MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'dick'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:56:15 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174751&cid=t_128031_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FFullosseousflapsDentalBlog%2F%7E3%2FZtfv2zmyyjY%2F Scooter Libby Jen rubin explains why in this excellent piece on Colin Powell, Richard Armitage, Vice President Cheney and his Chief of Staff, Scooter Libby. The extent of the dishonesty is quite stunning. In a Cabinet meeting on October 7, 2003, the White House press corps bombarded President George W. Bush with questions about who the leaker was. Bush said he didn’t know, but there would be an investigation to get to the bottom of it. Powell, who had been told by Armitage just days earlier that Armitage was the leaker, sat there next to the president, stone silent. Not very loyal or honest, was it? Moreover, the notion that Armitage’s slip was somehow inadvertent is belied by Bob Woodward’s taped interview in which Armitage repeatedly mentions Joe Wilson’s wife, evidently doing hi... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174751 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:28:41 +0100 5174751 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4883554&cid=t_128031_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fsi7L_NQ6gjc%2F By David RittgersI have an article in today’s Los Angeles Times pointing out that waterboarding is dead as a tool for U.S. interrogators. So get over it. I also make the point that it died under Bush’s watch, so the next time Dick Cheney trots out a proposal to bring back waterboarding, he’s quarreling mostly with his old boss and not the current commander-in-chief. Over at the Washington Post, Allen McDuffee thinks this is unfair: It may well be the case that Cheney has unfinished business with Bush over dropping the so-called enhanced interrogation techniques, but it is at least a selective reading for Rittgers to suggest that Cheney’s words are not directed at Obama with the hope that they carry political consequences for the administration. It is unlikely that even Cheney himse... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4883554 Tue, 31 May 2011 20:39:35 +0100 4883554 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4883609&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F05%2F30%2Fvoicemail-prescription-on-memorial-day%2F Had a doctor call in a prescription today...on Memorial Day. I could tell from his tone on the voicemail he left that HE WAS PISSED. He was bothered. He was angry. He was leaving a prescription for, let's call him Cal Ripkin. Here is the message verbatim: "Prescription for Cal Ripkin. Zpak. No Refills. This is Dr. Johnson." Luckily, I knew who Dr. Johnson was because he did not say his first name. I could just hear it in his voice that Mr. Ripkin called him at home or through the exchange acting as if he would absolutely die without a ZPAK STAT! And, rather than tell Mr. Ripkin to stop being a pussy and take a nap and some Tylenol, he just called in the prescription. Is antibiotic begging becoming some sort of weird variation of drug seeking? Mr. Ripkin called me moments later and arrived ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4883609 Tue, 31 May 2011 04:43:38 +0100 4883609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862506&cid=t_128031_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FkOrWUGoBEMU%2F By Julian SanchezBack in February, Democratic leader Harry Reid promised fellow senator Rand Paul that—after years of kicking the can down the road—there would be at least a week reserved for full and open debate over three controversial provisions of the Patriot Act slated to expire this weekend, with an opportunity to propose reforms and offer amendments to any reauthorization bill.  And since, as we know, politicians always keep their promises, we can look forward to a robust and enlightening discussion of how to modify the Patriot Act to better safeguard civil liberties without sacrificing our counterterror capabilities. Ha! No, I’m joking, of course. Having already cut the legs out from under his own party’s reformers by making a deal with GOP leaders for a four-year ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862506 Wed, 25 May 2011 18:41:19 +0100 4862506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4829213&cid=t_128031_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FG8fc_vOoUY8%2F Image via Wikipedia Yet another gray day. Satchel curled up beside me and the laptop and the Grande Peppermint Mocha from an unnamed prominent coffee chain named after a character in Moby Dick. Literature has the strangest effect on people and society. I think that Herman Melville would be both pleased and appalled at the coffee chain’s success. I can’t quite see him drinking a latte, though. Now I’m going to have that image following me throughout the day. Filed under: Ephemera Tagged: coffee, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Starbucks (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4829213 Mon, 16 May 2011 13:53:59 +0100 4829213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813326&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F05%2F10%2Fthe-crap-people-send-me%2F I got the following email from "Pat" concerning a "pain contrtact." One side of me wants to say, you're an addict and you need help from a few different doctors. One side of me wants to say this poor woman's pain is being under treated by her physician. Still yet, one side, the prevailing side, doesn't give a flying f.. I present this email for your amusement. Readers, please tell her what you think. I get so many emails/contact notes from folks like this, that I no longer take the time to respond. It is up to this community to cull its nuts.   From: pat <d********y@yahoo.com> Subject: Pain Contrtact Title: Technician Message Body: Dear Sir, it is with deep shame, and not a little fear, that I compose this message. I'm a woman in her late thirties, and I'm a Pharmacy Tech. I als... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813326 Wed, 11 May 2011 04:04:04 +0100 4813326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4715016&cid=t_128031_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FYiEPmFQ6yMo%2F And so another work week will soon draw to a close. This means, of course, the time has come to daydream about weekend plans. Our agenda includes spring cleaning, taking one of our short people to a soccer match and catching up on some sleep. What about you? Anything special planned? A walk in the park? Reaching out to an old friend? Maybe planning the rest of your life? Whatever you do, have a great time. Meanwhile, here are some tidbits. Catch you soon… EU Backs Boehringer Pradaxa Stroke Prevention Drug (Reuters) US Will Negotiate Medicare Drug Prices: Obama (Pharma Times) EU OKs Bydureon Diabetes Med From Lilly & Amylin (Reuters) Genzyme MS Drug Shows Promising Five-Year Results (Mass High Tech) Glaxo To Sell Plant And Eliminate 250 Jobs (Memphis Business Journal) Glaxo To Se... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4715016 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:33:47 +0100 4715016 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4676823&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F04%2F03%2Fhow-to-comment%2F I'm tired of randos coming to my website and submitting bullshit comments to various posts. I've got better things to do than delete 3-5 comments  per day calling me an asshole, a meany head, or questioning my professionalism/ethics (and then banning the user)...as if you reading a vague story about a drug seeker / drug shopper compromises THEIR privacy. As if ANYONE reading these stories can find out what state I'm even in -- much less a patient's name. That's just not possible. Considering that I'm not a complete idiot, I change facts, details, and other things to keep the backbone of the story without making it so obvious as to the subject and subject matter. The person fingered in the story wouldn't even know they are the subject matter in 9 of 10 posts. I get talked to like I'm a pie... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4676823 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 05:26:05 +0100 4676823 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4622270&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F03%2F22%2Fdoctor-shopping-and-insurance-fraud-and-asshat-patients-oh-my%2F Man, these folks are coming out of the woodwork! Had a lady call me for a refill (on we'll say 3/19) on her (surprise) Norco 10/325 last week because she was (surprise) going out of town. It had been 9 days since we had refilled it. The prescription was for 50 tablets taken every 6 hours. I put it in as a 13 day supply. I told her that it would be "a few more days" before it could be filled. She, of course, did not agree with me. She tried to tell me that it was a 12-day supply and we, meaning my pharmacy, "always fill it three days early." Well, she's wrong...maybe two days early...on a 30 day supply...if the patient isn't a problem.... The fact that she argued with me about filling it early, about it being a 12 day supply versus a 13 day supply, and told me what MY pharmacy always does g... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4622270 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:37:33 +0100 4622270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4610830&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F03%2F18%2Fid-rather-have%2F New t-shirt design inspired by a comment. The commenter suggested a shirt saying something to the effect of "SUPPORT INDEPENDENT PHARMACY." While this shirt doesn't necessarily say that, I believe the concept is similar. For those of you in retail, take no offense. It's a joke...where do you think I work now? To see the image in a better detail, check out the image on ZAZZLE. If you want to see the entire gallery of shirts, you can click the Zazzle link in the frame to the right. The CafePress link has a wider selection of the shirts bearing the same images/sayings/logos if you want something exotic (like hoodies, underwear, or girly spaghetti strap shirts) Have a suggestion?  (other than me going to hell and/or shutting the f. up)    Contact me. (Source: The Angriest Pharmacist) The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4610830 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 04:19:21 +0100 4610830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4605851&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F03%2F17%2Funfortunately-this-is-a-true-story%2F I swear on the life of my unborn children that the following conversation is almost 100% exactly as it happened. Right as it concluded, I went and recorded a "note" on my iPhone to help me remember this idiocy... ---------------------------- "I was wondering, if I brought a list of my medicines up here, could you tell me how much each of them would cost?" "Are you on file here? And do you have insurance?" "I've never been here before, but I have Paid insurance." "Well then, unfortunately, I cannot. Your best be would be to look on the back of your card and call the Member Services or Customer Service number listed there. They can tell you exactly how much each prescription will cost. All I can give you here is the cash price which doesn't do you any good when your insurance will foot the b... