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Is pharmacy getting ready to “step off shore”? Right now it is illegal to import drugs from off shore.. even though many are manufactured in other countries… even some of the brand names. In the past.. there has been numerous discussion about importing drugs from off shore.. Just looking at where we are trending over […]
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Legislative Update Last Friday, the General Assembly adjourned. Actually it was very early on Saturday morning, about 1:30 a.m. But before they left, they passed at least one bill that was important for the pharmacy profession. SB 407, which started life as a simple bill to change the pharmacist to technician ratio, wound up containing […]
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According to this article Rite Aid was implemented “wellness ambassadors” …walking around the store in WHITE COATS … and they also have “wellness stations”.. it is only operating in 300 of their stores… From the article : Rite Aid, however, contends that its patient safety is always a priority and that the role of its […]
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According to this lawsuit and newspaper article this pharmacist refused to acquire non-FDA approved drug for lethal injection and was fired. Of course, there is always three sides to every story…. yours…. mine…… and the truth…. interested to see out this comes out… that is … if it isn’t settled with a confidentially agreement attached
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Some of us have often stated that we MUST express our concerns – IN WRITING – to upper management about work place environment that we know are contributing to patient safety and med errors. The typical response from RPH’s is “if I speak up … I will get fired…” The graphic to the right […]
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Here is a article from CBS MONEY WATCH .. since the PBM’s began over four decades ago… it would seem that FTC and Justice has been enamored with the PBM’s.. even to the point of almost promoting PBM’s and mail order. More and more entities that are partially or fully funded by tax dollars for […]
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From a report from Fox 31 Denver a Mother claims THREE MED ERRORS in two weeks for this one family. Walgreen’s statement… Walgreen’s spokesman Robert Elfinger released this statement: “We have a multi-step prescription filling process with numerous safety checks in each step to reduce the chance of human error. We will investigate what happened […]
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2-year-old girl’s death sparks positive changes at University Hospital and across the state Read more: http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/cleveland_metro/two-year-old-girls-death-sparks-positive-changes-at-university-hospital-and-across-the-state#ixzz1oYNRLVtC This is a tragic set of events that led up to this little girl’s death… Here is a quote from the article Both sides have learned from this tragedy. They said the lessons are to not waste time blaming […]
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Here is a piece from a Chicago TV station of a mis-fill that happened at a Target. Here is a quote from the piece about the mother’s perception when presented with the mistake. Asked what the pharmacist’s reaction was to learning the medication was mislabeled with a much higher dosage, she said, “it was just, […]
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Suspected Winter Haven Pill Mill Busted, Sheriff Says Does anyone believe that this situation is not being repeated in numerous sections of our country? How many reports have to be forth coming showing where driver’s licenses have been forged/faked/copied and used with fake/forged Rxs for controlled substances… before we look at a different process… instead […]
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