PHARMACIST STEVE

Below is a www.change.org petition. I have seen some very dumb/stupid petitions out there… this one has got to be in the TOP TEN. IMO.. this young woman did something pretty stupid in putting this parody of Adele’s song “HELLO” out there on the web. Her 15 minutes of fame should have expired long ago… but.. some in the chronic pain community keeps “restarting the clock”. She has now lost/quit her job and now there are certain individuals in the chronic pain community wish to have the AL BOP to revoke her technician registration/licensure.

At a FL BOP special committee meeting last year a chronic pain doctor asked the BOP’s attorney if it was against the practice act for a pharmacist to LIE to a pt why they were refusing to fill their Rx.. the attorney’s reply — NO !!!

And you think that the AL BOP is going to take some action over a parody song in which was not directed at any single pt?  This is a textbook example of “killing the messenger”

IMO, her song is just things that have been stated to employees in the Rx dept that she works in and thousands of other Rx depts across the country. She is just regurgitating what has been said to her – and others – by pts.

What is next, a crowd goes to her house… drag her ass down to the town square and flog  or stone her to death ?

That portion of the chronic pain community that has participated in this “witch hunt” is an embarrassment to the chronic pain community and I am ashamed to be associated with them and/or any group that they belong to and encourage their actions.

My money is on the fact that those in the community pharmacies will “circle the wagons” and anyone putting their name on this petition… if they have not been discriminated against before… when trying to get their controlled Rxs filled… it might just start happening for no known reason. 

Newton’s Third Law of Motion… states that for every action (force) in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction.

How many times have you heard pts quoting a Pharmacist state that they “.. can refuse to fill a Rx for any reason…” Those signing this petition may be given them a reason to deny care… especially those who have signed the petition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For those of you that suffer with chronic pain on a daily basis have at one time in your medical care, been discriminated against. More recently, the continuation and doubling down of federal agency onerous regulations of opioid pain medication has made our struggle den page news. We have united to fight back against stereotype that claim we are junkies, addicts and drug seekers. Apparently, this young, over zealous pharmacy technician from Alabama doesn’t feel our fight against stereotypes as opioid users and chronic pain patients is that serious. In a parade of Adele’s Hello, she writes new lyrics that discriminates against people with disabilities, chronic pain and those taking opioid medications for these ailments. Chronic pain patients are real people with real diseases, disorders and ailments that depend on pain medication to function on a daily basis. Legitimate chronic pain patients are very upset about this woman’s attitude both during the delivery of her adapted lyrics to Adele’s beautiful song. In this petition, I’m calling on the Alabama Board of Pharmacy and Walmart to both fire Ms. Sarah Brand and revoke her pharmacy tech license. Her YouTube video has been viewed over 200 million times. In a response to upset viewers, she says the following: “This is WHAT Sarah Brand posted on her wall about the NEGATIVE responses she is getting for her video/song!!! READ – Well, I’ve hit 2 million views and over 40’000 shares. I want to take a moment to correct some of the “hate” I’ve seen my video receive. But before I do I want to sincerely THANK every single person that has liked, shared and commented positive messages, realizing that this is REALITY and working in retail pharmacy is a wonderful job but at times extremely trying and exhausting. It’s so much more than counting pills. For the pharmacists it can be saving lives…. I was not, am not and WOULD NOT make fun of anyone. So those of you that have an “issue”, are generally the problem. Those of you that come to our counter demanding, and yelling and blaming us for your problems…. We still work everyday to try and handle your issues with a smile because it’s our JOB, and we care about each customer. I’ve been in pharmacy for 8 years now and I love to sing, so I put my experience together and wrote, what I and apparently about 2 million people think is a humorous little view of the life of a pharmacy associate. This video has reached SEVERAL states and I am amazed!. SO… if you don’t like it…. suck it up buttercup. I don’t like a lot of things. This is something we call LIFE and it’s very unfair. For those of you that understand or simply have a sense of humor… Much love!!” None of the patients, not addicts, that viewed and commented so angrily on this video we’re finding humor as we struggle daily for the human right of pain relief. Sign this petition asking for her pharmacy technician license and her job. She clearly doesn’t embody the qualities necessary to serve anyone, let alone someone in need of medication. Her video can be seen at the following link: http://chronicpainrights.com/pharmacy-tech-discriminates-against-people-with-disabilities/ I’m sure Adele would sign herself if she knew the stereotyping Ms. Sarah Brand is perpetuating with her adaptation of her beautiful song’s lyrics!!!

Ashley Kingsley started this petition with a single signature, and now has 27 supporters. Start a petition today to change something you care about.

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