The high price of medications and the Insurance/PBM industry

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

When I first started working in a pharmacy – in the summer of 1967 – while I was a student. There was NO PBM’s… 95%+ was brand name meds and everything was CASH… The average Rx price was $4-$5.  The PBM industry was created by the national UAW contract in the fall of 1969 – […]

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If the CPC keeps circling the drain – they will eventually end up going down the drain

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

I have been maintaining and adding to my blog for over 10 yrs .. I have actually lost count.  There has always seem to be some infighting within the chronic pain community.  Over the last few years, the in fighting has been escalated from in fighting to attempting to be down right DISRUPTIVE. The community […]

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DEA reports finding ‘rainbow fentanyl’ pills in DC region

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve

Is it just me… or according to this ––Jennifer Lofland, Field Intelligence Manager for DEA Washington division, says pills have been seized in and around D.C. for at least the last 18 months. – what other major shift happened in our country 18 months ago ?  In the article this is stated She said they’re […]

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