If you ever wonder why ?

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

If you ever wondered why the Rx dept staff is always asking you to set up your prescriptions up on “auto-refill” ?… It is because chain store pharmacy software keeps pushing the staff on getting it done. I have heard that some chain stores considers 50% of eligible Rx for auto refill is the minimum […]

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former CIA, FBI, DEA and military intelligence officials:“Torture is illegal and immoral”

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Former Interrogators Urge Presidential Candidates to Reject Torture http://www.newsweek.com/torture-waterboarding-donald-trump-human-rights-first-cia-fbi-dea-military-427702 But it appears to be OKAY to withhold/limit a chronic pain pt’s pain medication (Torture).. because they are not terrorists and have no “useful information” A group of former CIA, FBI, DEA and military intelligence officials is urging presidential candidates to reject torture as an interrogation […]

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Where “Health is everything”… except those of the employees and customers ?

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Lindsey Hoehn‎ Yesterday at 12:24pm · Louisville, KY ·   Share this for me please! To Whom It May Concern, Please accept this letter as notice of my resignation from the position of pharmacist at CVS Health. As per the terms of my employment contract, I will continue to work for the company for the […]

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Former ‘Bachelor’ contestant Lex McAllister dead in apparent Rx med overdose suicide

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Former ‘Bachelor’ contestant Lex McAllister dead in apparent suicide http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/02/16/former-bachelor-contestant-lex-mcallister-dead-in-apparent-suicide/?intcmp=hpffo&intcmp=obnetwork Former “Bachelor” contestant Lex McAllister is dead, and authorities believe it to be a suicide, police confirmed to ET on Tuesday. Police received a 911 call on Saturday, saying McAllister apparently overdosed on prescription pills. She was taken to the hospital in stable condition, but died on […]

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drastic reduction of methamphetamine labs in the state, but the drug still remains a problem

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Meth labs decrease after passage of 2011 law  The Courier – Your Messenger for the River Valley – Meth labs decrease after passage of 2011 law LITTLE ROCK — A 2011 law that further restricted the sale of pseudoephedrine in Arkansas is responsible for a drastic reduction of methamphetamine labs in the state, but the […]

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Many Doctors Underprescribe For Chronic Pain

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Pain Specialist: Many Doctors Underprescribe For Chronic Pain http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2016/02/16/underprescribing-opioids-for-pain Record numbers of people are becoming addicted to, and overdosing on, both prescription opioids and heroin. (Pixabay) As part of our continuing coverage of the opioid crisis, Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks with Dr. Howard Fields, who has spent much of his career working with chronic pain […]

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A survey of 700 pharmacists found that more than 83 percent believed performance metrics contributed to dispensing errors

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

I-Team: Report Suggests Trend In Prescription Drug Errors Filled By Pharmacists http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/02/13/i-team-report-suggests-trend-in-prescription-drug-errors-filled-by-pharmacists/ BOSTON (CBS) — Anyone who has waited in a drug store for a prescription knows a pharmacy counter can be a busy place. “It’s a high-pace, high-stress environment,” a former CVS pharmacy technician told the I-Team. She did not want to be identified, but […]

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Can pharmacists be sued for doing their jobs?

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Can pharmacists be sued for doing their jobs? February 10, 2016 By Kenneth R. Baker, BS Pharm, JD http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/can-pharmacists-be-sued-doing-their-jobs?page=0,0 This article was just published by an Attorney/Pharmacist that I have known and respected his opinion(s) for DECADES.  Notice that he never mentioned that fact that a Pharmacist may LEGALLY refuse to fill a prescription based […]

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This is only going to cost 250 MILLION over the next 10 yrs…

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

HHS Proposes Rule to Ease Some Substance Abuse Disclosures Allows patients to agree to broader release of info WASHINGTON — Consent requirements would be eased for providers releasing their patients’ substance abuse diagnosis and treatment records under a proposed rule released earlier this week by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The proposed […]

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we’ve had an all-hands-on-deck approach…But our collective efforts haven’t been enough

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Cutting off the opioid epidemic at the root https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/02/16/cutting-off-opioid-epidemic-root/EdovYeSsn5QbWtLY3ICY5J/story.html#comments IT’S BEEN nearly two years since the state declared prescription drug and heroin addiction a public health emergency. Since then, we’ve had an all-hands-on-deck approach from lawmakers, police and fire chiefs, health professionals, and community groups. But our collective efforts haven’t been enough. Until we change […]

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