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4605851 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:37:20 +0100 4605851 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592418&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F03%2F15%2Fhow-to-get-a-prior-authorization-rn-style%2F This is a message for all you nurses out there. This post is now the PREMIER AUTHORITY on how to get prior authorizations -- in  STEP BY STEP FASHION. It's an overly simple 4 and 1/2  step process.  As a wonderful "side effect" of this process, you will waste at least one week of a pharmacist's time and, an added bonus, really piss them off as well. It's a win-win for every RN! 4) REPLY TO ALL FAXES REQUESTING YOU GET A PRIOR AUTHORIZATION BY SIGNING IT AND AUTHORIZING "1+2" REFILLS. This is a GREAT way to both waste a pharmacist's time and really frustrate them. In most instances, they've told the patient 48-72 hours. By replying to the fax with refills, you show that you really want the patient to get the medicine, but it shows the pharmacy that you've got better things to do than rea... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592418 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:10:13 +0100 4592418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4575065&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F03%2F11%2Fscaring-a-doctor-shopper-straight-before-its-too-late%2F Young lady brought in a prescription today for #14 Vicodin. I'm not sure why doctor shoppers haven't figured this out yet, but one of those ignorant comments you make is, "I DON'T WANT THIS RUN ON MY INSURANCE!" That comment immediately raises my suspicion level. Now, this young lady didn't say that -- it was a variant that can be equally suspicious, "How much does this cost? Cash Price. I no longer have insurance." The fact someone says this isn't always suspicious, but the fact she said it twice (and awkwardly at that) did set off my bullshit detector. She told me that she wasn't on file -- luckily she was -- and lookie there....A MEDICAID CARD! I, of course, didn't tell her that I had this information. I ran it, and low and behold, it rejects. I call up Medicaid to inquire about doses, ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4575065 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 04:19:23 +0100 4575065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4575066&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F03%2F10%2Fno-fix-needed-youre-an-idiot%2F Some of you may remember the post from a few days ago where a guy asked me to fix his inhaler / aerochamber. Well, tonight I finally filled in all the holes. He came back in...as angry as every. I asked him what the problem was and his exact response was precious: "I asked you what I'd need to do if I get this inhaler home and it didn't work and you SWORE UP AND DOWN IT WOULD. Well guess what -- the motherf.er don't work. Ya'll are selling defective shit in here, and I've done spent like $80 bucks on these sumbitches and you, yeah, you...right here [pointing at me as if I were the master of all things Ventolin HFA]...are gonna give me my money back....plus some, find out whose got one of these Gaht DAMN things that work, and transfer this prescription there." Can you hear a big bellied red... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4575066 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:29:45 +0100 4575066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4560298&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F03%2F07%2Fim-never-coming-here-again%2F The title of this post really says it all, amiright? If you've worked in service of customers/patients, in any field, some jackass has uttered (or hollered) these words in an outlandish attempt at getting their way by bartering all of their money for future services rendered in exchange for instant gratification in the form of (most likely) you compromising your better judgment. Obviously, this has happened to me quite recently...and it pissed me off royally because I was the nice guy being lied to and this fat bitch was the fat bitch that altered her prescription and lied to a(nother) pharmacist. She presented a prescription from a doctor for that read as follows: Pt: Janice Sanveritas Hydrocodone/APAP  5/500 Sig: 1-2 tabs po q4-6h prn pain. Dr. Ima Schmuch, DDS   Now, most reasonab... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4560298 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:35:38 +0100 4560298 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4554625&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F03%2F06%2Fdoes-anyone-fix-inhalers%2F var addthis_product = 'wpp-252'; var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};I had a guy come in today with a broken Ventolin HFA. He had OBVIOUSLY broken it. As you know, you can remove the cannister from the plastic delivery device. At the bottom of this cannister is a little white piece of plastic. When this piece is pressed, the aerosol is given an exit from the cannister. Usually, this is directed out of the plasic device. Well, this old man had broken the white piece off, somehow, to where it cannot be pressed in at all. Obviously, this is my fault. Additionally, he had the plastic device jammed into a Aerochamber in reverse -- so if you somehow were able to dispense a dose, it would spray upwards rather than into the chamber. Now, I can see how one could say that this is mere... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4554625 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 07:48:58 +0100 4554625 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4527748&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F02%2F27%2Fwe-are-the-side-the-profession-wishes-to-shun%2F CONCLUSION: A search using Internet search engines, blog aggregators, and blog rolls identified 117 blogs, 44 of which met the study criteria for designation as pharmacist blogs. The majority of pharmacist blogs included some type of discussion of pharmacologic therapies. Pharmacists most commonly used positive language to describe the profession, other health care professionals, and patients. The highest rates of critical language were found in descriptions of patients and other health care professionals. PMID: 21098377 [PubMed - in process] -------------------------- I really would like the full text of this article if at all possible (meaning if a current student emails it to me I'd love them forever)....I really would like to see what they studied, who they studied, and their goals. I... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4527748 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:21:03 +0100 4527748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4464508&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F02%2F10%2Fattention-fools%2F Attention FOOLS: If you find yourself banned from my website, please grow a brain cell before coming back. Understand that I ban people for being a dickhead, spamming, or being a dickhead. Also, understand that I don't ban single IPs, I usually ban entire subnets. Why? Because if you reboot your PC, you usually get a new IP address a few numbers off. I don't want you back -- because your are a dickhead. Now, I understand that it's very easy to evade a ban -- I won't explain how, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist. If you happen to share a subnet with a dickhead, I can accept you being pissed at my forceful deprivation of me from you. Coming at me with a stupid comment at a spoofed IP address doesn't help you -- and it doesn't help me help you. You’re uh.. banning people now? It seems... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4464508 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 04:52:55 +0100 4464508 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4399526&cid=t_128031_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Factual-living-breathing-lungs-on-stage-at-tedmed-2010%2F2011.01.25 Dr. Shaf Keshavjee, a thoracic surgeon and director of the Toronto Lung Transplant Program, showed the amazing miracle of modern lung transplantation at TEDMED 2010. Here’s his fascinating talk where an actual living, breathing set of porcine lungs were brought on stage for hands-on inspection by the audience: Here’s a quick interview we were able to get with Dr. Keshavjee just after the talk: (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4399526 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:00:06 +0100 4399526 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4324809&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2011%2F01%2F08%2Frequirements-versus-services%2F The smart alecks that post wise guy comments on my, and other pharmacist websites, usually only have one or two things they say regarding the worth of pharmacists. The root of their hatred for the profession that does so much for the common citizen is seeded in their jealousy of the wages paid to such highly trained professionals. Along the same lines, they only see pieces of paper (money and prescriptions) coming in and bottles filled with 30 pills each going out. Haters see it as overly simplified. Exoterically, from the outside looking in, it is, but for those of us that spent 6 to 8 years getting a doctorate, we don't agree. Compared to backbreaking labor outside in the hot sun, I can at least understand. I've also had a recent brash of problems with patients being rude/uncaring about ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4324809 Sat, 08 Jan 2011 06:15:50 +0100 4324809 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4322694&cid=t_128031_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FkXQ0zP99dZg%2F And so another week will soon draw to a close. And you know what that means - daydreaming about weekend plans. After clearing still more snow from the Pharmalot corporate campus, we hope to visit the town dump (an interesting place; ask us about the time we met former Schering-Plough ceo Dick Kogan disposing of boxes of who-knows-what) and spend time with the short people. What about you? A snowball fight, perhaps? A cozy moment with a special person? Whatever you do have a nice time. Meanwhile, here are a few tidbits of interest. See you soon… Dendreon To Bring Provenge Vaccine To Europe (TheStreet) Savient Has Manufacturing Problems With Gout Drug (Reuters) FDA Wants More To Review Astra Thyroid Cancer Drug (Associated Press) A Woman’s Tears Lower Male Testosterone: Study (B... