LAWSUIT
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NCPA, NACDS & others file lawsuit against ESI/Medco proposed merger
Posted on March 29, 2012 by Pharmaciststeve
And they say that crime doesn’t pay !
Posted on March 28, 2012 by Pharmaciststeve
We all remember the Pharmacist that shot one of two robbery in a armed robbery a couple of years ago… the Pharmacist was convicted of first degree murder… however there as been a settlement with the Mother of one of the robbers
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If you want to have input into technician certification and training — take survey
Posted on March 28, 2012 by Pharmaciststeve
SURVEY
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Where do we need to draw the line? — it is about patient safety…. stupid !
Posted on March 28, 2012 by Pharmaciststeve
Are we individually and collectively being walked toward an legal abyss? More and more states are taking the term “Pharmacist in Charge (PIC)” out of the practice act and replacing it with terms like “Qualifying Pharmacist” or “Pharmacist Manager”.. what they haven’t changed is that this person is still legally responsible for the legal operation […]
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The Supreme Court takes up Obamacare this week
Posted on March 25, 2012 by Pharmaciststeve
Depending on the decision of the Supreme Court this week on the constitutionality of what is commonly refer to as Obamacare. Or as it is officially known as Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Could this be the salvation for pharmacy and Pharmacists or could we just dropped down a another level or two of […]
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Should this be posted in every pharmacy?
Posted on March 24, 2012 by Pharmaciststeve
Should patients be made aware that if they want “fast food medicine” they may end up with “fast food” accuracy !
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CVS Caremark mistakenly sends personal information about drugs and medical conditions to wrong members of Medicare prescription plan
Posted on March 23, 2012 by Pharmaciststeve
Is no one paying attention at CVS? Here is a second link The mistake was due to an unspecified “programming error” – who is going to believe this?? Can you spell MAJOR HIPAA VIOLATION? I am going to go out on a limb on this one… this will either disappear.. or CVS will pay some […]
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Let’s Play !!
Posted on March 22, 2012 by Pharmaciststeve
The balance of this decade could look like a season of Survivor. Like some, I believe that there could be a lot of POTENTIALS for Pharmacists over the next decade+. Most of the Pharmacists now in practice have always been the “hunted”, you could quit a job and find another one in days. Headhunters […]
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Another discontented Pharmacist starting to blog
Posted on March 22, 2012 by Pharmaciststeve
Check out THE CANDID PHARMACIST
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The drive-thru window… a genesis of medication errors?
Posted on March 22, 2012 by Pharmaciststeve
According to this article, the addition of drive thru windows may not have been a good thing in regards to patient safety. A growing number of surveys/studies in various industry shows that fatigue and multi-tasking are causing errors and mistakes. The Oregon BOP recently did a study where ~ 75% of the chain pharmacists believed […]
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