Regulation News Lower Pharmacy Costs By Learning From Germany 4 Aug 20194 Aug 2019 A German Apothecary Germans have a maximum out of pocket expense of about $10 USD for a prescription1. Yet, they spend about 40 billion euros per year2 or $497 euros…
Regulation News DEA ARCOS Data Release: NACDS Statement on Pharmacy’s Commitment as Part of the Solution to Opioid Abuse 17 Jul 2019 21 CFR Part 1306 dictates that pharmacists and prescribers share the responsibility to ensure controlled substances are dispensed for a legitimate medical purpose Following the release of the Drug Enforcement…
Regulation News… I Went to School for 6 Years for This? 29 Jun 201929 Jun 2019 I recently read that Walmart laid off a large portion of its pharmacy staff. Another Wordpress blogger also a pharmacist experienced the same thing about Kroger pharmacies. This is a…
Videos Pharmacy and Public Health 22 Jun 2019 https://youtu.be/DST9jmQkQDI A while back I interviewed Alex Barker, PharmD author of "Indispensible: Your Prescription For A Fulfilling Pharmacy Career". It dawned on my after this semester, I'm following the path…
Regulation News How to Write Pharma a Blank Check by Policy 19 Jun 2019 Insulin Pens When you want to write major pharmaceutical manufacturers a blank check, you write bad policies. That is happening in Michigan and many other states. The Michigan House of…
Uncategorized Complex and Costly 5 Jun 2019 At this point you may be questioning my image choices. All three of the above images have similar traits. The cost of your journey and the value you get out…
Uncategorized And Now From The Lighter Side- Hidden Gems in ICD-10 4 Jun 2019 The US implemented ICD-10 in 2015. While only a mere 20 years behind the rest of the world, it has some very oddly specific diagnoses. We'll explore those today. We'll…
Uncategorized Prescriptions to go: First Fill program introduced at Windsor Regional — Windsor Star 3 Jun 20191 Jun 2019 Yeah that really was my eye... I recently read how a hospital was delivering discharge medications prior to a patient being discharged. The concept is designed to transition a patient…
Regulation News Two Pharmacists Sentenced For Roles In 2012 Meningitis Outbreak — Welcome 2 Jun 20191 Jun 2019 Two Former New England Compounding Center Pharmacists Sentenced New England Compounding Center was the pharmacy of focus in a 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak. Photo Credit: Unknown. BOSTON – Two former…
Uncategorized Surprising facts about the history of pharmacy — You + Blue 1 Jun 20191 Jun 2019 Something to think about the next time you drink a Coke or Pepsi, thank a pharmacist. Maybe it’s just me, but I find facts about pharmacy to be really interesting.…
Regulation News This Just in From Colorado 31 May 2019 The Colorado Legislature has passed a bill that requires pharmacy technicians to become certified in 2020. This makes Colorado the 46th state to require pharmacy technician licenses, leaving Wisconsin, Hawaii,…
Uncategorized Specialty drugs: The new arena for pharmacy benefit manager profits? 22 May 2019 Could a pair of studies this week change the national conversation — and legal ramifications — surrounding pharmacy benefit managers? In Ohio, several other states and a recent U.S. Senate…
Videos Clinical Implications of Legalized Marijuana 21 May 201919 May 2019 https://youtu.be/9Yjf4NsqWYY Twenty-four states have legalized medical marijuana and a handful of states have legalized recreational marijuana. The challenge is that you will never find the drug in a pharmacy system,…
Uncategorized Becoming a Technician in Alaska 20 May 201919 May 2019 https://youtu.be/n_vbksrtTzI Up in Alaska, certification is not initially required to become a pharmacy technician. This makes getting into the career easier and allows for some on-the-job training. The scope of…
Videos Becoming a Technician in Alabama 19 May 201919 May 2019 https://youtu.be/71sjSiJqOig In this episode of Drug School, we explore licensing regulations for Alabama. This is one of the most restrictive states for pharmacy technicians as far as scope of practice…
Videos Caring for Veterinary Patients in Community Pharmacy 11 May 201912 May 2019 https://youtu.be/VTVhmmjjCpI My friend and pharmacist Thomas Magnifico and I presented this at the Michigan Pharmacists Association Annual Convention in 2018. This episode goes through the common medicines that retail pharmacists…
Videos More Law Talk… Fraud, Waste, and Abuse 10 May 20199 May 2019 https://youtu.be/YxYsIIRMmEc If ever there were a topic I didn't ever wish I had to discuss it would be this one. Fraud, waste, and abuse costs our healthcare system billions of…
Videos How to Become a Pharmacy Tech in An Unregulated State 9 May 20199 May 2019 https://youtu.be/nRj8qZASgLM There are currently 5 states and 1 US Territory that does not regulate their pharmacy technicians. Those states are Colorado (though that will change next year), Wisconsin, New York,…
Videos How Does Pharmacy Here Compare to Canada 7 May 20197 May 2019 https://youtu.be/tm018dVmahk In a high energy episode of Drug School, I get to interview Canadian pharmacist Loretta Lynn from the Edmonton area. We compare how pharmacies are regulated and how technicians…
Uncategorized How to help your patients manage medications during Ramadan — RxNotes 7 May 2019 With Muslims set to observe the month of fasting on May 6, where they refrain from eating or drinking between dawn and sunset every day, pharmacists play an important role…
Videos Dosing Calculations-The Basics 6 May 20195 May 2019 https://youtu.be/IGOJHOQvZE4 Calculating days supplied and number of doses per day are the basics of being a pharmacy technician. This is the calculation that retail technicians make daily. Hospital techs do…
Videos Drug School Goes to the D 5 May 20195 May 2019 https://youtu.be/7kE79e5mX9Q Back in February of 2019, I went to Detroit to attend the Michigan Pharmacist Association Annual Convention and Exposition. If you've never gone to a conference, then you need…
Videos It’s Law Time 4 May 20195 May 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khek8OMaDEg So we've reached my specialty, pharmacy regulation. Today's lesson on Drug School is the basics on how laws are created and regulations are promulgated. Comment below with questions or…
Videos Imagine Practicing Without A Pharmacist 3 May 201919 May 2019 For two technicians, this is our daily reality. Meet Jacob and yours truly. Jacob Boor, works as a pharmacy technician in an oncology clinic in Southeast Michigan. Under Michigan's rules…
Videos Career Advice- The Prescription for a Rewarding Career 27 Apr 201926 Apr 2019 On this episode of Drug School, we welcome entrepreneur and author Alex Barker, PharmD. He is the owner of the Happy PharmD a career coaching service. For more on Alex:…