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4322694 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:53:13 +0100 4322694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4220403&cid=t_128031_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F_12pqmOmKiU%2Fjdrf-type-1-talk.php On World Diabetes Day, November 14, 2010, I headed out to the local JDRF chapter office. They were hosting a Type 1 Talk meeting, and I wanted to check it out.  I wasn't really sure what to expect.  I'm not sure if that is because I'm chronically behind on blog & news reading, or if JDRF didn't know the best way to promote it and get more people involved.We had a group of about 12-15 people there, and it was good to meet some new people living around here that live with type 1.  I also enjoyed meeting some of the local JDRF office staff.There were some technical difficulties during the first 20 minutes of the broadcast, but they got it all figured out in time to catch most of the session.  One thing I did catch in the first couple minutes, which made it all worthwhi... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4220403 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 13:00:00 +0100 4220403 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214076&cid=t_128031_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FmarilpebhqQ%2F By Jim HarperThis morning the full Senate voted down a proposed rule that would have barred earmarks for the next two years. Part of the reason? Earmarks are transparent. Here’s Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), quoted in a Hill article: There is full disclosure in my office of every single request for an appropriation. We then ask those who have made the requests to have a full disclaimer of their involvement in the appropriation, so it’s there for the public record. This kind of transparency is virtually unprecedented. Senator Durbin doesn’t know transparency. Take a look at Senator Durbin’s earmark disclosures. Yes, you can read through them, one by one. But can you make a list of recipients? Can you add up the totals? Can you search for common words in the brief exp... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214076 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:22:49 +0100 4214076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214485&cid=t_128031_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FRcDdV5WfdV4%2F This is hardly surprising news, especially after Merck promoted Ken Frazier, 55, to president last April. Since then, it has been widely expected he would succeed ceo Dick Clark, who will soon reach the mandatory retirement age of 65. What is significant, however, is that, as of Jan. 1, Frazier will become the first African-American to run a global drugmaker. Frazier, however, has been a rising star for many years. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he joined Merck in 1992 and became general counsel in 1999, a position he held through 2007, which meant he was a key strategist during some of Merck’s most difficult years - the 2004 withdrawal of the Vioxx painkiller and the subsequent litigation and government investigations. In fact, the loquacious Frazier was often Merck’s public face, ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214485 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:12:30 +0100 4214485 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4074023&cid=t_128031_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FkuP-cXewgo4%2F By Roger PilonIn a long essay in this morning’s Wall Street Journal, “What the Tea Partiers Really Want,” University of Virginia psychology professor Jonathan Haidt argues, as the subtitle puts it, that “the passion behind the populist insurgency is less about liberty than a particularly American idea of karma.” Taking his cue from Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe’s claim in their new book, Give Us Liberty: A Tea Party Manifesto, that tea partiers “just want to be free, … so long as we don’t infringe on the same freedom of others,” Haidt notes that his research shows that while self-described libertarians agree most strongly with that view, liberals are not far behind, in contrast with the social conservatives “who make up the bulk of the tea party,” who are more tepid in ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4074023 Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:45:10 +0100 4074023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3993889&cid=t_128031_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FG5xocnyPod8%2F By Roger PilonToday POLITICO Arena asks: Does the Republican Party have a sore-loser problem? My response: Lisa Murkowski is Exhibit A of the GOP sore-loser syndrome. Poor little thing: She thought she was entitled to the seat. After all, Daddy gave it to her. But she’s not alone: Charlie Crist, Bill McCollum, Bob Bennett, Bob Inglis, Mike Castle, Dede Scozzafava — all sitting on the sidelines, running against the primary opponents who beat them, or even endorsing the Democrat in the race. They confirm the Tea Party contention: They have no clue about the changes taking place beneath their feet. Lisa Murkowski talks about the bacon she’s brought back to Alaska. But unlike the people marching in Paris to protest moving the retirement age from 60 to 62, the growing Tea Par... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3993889 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:44:53 +0100 3993889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3861954&cid=t_128031_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fsenator-dick-durbin-stomach-tumor-removed%2F Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill) had a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) in his stomach removed today at the University of Chicago Medical Center. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3861954 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:43:38 +0100 3861954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3808637&cid=t_128031_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fvice-president-dick-cheney-hospitalized-hopes-discharge-week%2F Former VP Dick Cheney is apparently still hospitalized after receiving a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) but his daughter Liz Cheney has released a statement that the family hopes he will be released to home later this week. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3808637 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:15:44 +0100 3808637 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3780329&cid=t_128031_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Ftext-for-tigers-dick-van-dyke-loves-wildlife-is-still-lovable%2F We’re not sure which role we like Dick Van Dyke best in. Rob Petrie? One-man-band Bert? Diagnosis: Murder’s Dr. Mark Sloan? Or is it his new real-life role as the World Wildlife Fund’s spokesman for the new Texting for Tigers campaign? Okay, it’s probably Rob Petrie. But we’re also fans of his animal conservation efforts. Check out the video below (ignore the horrible child actors) and consider texting TIGERS to 20222 to donate $10 to the WWF. via Ecorazzi Post from: BlissTree Text for Tigers: Dick Van Dyke Loves Wildlife, Is Still Lovable (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3780329 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:02:10 +0100 3780329 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3753740&cid=t_128031_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fvice-president-dick-cheney-receives-left-ventricular-device%2F In an ominous development, former Vice President Dick Cheney has received a left ventricular device (LVAD) to aid the pumping of his failing heart. This is an indication of severe heart failure. The long-term prognosis of patients who receive this device is unknown. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3753740 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:02:22 +0100 3753740 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3702883&cid=t_128031_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fvice-president-dick-cheney-hospitalized-heart-ailments%2F It has been announced that former Vice President Dick Cheney was hospitalized two days ago with atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure. He has received intravenous medication and is expected to be released shortly. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3702883 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:26:54 +0100 3702883 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3577383&cid=t_128031_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FkOhhFj1wo-k%2F By David BoazRand Paul’s landslide victory in the Kentucky Republican primary is being hailed as a big win for the Tea Party movement, a slap in the face to the Republican establishment, and maybe even as a harbinger of the rise of libertarian Republicanism. (Only 19 percent of Kentucky Republicans say they’re libertarians, but that’s got to be more than before the Rand Paul campaign.) It’s also a big loss for Washington neoconservatives, who warned in dire terms about the horrors of a Paul victory. Back in March, Jonathan Martin reported in Politico: Recognizing the threat, a well-connected former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney convened a conference call last week between Grayson and a group of leading national security conservatives to sound the alarm about ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3577383 Wed, 19 May 2010 00:24:05 +0100 3577383 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3515629&cid=t_128031_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fwhat-fraziers-promotion-means-for-merck.html via blogs.forbes.com Posted via web from Jack's posterous (Source: PharmaGossip) PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3515629 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:26:00 +0100 3515629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3515638&cid=t_128031_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FgxlcQLbJ6fE%2F The succession plan is under way, given that ceo Dick Clark will soon reach the mandatory retirement age of 65. And so the Merck board bumped Ken Frazier, who is currently president of Global Human Health worldwide sales and marketing, up another notch on the corporate ladder. Assuming Frazier does succeed Clark, he will join a club of one - that’s how many African-Americans head global drugmakers (although another rising star is Derica Rice, Lilly’s executive vice president and cfo). A graduate of Harvard Law School, Frazier, 55, joined Merck in 1992 and became general counsel in 1999, a position he held through 2007, which meant he was a key strategist during some of Merck’s most difficult years - the 2004 withdrawal of the Vioxx painkiller and the subsequent litigation... