PBM’S: Going to make it rough for people to get new antiviral meds

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

The feds are providing this medication at NO CHARGE to community pharmacies and apparently the PBM’s have established a pharmacy reimbursement to fill these medications for pts at a  ONE WHOLE DOLLAR.  Years ago, when I was actively practicing pharmacy  it was claimed that the business overhead in providing/filling a Rx for pts cost abt […]

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reporter from KSDK is looking for pharmacy employees to speak out anonymously about hazardous working conditions.

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

***Saint Louis region (MO / IL) *** Please feel free to pass this along to any pharmacy employees, Rphs, etc you may know. A local reporter from KSDK is looking for pharmacy employees to speak out anonymously about hazardous working conditions. Her name is Allie Corey with KSDK and she can be reached via @alexandracorey […]

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Everyday: are you putting your health/life into healthcare providers who are “NOT AT THEIR BEST ” ?

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

 Wednesday was National Pharmacist Day, and one Georgia pharmacist described the feelings of burnout many in her profession are feeling. https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/pharmacist-burnout-covid-19/85-d8902656-da59-4576-afd9-2b202543757d ATLANTA — COVID-19 brought a wave of burnout among physicians and other health professionals – while nurses and doctors are feeling the elevated stress and staffing shortages in the wake of the new omicron […]

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Mayo Hospital FL: things are done OUR WAY – even if alternative treatment could save the pt’s life.

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

Just imagine your loved one has been on a vent for over TWO WEEKS and the hospital (MAYO) that the pt is in .. is playing “hardball” because the hospital’s policy disagrees with another prescriber that is willing prescribe Ivermectin for this pt…  and the family’s fight is CRAWLING thru our court system – while […]

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High Court Shadow Docket Delivers Silent Blow to the First Amendment

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

High Court Shadow Docket Delivers Silent Blow to the First Amendment https://medium.com/@fightthefeds/scotus-rejects-ny-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-challenge-b6d6d880282c Gorsuch Issues a Blistering Dissent in COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Ruling The Supreme Court issued shadowy denial of several NY physicians’ challenge to the New York vaccine mandate. The opinion amounted to one sentence concluding with the word: DENIED The dissent was a fourteen […]

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