CVS: reducing more man hours in their Rx depts ?

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

If you patronize a CVS pharmacy and already believe that their Rx dept staff is understaffed and overworked  this appears to be a chart of MORE REDUCED MAN HOURS in their Rx depts. Common sense suggests that when a staff is already over worked and understaffed and total man hours are reduced… in the pharmacy […]

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UTAH: politicians doing the “people’s business” as long as they personally profit ?

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Utah’s Top Anti-Cannabis Lawmaker is Also One of the State’s Largest Opiate Seller https://hightimes.com/news/politics/utahs-top-anti-cannabis-lawmaker-also-states-largest-opiate-sellers/ A potentially explosive report detailing the distribution of pharmaceutical opiates reveals a disturbing connection between Utah’s anti-medical cannabis movement and the pharmaceutical industry. Specifically, one of the state’s leading anti-legalization policymakers is also one of the state’s biggest seller of opiates. […]

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Heart disease patients with exercise-induced chest pain may not need stents

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Heart disease patients with exercise-induced chest pain may not need stents But they do need to do some work, new research finds, including sticking to medication and changing behaviors. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/heart-health/heart-disease-patients-exercise-induced-chest-pain-may-not-need-n1082441 For people with heart disease, it’s been thought that inserting a stent was the best way to treat sudden chest pain during exercise. But a […]

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Skyrocketing costs of prescription drugs making consumers susceptible to counterfeit options

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Skyrocketing costs of prescription drugs making consumers susceptible to counterfeit options https://www.cbs17.com/news/investigators/skyrocketing-costs-of-prescription-drugs-making-consumers-susceptible-to-counterfeit-options/ RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The skyrocketing costs surrounding prescription drugs — have a lot of people looking for cheaper alternatives. And that means many are willing to hunt for bargains online. People are dying after taking counterfeit drugs—many of them from out of the […]

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how the PBM industry affects the price you pay at the pharmacy counter

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

     This is just one example of how the PBM/insurance industry affects the price you pay at the pharmacy counter. This is not one isolated example. Think why diabetics are paying “out the nose” for copay on their insulin.  Back when I started working in pharmacies – as a pharmacy student – there was no U-100 […]

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