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3515638 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:00:12 +0100 3515638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487092&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2010%2F04%2F20%2Fim-not-good-with-advice%2F The virus invading my site is expanding. It’s begun to screw up the theme…as I’m sure you can tell. The site will be going down periodically Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday as I work to fix it. I’ve got all comments and posts archived. So, hopefully, I can restore everything the same sans pornospamvirus. There might be a theme change in order as well — something a little more easily modifiable. Don’t worry if you see outages… I'm not good with advice... Alcohol inspires genius. BEER-endipity. (Source: The Angriest Pharmacist) The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487092 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 05:45:46 +0100 3487092 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3463857&cid=t_128031_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F6ULydgCBvF0%2F But it’s still not a bad deal. Dick Clark, who engineered the acquisition of Schering-Plough, got $11.9 million in total compensation last year, a 31 percent drop according to calculations by the Associated Press that were based on the proxy filing the drugmaker made with the Securities and Exchange Commission this week. Clark, who is 64 and nearing mandatory retirement, had a base salary of $1.8 million, up less than 1 percent from 2008, and a $2.85 million performance bonus, which was up a hefty 27 percent. His perks, meanwhile, fell 24 percent to $56,003, including $10,959 for home and personal security, $25,448 in unspecified commuting costs, $8,571 for personal use of corporate aircraft and $11,025 in company matches to his retirement plan (by comparison, Hassan received $169,45... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3463857 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:19:21 +0100 3463857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453870&cid=t_128031_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fread-it-like-a-man-conspiracy-theory-books%2F photo: Thinkstock Patrick Sauer is funny. This is his second “Read It Like a Man” weekly column for Blisstree. Read the first installment here. Chapter 2: Conspiracy Theories The Overton Window is a political theory that goes something like this: Previously unaccepted theories become more mainstream when ideas from the fringe are thrown out, thus making the previously stated ideas seem less radical and extreme. (It’s also the title of Glenn Beck’s upcoming novel, natch.) The Overton Window explains why conspiracy theories are no longer the provenance of loons and how they root themselves in mainstream thought. In a word, the Internet. Remember a year ago when everyone believed in global warming? HOAX! So, conspiracy theories are everywhere, but they’re losing... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453870 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:02:52 +0100 3453870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453888&cid=t_128031_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fv4Qyws5guZs%2F By Michael F. CannonFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave a speech in Dallas yesterday where he inadvertently discredited claims that ObamaCare would reduce health care costs and the federal deficit.  According to The Washington Post: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned Wednesday that Americans may have to accept higher taxes or changes in cherished entitlements such as Medicare and Social Security if the nation is to avoid staggering budget deficits that threaten to choke off economic growth… While the immediate audience for the speech was the Dallas Regional Chamber, his message was intended for Congress and the Obama administration… Bernanke has urged Congress to address long-term fiscal imbalances in congressional testimony before, but usually only when he... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453888 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:44:29 +0100 3453888 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3424826&cid=t_128031_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAnyLYO3C5J0%2F By Chris Moody John McCain channels Dick Cheney: On March 4, McCain introduced a bill that  “would require that anyone anywhere in the world, including American citizens, suspected of involvement in terrorism — including ‘material support’ (otherwise undefined) — can be imprisoned by the military on the authority of the president as commander in chief.” President Obama declared passage of a major student-aid reform law yesterday. Will it help? Cato education expert Neal McCluskey calls it a mixed bag. Thought experiment: Let’s say for a moment that Congress could actually repeal the health care overhaul. What should they put in its place? Should Congress pursue a constitutional amendment that would limit federal spending to one-fifth of the... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3424826 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:09:38 +0100 3424826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416055&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2010%2F03%2F28%2Freplaced-by-machines-outlook-not-so-good%2F Quick note: I’ve finally updated the CONTACT ME page so everyone can shoot me an email. This is the preferred form of contact as of now. (Because it logs use and filters spam) You can contact me for questions, off-topic comments, post topic requests, hate/love mail, and technical difficulties! The Angry Pharmacist shot down the idea. I concur. He had a particular pithy comment from some random assclown who called himself , Jim. Your post is typical of a technophobic Luddite. I’m sorry you don’t understand computers and fear them. The fact is, a computer program is far easier to fix and maintain than a mob of bad pharmacists. I would almost agree that the issues described above might occur during the first year after a deployment. These are called “bugs” in the software indus... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3416055 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:10:22 +0100 3416055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3403892&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2010%2F03%2F24%2Fstupid-rules-written-by-stupid-people-to-punish-the-intelligent%2F In case you haven’t been f.ed in the ass by this one by your state’s controlled drug agency on this one yet, go ahead and get out the vaseline and bend over. My state’s “DEA” has announced their intentions of a new way to throw a wrench in pharmacy operations once again. As of April 1st, pharmacies can no longer add, edit, modify, change, or even WRITE on the face of a C-II prescription in my state. THE HELL YOU SAY! In the past, pharmacies could modify a few things, even on a C-II prescription. The way I remembered it was, “NAME-NAME-NAME.” We could NOT change (or add) the NAME of the patient, NAME of the drug, or NAME of the doctor. All other things could be added of omitted or edited of incorrect. This, in my opinion, is the best policy. It give... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3403892 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:53:49 +0100 3403892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370391&cid=t_128031_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FZlkAURSVLlA%2F By David BoazWashington Post columnist Dana Milbank chides Dick Armey today for having said that socialism caused starvation at Jamestown.  “Who knew they had socialists in 1607?” Milbank asks. Actually, lots of people know this. As I wrote three years ago: Four hundred years ago today 105 men and boys disembarked from three ships and established the first permanent English settlement in North America. They built a fort along what they called the James River, in honor of their king. The land was lush and fertile, yet within three years most of the colonists died during what came to be known as “the starving time.” Only the establishment of private property saved the Jamestown colony. What went wrong? There were the usual hardships of pioneers far from home, such as... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370391 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:08:17 +0100 3370391 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366215&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2010%2F03%2F15%2Fundercover-boss%2F I watched Undercover Boss this evening, and I’ve decided I really like this show. They are, of course, taking hours and hours of footage and combining it together to show us something that will affect us emotionally. As a man working in an industry that finds hundreds of pharmacies gobbled up each year by bigger, I wonder if they will ever find Charlie Walgreen or “Something” Walton in the pits of their pharmacies. I’m pretty sure eyes would open and mouths would drop when, on television, Grandma and Grandpa saw Pharmacist Bob and ‘Technician’ Charlie Walgreen fill their prescriptions and doing one of the following: - Using a pill that has been dropped on floor or counter (or touching the pills with their hands — which is the same difference). Hone... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366215 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:00:18 +0100 3366215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3342665&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2010%2F03%2F08%2Fthe-war-continues%2F Which war you ask? Of course, the WAR BETWEEN PHARMACISTS AND CHIROPRACTORS. In honor of my chiropractor, who has been made privy to this site, I’ve made a couple funny t-shirts. We’ve had a few good conversations about beliefs, traditions, and principles of both of our professions. I’ve cited many peer-reviewed research studies. He’s cited a lot of…well…anecdotal evidence… Pharmacist 1,  Chiropractors 0 It could be worst I could be a silly CHIROPRACTOR Love, your local PHARMACIST It’s long been known that there are a few QUACK chiropractors out there, and the vast majority of chiropractors don’t trust pharmaceuticals and ESPECIALLY VACCINES/Antibiotics (other than NSAIDS/Oxicams, COX-2, and a select few other drugs). We might as well... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3342665 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:27:58 +0100 3342665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3326966&cid=t_128031_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FPIRWFNkp4lk%2F By Julian SanchezThis morning’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on global Internet freedom opened with Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announcing that he would “introduce legislation that would require Internet companies to take reasonable steps to protect human rights or face civil or criminal liability.”  Durbin’s staff tell me they’re in the early phases of hammering out a draft, so exactly what that amounts to isn’t clear yet, but my first-pass gut reaction is that this has the potential to do as much harm as good. The argument for establishing some such set of rules is pretty straightforward: You don’t want the perverse scenario where corporations worry they’re shirking their fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders if they fail to com... