a person’s driver’s license because they see a particular prescriber ?

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It would appear that the state’s PMP ( Prescription Monitoring Program) has been down – not working – for one or more days and this prescriber is talking to a local pharmacist about a pt’s Rx and getting it filled for a controlled substance. In this particular state the data in the PMP can be […]

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http://www.usatoday.com/longform/news/2015/06/05/medicare-costs-seniors-sick-chronic-conditions/27390925/ This article is a very scary article.. because the youngest baby boomer is now turning 51 this year… and the oldest is turning 69… For the last 3-4 decades we have been creating this infrastructure to help our health system to save money.. while attempting to assure some sort of positive health outcomes.. What […]

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McKesson improves patient outreach with new call center http://www.drugstorenews.com/article/mckesson-improves-patient-outreach-new-call-center?utm_term=DSN204731&utm_source=MagnetMail&utm_medium=subject&utm_term=Weekend%20Update%3A%20Top%2010%20must-read%20stories%20on%20DSN&utm_content=DSN-NLE-WeekendUpdate-06-13-15 This is one of the three major drug wholesalers that control 80%+ of the prescription medication distribution market… who claims that they are using statistical analysis to make sure that community pharmacies have the controlled meds they need to meet their pt’s needs… but … pts […]

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http://stand-with-shona.action.drugpolicy.org/?source=1G6ZZZZMZZ7/#primary_form 30 years. That’s how long Shona Banda could spend in prison for her use of medical marijuana. She’s about to turn herself in to authorities on Monday, and I’m writing to ask for your help. Thousands of you signed a petition to support Shona last month after I wrote to you about her terrifying […]

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I have known or encountered some healthcare professionals that seems to have stopped learning once they got their diploma and/or license. As if, they had learned everything that they would need to know while they were in school.. Unfortunately, what medical science knows is dwarfed by what it doesn’t know about how the human body […]

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https://www.change.org/p/connecticut-general-assembly-support-sb-418?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=327531&alert_id=tpGAUcHhXp_zVJTM9w8348KlVey%2F6C%2BKBx8hOBHgMgEf4EmbWN3bkI%3D Change.org Trending petition Steve – There’s a new petition taking off on Change.org, and we think you might be interested in signing it. Petitioning Connecticut General Assembly Support SB-418 Petition by Laurie Torres West Hartford, Connecticut 1,555 Supporters Sign Laurie’s petition THE PROBLEM: Under existing Connecticut law, a health insurance company can deny coverage […]

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BOME June 2015 Result 2  <— click on link to read the ENTIRE 52 PAGES What is a licensing Medical Board to do when they have had a “witch hunt” for over 2 yrs against a doctor who had a complaint lodged against him by a former disgruntled employee for excessive opiate prescribing and there […]

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A HIPAA violation, a $1.8 million verdict, and three takeaways http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/hipaa-violation-18-million-verdict-and-three-takeaways The second tenet of the APhA Code of Ethics states, “A pharmacist promotes the good of every patient in a caring, compassionate, and confidential manner.” It sounds easy. It evokes an immediate response from each pharmacist and pharmacy technician: “I wouldn’t violate that, no […]

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