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3326966 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:55:36 +0100 3326966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3311670&cid=t_128031_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FYc8iDrs7xx8%2F In case you don’t have a TV in your office and weren’t glued to C-SPAN all day yesterday, we asked Disruptive Women’s Wendy Grossman to take a minute to recap a few of the highlights. She spoke with several Disruptive Women and had this to say: Democrats: We want to get this done by the end of March. We have 9 out of 10 of your wish-list items. Let’s do this. Republicans: No. We don’t like it. Let’s trash it and start over from scratch. Democrats: Not possible. Republicans: Seriously. Let’s start over. Clean page. Fresh slate. Throughout the day, President Obama pointed out that people on both sides of the table want the same things. He gets letters every day from hard-working people who have lousy (or no) health insurance — people who are losing... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3311670 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:50:20 +0100 3311670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3298358&cid=t_128031_105_f&fid=38964&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrwes.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fdick-vs-bill.html Bill Clinton gets chest pain, hits the hospital, gets a few stents and, voilà, is back at work. A veritable poster child for stents. No doubt JNJ stock climbed on the news.On the flip side today: Dick Cheney gets chest pain, hits the hospital, and (I'll bet) he stays a while.What do you mean, Dr. Wes? Can't cardiologist magically fix everything? Do a cath! Give him a stent! Cardiology is so slam bam thank you ma'am, isn't it? Heck, he's got an ICD! He's the bionic man!Cardiology is easy until it isn't. No doubt Mr. Cheney has had impecable cardiovacular care. But despite that care, after three bypasses, a history of atrial fibrillation, deep venous thrombosis, a cardiomyopathy that requires a defibrillator or two, and scores of medications to stabilize the angina - you've suddenly got a ... Dr. Wes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3298358 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:30:00 +0100 3298358 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3279956&cid=t_128031_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fy_O6FXCUE8o%2F By David BoazBruce Caldwell, editor of The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek and Director of the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University, writes in today’s Washington Post about the booming interest in Hayek: Friedrich Hayek, Nobel-prize winning economist and well-known proponent of free markets, is having a big month. He was last seen rap-debating with John Maynard Keynes in the viral video above, (in which Hayek is portrayed as the sober voice of reason while Keynes overindulges at a party at the Fed). His 1944 book, “The Road to Serfdom,” provided the theme for John Stossel’s Fox Business News program on Valentine’s Day. Hayek, who died in 1992, is also reemerging as a bestselling author. A new edition of Hayek’s seminal book, &#82... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3279956 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:12:25 +0100 3279956 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231495&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2010%2F02%2F02%2F1333%2F There was a comment made to my last post, SATURDAY’S SUCK! where a guy swore he called and asked me about our having a product. He swore he talked to the male pharmacist. I was the only male working in the store, and we did not talk. My response to the comment turned into a store and then a rant. So, as to not detract from the original post, I’ve taken this comment and my story/response their own post. Hope it doesn’t suck! We get this all the time…we are a tiny ass pharmacy, i kid you not…we have 2 pharamcists and 2 techs…all week long, same peeps. So when someone says they ’spoke to someone’ it’s very easy to call them out as a liar. As for your “loud and clear” guy…i totally feel you. We had something very similar h... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231495 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:37:55 +0100 3231495 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3204887&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2010%2F01%2F24%2Fsaturdays-suck%2F I’m lucky that I don’t have to work weekends on a consistent basis, but I do get the pleasure of working every 4th Saturday. What sucks about Saturdays? Nearly everything. - I have to work 11 hours as the lone pharmacist. - I get no lunch break. I sneak back to our little office and swallow a sandwich whole. I usually get interrupted 2-3 times to check in-store prescriptions or answer an old person’s call — they usually just have refill numbers of course! - The technicians scheduled are all my part-time HS/College kids — meaning they know the most basic of tasks in the pharmacy and on the computer system. So, I type almost all prescriptions AS WELL AS check them. At least they count, right? - We run two shifts of techs. They switch out at the lunch hour. - We ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3204887 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:57:49 +0100 3204887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3156449&cid=t_128031_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F2lVyCOV6kTc%2F By David BoazDavid Paul Kuhn at RealClearPolitics sees a surge of libertarianism in the current political scene: The philosophical casualty of the Great Recession was supposed to be libertarianism. But signs to the contrary are thriving. Americans are increasingly opposed to activist government programs. The most significant social movement of 2009, the Tea Party protests, grew out of that opposition. Libertarian heroine Ayn Rand is as popular today as ever. Rand’s brilliant and radical laissez faire novel “Atlas Shrugged,” sold roughly 300,000 copies last year, according to BookScan, twice its sales in 2008 and roughly triple annual sales in recent decades. We are witnessing a conservative libertarian comeback. It’s an oppositional advance, a response to all manner... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3156449 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:29:23 +0100 3156449 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3105017&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F12%2F13%2Fall-things-being-equal%2F Prereading for this post:   Walgreens has POWER (80 COMMENTS!) I was going through some server logs and discovered something. This tid bit of information was shocking to me. The above post/link was and is being heavily monitored by Walgreens themselves. As you know, the bottom of each post I type has two links these days. One allows you to email a post to a friend using my server’s resources. The other link opens a printable copy of the post along with links and annotations. The email function is heavily used across the entire site — very heavily used…and it is also logged for security purposes. Today is the first day I’ve looked at said log since implementing the function and verifying it worked eons ago. It’s been used by a plethora of people. From student... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3105017 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:00:47 +0100 3105017 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3079582&cid=t_128031_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FFHcG_n-SOf4%2F An amendment to the Senate health care bill would effectively ban data mining which, as you know, involves the practice of buying prescription records to target sales pitches to doctors, the Associated Press reports. Democrats Herb Kohl of Wisconsin and Dick Durbin of Illinois say their measure will combat “harassing sales practices” and “restrain undue influence” of sales reps. The move comes amid tremendous controversy over data mining. Vermont, for instance, passed a law restricting the sale of prescription drug info that identifies prescribers and patients for commercial marketing purposes. The effort is being challenged by IMS Health, Wolters Kluwer Health and SDI, with support from PhRMA, which contend the law hurts public access to healthcare info (back story... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3079582 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:30:17 +0100 3079582 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3105019&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F12%2F09%2Flogical-rage%2F I’m sitting here desperate to post something. I’ve literally stared at this empty text box for going on 10 minutes. All I’ve typed amounts t0 25 words…no 29…wait, 30. My thoughts have staggered and stammered here and there, back and forth. I started to post about a lady, angry at me because she had to drive 8 miles both ways twice because her doctor’s office sent in 1 eRx at 1pm and another at 5:45pm….totally my fault. She also had to wait each time. Totally my fault. What was her gripe? Gas money. Gas money? I drive a car that get’s 26 miles per gallon. Even if she drives a truck getting 16mpg, she’s out what? $2.50 — That’s the cost of being sick. Going to the doctor and then them being inconsiderate and doing a crappy job... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3105019 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:24:03 +0100 3105019 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3052352&cid=t_128031_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F12%2F02%2Fdick-cheney-just-go-away%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily. Dick Cheney, Just Go Away. Posted in Politics Daily Tagged: chaos theory, dick cheney, obama, political cartoon (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3052352 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:48:32 +0100 3052352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3105020&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F11%2F14%2Fwhy-would-i-lie%2F I hate how several times per day I find myself in a situation where the only possible outcomes in the mind of the patient is that I am either A) Idiotic and know nothing about what I’m talking or B) Lying. For instance, a patient approached today (who was confrontational from the get-go) and told us he wanted all of his medicines filled as a 90 days supply rather than 30/month. I’m more than happy to do that. DUH!! Our profit margin is usually better on 90 days– especially if it is a generic drug or one of Wal-Mart’s famous 4-dollar respect killers. [One dispensing fee, one label, one count, one check, one vial/lid -- it's savings all around!] The older gentleman, of course, had already called his insurance company and “Nancy” told him that he certainly ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3105020 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:00:35 +0100 3105020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2992841&cid=t_128031_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fphrmas-last-two-chairman.html Story (Source: PharmaGossip) PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2992841 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:02:00 +0100 2992841 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2981365&cid=t_128031_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FcThJd9A7n4I%2F Dick Clark turns 65 in March 2011, when a successor will have to be named. And ever since becoming Merck ceo in 2005, when his predecessor, Ray Gilmartin, stepped down in the wake of the Vioxx scandal, the low-key executive says his primary ojbective has been to ensure a successor is in place. And an announcement would be expected by the middle of next year. But who? “If the ceo succession planning does not go the way I think it’s going to go, then my time as ceo will be a failure. That’s how strong I feel about getting this right,” he tells Reuters, while declining to comment on where the next Merck leader may come from. “But there will be plenty of internal talent to select from.” Still no word on Fred Hassan’s next move, though. (Source: Pharmal... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2981365 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:03:29 +0100 2981365 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2981355&cid=t_128031_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fwho-will-be-mercks-next-ceo.html Here's a suggestion! (Source: PharmaGossip) PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2981355 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:28:00 +0100 2981355 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3105022&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F11%2F07%2F1221%2F Two weeks ago I promised something big and failed to produce it. Sorry about that. So, where the hell have I been the last two months? I’ve been just focusing on living my life. Everything’s fine with me. The stresses of my job are monumental, and it is getting the best of me. I cannot take it much longer. Retail pharmacy has defeated me. I’m throwing the towel in. I’m tapping out…. I’m not quitting my job just yet, but I am looking for something else. This is evident based on the post I made two months ago concerning clinical positions and residencies. I’d really like a clinical job coupled with a taste of academia. As has become evident, that is highly unlikely. I may find myself in a residency. For now, I have requested a transfer out of my curr... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3105022 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:51:05 +0100 3105022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2923243&cid=t_128031_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fksp1dG4eDPw%2F In today’s Politico Arena, the editors ask: Is Obama “dithering” on Afghanistan (Cheney) or fulfilling his “solemn responsibility” (Gibbs)? My response: President Obama got some adult criticism this week from Dick Cheney, none too soon.  While the risk to American troops in Afghanistan grows, Obama dithers, unable to decide whether to get in or get out — whether to be the one thing the Constitution authorizes him to be, Commander in Chief.  Yet he finds time to fly off to Copenhagen to promote Chicago for the Olympics, to insinuate himself in local political campaigns, to go on “Fox hunts,” yesterday excluding Fox News from the White House pool allowed to interview his executive pay czar, and now, we learn, to slash executive salaries at compan... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2923243 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:05:13 +0100 2923243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2912525&cid=t_128031_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F_8f9M5RYUjQ%2F A plain-spoken fellow, Merck ceo Dick Clark talks to Fortune about the trials and tribulations of a pharma company. Generally, he’s not very comfortable with the media, so he can come off a bit stiff at times, and so this little exchange smacks of the usual media training. One revealing nugget, however, is that only 40 percent of Schering-Plough’s ‘leadership’ will be absorbed after the merger. Hmm… Nonetheless, here it is… Fortune: What letter grade would you give pharma right now? Clark: When it comes to intent and focus, and when it comes to a sense of better transparency, collaboration and better management, I give us a high grade. Our thought: Well, maybe, but….transparency needs some work. The new registry for physician payments doesn’t... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2912525 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:43:27 +0100 2912525 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2778685&cid=t_128031_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fhave-you-seen-this-man.html I'll let Jim Edwards explain. (Source: PharmaGossip) PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2778685 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:24:00 +0100 2778685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2788708&cid=t_128031_101_f&fid=38969&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheemtspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2F03%2Fa-man-of-honor%2F What we cannot calculate or measure is the number of lives Jim affected.                                                                                  -Gary Ludwig Five years ago tomorrow, James O. Page went for a swim outside his home in Carlsbad California and the world of EMS lost a great man. If you don’t know who Jim Page was, it’s hard to articulate. Perhaps Gary Ludwig said it best (above). Or maybe the nickname, “The Father of EMS” comes closest to summing it up. Jim was the technical advisor for the TV show emergency. For over thirty years Jim was a big, loud, relentless advocate for EMS systems across the nation and around the world. He served as the EMS Chief for the sta... The EMT Spot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2788708 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:00:06 +0100 2788708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3105025&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F09%2F01%2Fwhat-a-putz%2F Yup…sure would hate to see that… To be completely honest, while I have my issues with them, Medicare and Medicaid are well-run programs. They allow their money to be spent all helter-skelter, they are the most efficient programs in the entire government. The overhead of CMS is abysmal compared to your other big players like BCBS, Paid, Anthem, and Caremark. I’m not sure why the post office is always busy. I’m not sure why the DMV is slow as hell — these are subcontracted out anyway, so blaming the government is stupid. It’s like blaming Dr.Reddy’s for having to wait too long for your Glimepiride in my pharmacy. You can see the video or the original comments in its entirety here. In all honesty, it was probably just a slip of the tongue. But, callin... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3105025 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:23:16 +0100 3105025 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3105026&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F08%2F30%2Fpharmacy-optimization-with-enterprise-re-engineering-my-disdain-thoughts-and-call-to-arms%2F P.O.W.E.R. — (n. – ENG) Pharmacy Optimization With Enterprise Re-engineering. It’s okay. It hasn’t hit my area yet, but my fellow citizens aren’t stupid. They are asking what it is, what my thoughts are, and what they should do. [Again, you have my word that I do *NOT* work for Walgreens -- at all...] Anyway, my marquee is exactly as I said it would be (Yes, heart included): Your Rx Filled RIGHT HERE by OUR Pharmacist ♥ It’s going over good. Some people know and they like it. Others don’t know and they ask…so I’m starting the word of mouth of all the rumblings and grumblings. All the fodder I need is on the Student-Doctor Network or other various message boards. Everyone has a problem. No one has stated, supported, backed, and pushed ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3105026 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:32:23 +0100 3105026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2719929&cid=t_128031_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F08%2F20%2Fchaos-theory-dick-cheney-needs-a-book-title%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily: Dick Cheney Needs a Book Title. Posted in Politcal Cartoons Tagged: "dick cheney book", "dick cheney memoir", "dick cheney" (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2719929 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:07:03 +0100 2719929 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2715917&cid=t_128031_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F2q181XaxYk4%2F I was never a fan of Dick Cheney’s one percent doctrine. According to Ron Suskind, after 9/11 Cheney explained to law enforcement and intelligence officials that they should treat even the one percent chance of a terrorist attack as a mathematical certainty. The particular case was of a Pakistani nuclear scientist helping al-Qaeda to acquire a nuclear bomb, but the standard became a shorthand for U.S. counterterror efforts generally. No scale of effort would be too great. Better to chase down 100 leads, 99 of which turn out to be bogus, because finding just that one nugget would have been worth the level of effort. Now we have evidence that the federal government is chasing down far more than 99 blind alleys for just one lead. From today’s front-page story in the New York... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2715917 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:03:09 +0100 2715917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3185371&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F08%2F05%2Fpatients-just-dont-understand%2F So, CollegeHumor has a great bit they publish weekly called, “Parents Just Don’t Understand.” Check it out, and you’ll get the concept. Now, as I do all great things that someone else thought up, I’m going to copy them, say I invented it, and make it 100% better/funnier. Patient’s just don’t understand are going to be short, funny anecdotes about a patient’s inability to understand simple concepts. Let’s say around 300 words? No more than a good paragraph…. —- A patient dropped off an Rx today, and I told him 30 minutes. He said, “Okay, I’ll be back later on.” He returned in 30 minutes and his prescription has not moved from the spot I laid it earlier. He was livid! We told him 30 minutes right? “Sir,... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3185371 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:01:03 +0100 3185371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3105029&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F08%2F05%2Fpatients-just-dont-understand%2F So, CollegeHumor has a great bit they publish weekly called, “Parents Just Don’t Understand.” Check it out, and you’ll get the concept. Now, as I do all great things that someone else thought up, I’m going to copy them, say I invented it, and make it 100% better/funnier. Patient’s just don’t understand are going to be short, funny anecdotes about a patient’s inability to understand simple concepts. Let’s say around 300 words? No more than a good paragraph…. —- A patient dropped off an Rx today, and I told him 30 minutes. He said, “Okay, I’ll be back later on.” He returned in 30 minutes and his prescription has not moved from the spot I laid it earlier. He was livid! We told him 30 minutes right? “Sir,... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3105029 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:01:03 +0100 3105029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2621753&cid=t_128031_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FsCMpV_2jsXo%2F Cato’s new staff writer, Aaron Powell, told me he had recently seen two people on the Washington Metro reading The Road to Serfdom by F. A. Hayek. That prompted me to check the sales figures for Road to Serfdom at Nielsen’s Bookscan. And whattaya know? Sales have increased this year at an even faster pace than sales of Atlas Shrugged. (Atlas sells 10 times as many copies, but the percentage increase over last year is less.) So far this year the most popular edition of Road to Serfdom has sold 11,366 copies. That compares with 3,131 copies at the same point last year. That’s a 263 percent increase for those of you keeping score at home. Why? Well, no doubt huge new government spending programs and attempts to massively expand the welfare state send people looking for class... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2621753 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:20:56 +0100 2621753 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2576612&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F07%2F07%2Fbeat-piston-honda%2F I couldn’t help myself. I got this idea, and I had to get it made and get it out to you guys. We all loved Punch-Out. We all loved beating that smug prick, Piston Honda. Now announce it to the world, “I fought Piston Honda, and I WON….BOTH F.ING TIMES!” (Source: The Angriest Pharmacist) The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2576612 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:59:53 +0100 2576612 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3105034&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F06%2F16%2Fgood-rant-on-self-checkouts%2F This was all thought up and written by Kurtis – I loved it and decided to share it with the world: I know it’s not pharmacy related, but today I waited in line for 10 whole minutes waiting for not 1, not 2, nor 3, but 4 idiots to figure out how to use the self-checkout registers at a grocery store that I work in as a pharmacy tech (soon to be intern). The horrible part is these same idiots come to the pharmacy bothering me about things they know even less about, but are convinced that they are experts on. Thus, I present a new set of rules that I think should take effect immediately to prevent my lunch break from being ruined ever again: New U-Scan Limitations to be Enacted Immediately: 1.) 15 items or less only. I do not know how many times I’ve seen someone bring a whol... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3105034 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:02:09 +0100 3105034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3105035&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F06%2F12%2Fthis-is-more-for-the-readers%2F I got this from a reader recently. Let’s have a little bit of discussion on the double standard which applies to pharmacy (hereafter known as ‘gimme gimme gimme!’) Friday night, a guy comes in. Wants a refill on omeprazole 40mg. Naturally, he didn’t call ahead or even have his bottle with him. He’s obnoxious and rude, balks that it will take TEN MINUTES to fill, and proceeds to stare at me thru the glass like I’m some sort of animal. The claim comes back prior auth, with the reject that the insurance will pay for X number capsules in 90 days, then they require prior auth. I explain this to said jerk, who naturally flips out and calls me incompetent. Then he’s going to sue me because I won’t fill his medication and he NEEDS it. Riggggggght. I ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3105035 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:00:48 +0100 3105035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2464158&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F06%2F08%2Flots-of-stuff-to-look-at%2F Finally, a non bullshit assessment of generic drugs from someone without their head up their ass. They got valid opinions from people that matter and aren’t retarded. http://www.newsmagazinenetwork.com/feature/cover-stories/090512-671/brand-name-versus-generic-drugs — Here’s a case that is a bit odd.  Mother and son run away after MD tells them the 13 yr old’s Hodgkin’s Lymphoma  is worsening. Mother rejected chemo and western medicine and settled for tried, tested, and true homeopathic Indian Medicine. The courts did not think this was a good idea. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/25/minnesota.forced.chemo/ Let us not forget,”Child Dies, Parents Perplexed”: http://www.theangriestpharmacist.com/2008/03/28/child-dies-parents-perplexed/ — Here&#... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2464158 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:36:38 +0100 2464158 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2447572&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F05%2F31%2Fmedical-assistant-stupid-pharmacist-not%2F Quick post today. Answered the phone today and it was a “nurse for Dr. Sayed.” “Oh really?” [Knowing she wasn't a nurse] “What’s your name?” [Linda] “And are you an RN or LPN?” “Welll, I guess I’m just an M.A. - I’m in nursing school though” “Guess? … Okay then - on your way. What do we need today?” [I didn't go for the kill and say, 'So you're NOT a nurse then are you?' -- She knew she was beaten] “Jeff Gordon, birthday is 8/4/1971, needs his Cozaar 20mg refilled. Directions are 1 po daily. And give him 2 additional refills.” [Most of you already see the problem. I wrote it exactly like this. My brain was shut off momentarily as I enjoyed my flawless victory from moments earlier.] ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2447572 Sun, 31 May 2009 22:10:05 +0100 2447572 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441451&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F05%2F30%2Ftheres-a-kick-me-sign-on-pharmacys-back%2F I guess we’re the flavor of the month as the douchbags and assholes are coming out of the woodwork to take a cheap shot at our lovely profession. A loyal reader, known only as Bond, sent me the link to an article titled, “The Great Drug Switcheroo.” This piece of shit article published by “Prevention Magazine” (which has been around since the 50’s). The tagline is, “Your pharmacist may be changing your medication without your knowledge–and what you don’t know could hurt you. Here’s how to stay safe.” Once again, the man behind the counter in the white coat is trying to KILL you — not trying to help you achieve optimal results from your drug therapy. It begins with a story of a lady diagnosed with epilepsy who had troub... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441451 Sat, 30 May 2009 05:46:57 +0100 2441451 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441452&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F05%2F22%2Fwho-let-the-quacks-loose%2F I’ve done nothing but battle with crazy ass QUACKS this last two weeks. From the battle with SmartMoney.com to my letters to the editor, I’ve been a busy little bee! Pharmagirl10 brought this crap to my attention: One Doctor’s Quest to Cut Unneeded Treatments (Behold These Six Common Medical Procedures That Do No Patient Any Good) What happened to responsible journalism? What happened to not scaring the shit out of uneducated, not-all-of-them-are-f.ing-doctor Americans? You simply CANNOT tell patients this kind of stuff and expect them to not go jumping off a cliff. There is no such thing as a grain of salt. If it’s on ABC news, it’s fact. The average American is naive and actually believes in responsible journalism. They believe that articles like this have b... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441452 Fri, 22 May 2009 23:35:54 +0100 2441452 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441453&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F05%2F20%2Fwalgreens-has-power%2F I knew this was coming, but I wasn’t sure of much else. Walgreens has begun outsourcing prescription filling to off-site pharmacies for orders to be picked up the next day. The program is called POWER (per an email I received from a WAG slave named Alex). He says: …they are on the verge of implementing a new centralized script filling program called POWER. The corporate propaganda makes this program sound like this is going to be the greatest innovation to the practice of pharmacy since snap-cap-vials. But the rumors that are filtering from the front line staff in Florida make it sound like the whole thing is a giant clusterf., and pharmacists and patients are bailing from Walgreens in droves…I’ve tried to call pharmacists directly, but you can’t get through t... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441453 Wed, 20 May 2009 23:30:15 +0100 2441453 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424135&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F05%2F19%2F5-things-your-pharmacist-wont-tell-you-about-pharmacy-but-theangriestpharmacist-will%2F Recently, there was a huge uproar (caused by me) resulting from a crappy article making pharmacists look like unethical dickwads. Well, I rebutted. You can read PART ONE and PART TWO. The title was “10 Things Your Pharmacist Won’t Tell You.” — I’m about to tell it. 1. “While FOUR DOLLAR PRESCRIPTIONS are good for you, I am usually losing my ass.” - Sure, the cost is low enough that I make a profit on the medicine, but in the grand scheme of things, I am getting bent over here. We are failing to realize the actual cost of filling a prescription here. I have to pay for: the tech to type it, the computer system that interprets it and runs a DUR/interaction check, the electricity to run it all, the A/C to keep the store cool (and gas for heat in the wi... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424135 Wed, 20 May 2009 05:05:59 +0100 2424135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424036&cid=t_128031_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FbZZCBIo1B9k%2F That’s the theme of my Washington Examiner column this week: Dick Cheney’s “Shut Up and Listen” tour continued last week on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” There, the former veep reiterated his favorite theme: Obama is putting America at risk by “taking down a lot of those policies we put in place that kept the nation safe.”   What in the world is Cheney talking about? Granted, Obama’s anti-terror policies are clouded by rhetorical “Hope” and euphemism, and the new administration is less given to chest-thumping than its predecessor. Otherwise, Obama’s approach to terrorism is virtually identical to Bush/Cheney’s.  Harvard Law prof and former Bush OLC head Jack Goldsmith makes a similar point in a New Republic piece out today, though Professor Goldsmith is happ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424036 Tue, 19 May 2009 14:53:56 +0100 2424036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405245&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F05%2F14%2F7-to-10-of-the-10-things-your-pharmacist-wont-tell-you%2F The first part of this post containing number 1 to 6 can be found at: http://www.theangriestpharmacist.com/2009/05/12/1-to-6-of-10-things-your-pharmacist-wont-tell-you/ Let’s get back to ripping this bitch up… [The Article was originally published in "Smartmoney Magazine" on April 28th, 2009. No primary author was identified -- that was smart...otherwise I would be CALLING him/her.] Update: Their main source for information is a man named Larry Sasich of Pennsylvania. I visited the PA Board of Pharmacy and he is NOT a registered pharmacist in the state of PA. Way to verify your sources there Smartmoney.com — BTW, I’m sure he’s a nice man and very smart. You can’t be an idiot and make it to his position at what seems to be a very innovative, accredited  ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405245 Thu, 14 May 2009 09:23:50 +0100 2405245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405033&cid=t_128031_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FJ3_UiV5SNg8%2F The Senate Judiciary Committee hearings produced an ugly picture of the role torture played in interrogating Al Qaeda leaders. The testimony of former FBI agent Ali Soufan shows how traditional intelligence techniques worked on Abu Zubaydah and “enhanced” techniques did nothing to advance national security interests: Immediately after Abu Zubaydah was captured, a fellow FBI agent and I were flown to meet him at an undisclosed location. We were both very familiar with Abu Zubaydah and have successfully interrogated al-Qaeda terrorists. We started interrogating him, supported by CIA officials who were stationed at the location, and within the first hour of the interrogation, using the Informed Interrogation Approach, we gained important actionable intelligence. We were once again... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405033 Wed, 13 May 2009 20:01:58 +0100 2405033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523005&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F05%2F12%2Fwomen-a-new-t-shirt%2F (Source: The Angriest Pharmacist) The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523005 Tue, 12 May 2009 09:41:39 +0100 2523005 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405246&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F05%2F12%2Fwomen-a-new-t-shirt%2F (Source: The Angriest Pharmacist) The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405246 Tue, 12 May 2009 09:41:39 +0100 2405246 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405247&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F05%2F12%2F1-to-6-of-10-things-your-pharmacist-wont-tell-you%2F BlueTech shared this article with me. I’m going to respond to each point, and I might even add a few at the end. Update (5/14/09@0055): Yahoo! must have seen the amount of hits pouring from my site to the above link and removed the article. (Or perhaps I think too highly of myself and there’s just an error). Fortunately, Google allows nothing to disappear permanently. http://www.smartmoney.com/spending/deals/ten-things-your-pharmacist-wont-tell-you-3937/ (I believe this to be the site of origin anyway. There are some comments on this page that hints at original publication in the Wall Street Journal. I HIGHLY doubt that it ran in the print version, but the website, SmartMoney.com is a part of the WSJ.com “Digital Network.” Wow…. 1. “I’m overworked ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405247 Tue, 12 May 2009 06:24:17 +0100 2405247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2398723&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F05%2F08%2Fleave-it-like-you-found-it%2F I’m sick and tired of coming in and finding things all clusterf.ed. Techs moving shit around. Floaters reorganizing things that they have no business touching. Staffers changing settings under the assumption that either: a)I won’t notice. b)I don’t care. or c)I will agree that their way is better. It’s pathetic, really. Now, I’m not being controlling here — at least not overly controlling. I mean, we have a community station that we occasionally use for internet searchers, but it’s main function is for accessing the online ordering program. The computer itself is quite finicky. If you log out of the program, it’s a bitch to get back on. I’ve taught every employee how to hit alt+tab to get out of the fullscreen ordering program to access... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2398723 Sat, 09 May 2009 04:56:56 +0100 2398723 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2398791&cid=t_128031_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F08%2Fbush-cheney-rumsfeld-and-tenet-guilty-2%2F More than 10,000 people cast their votes during the last year and a half in a virtual voting booth at www.LuciferEffect.com. Their judgments accord with the recent Senate Armed Services bipartisan report that blames Bush officials for detainee abuse. It also finds that the prison guards and interrogators were not the “true culprits.” The vast majority of these voters found all four Bush officials guilty of having created the legal frameworks, laws, and motivational conditions that provided the foundation for the abuses and torture of detainees at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay prisons. The guilty verdicts (for George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and George Tenet) were true regardless of political preference, across all age groups, and whether or not they had read The Lucifer ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2398791 Fri, 08 May 2009 04:01:18 +0100 2398791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2399072&cid=t_128031_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fif-this-be-treason-make-most-of-it.html This article establishes that Dick Cheney was one of, if not the major force behind the completely indiscriminate roundup of apparently randomly-selected victims, a process he apparently still defends as vital to national security.Fox news - as everyone is well aware, due to the mindless cheerleading of techniques of torture by such leading Republican intellectual leaders as Sean Hannity, apparently concurs that torturing the wrong people is as likely to produce good, actionable intelligence as torturing the right people. That is, of course, a common-sense conclusion - if you understand that torture does not produce high quality intelligence. So, we must presume that the "good results" would be something more along the line of terrifying the crap out of certain target elements - the Iraqi ... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2399072 Thu, 07 May 2009 17:45:00 +0100 2399072 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389806&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F05%2F05%2Fpink-plague-creates-irrational-idiots%2F So, it’s been a while! Sorry about that. My last post of substance was on April 5th (where I gave up arguing with some crazy bitch and filled scripts early against my better judgment), and that was exactly one month ago. Oddly enough, my short post from April 21 has been one of my most commented on posts! Where have I been you ask? Well, I moved for one! Same town, different neighborhood. Got a great deal! In the move, however, I hurt my back and have been dealing with that — as well as the complete bitch that it is to move any damn way. [And I didn't have internet for almost 2 weeks because Charter continued to show their incompetence.] Things have started to settle back down, and I’m on the mend. If you have emailed me since early April, and your email is something wh... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389806 Tue, 05 May 2009 07:54:54 +0100 2389806 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2309570&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F04%2F05%2Fbilking-multiple-sclerosis-and-compromised-ethics%2F Update: Funny note before serious story — theangriestpharmacist.org is now mine. I have no idea why it affected me, but it did. After I hung up the phone, I was angrier than usual — pissed off even. It wasn’t a new thing, a patient knowing more than their pharmacist. Hell, that’s the norm, right? But, for whatever reason, this was different. This was personal. I got the script, put it in, and submitted it to the insurance. It rejected. Today is 4/4/09. It was filled on 3/25/09 for a 30-day supply. Insurance would pay for it on 4/20/09. The drug? Diazepam 10mg po BID #60. What happened to her OTHER FORTY tablets? So, I called her to let her know that I wasn’t going fill it. As a little back story, there is another pharmacist that had managed my store for 25-30 ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2309570 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:27:01 +0100 2309570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2309572&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F03%2F28%2Fsomething-for-nothing%2F In honor of those lovely patients that always want something for nothing, I have created a new shirt. I really believe it to be my most creative shirt to date. I think everyone will get a laugh out of it. It’s a response to those special Medicaid patients that never seem to have 50 cents, a dollar or two dollars to pay for their copayment but always seem to reek of cigarette smoke, Colt 45 (or Wild Irish Rose), and/or weed. My shirt proposes the new way we deal with these folks. It will learn them a lesson — especially since taxes are going up very soon. Be sure and read both sides of the shirt. YOU CAN’T AFFORD YOUR COPAYMENT?(DARK SHIRT) YOU CAN’T AFFORD YOUR COPAYMENT? (LIGHT SHIRT) Click here to visit the entire store where you can arrange shirts by date or pop... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2309572 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:00:09 +0100 2309572 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2309574&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F03%2F26%2Fwhite-trash-serenadin%2F Now, I’ve made fun of plenty of shitty ass music and stupid lyrics before. See: My Lip Gloss Be Poppin’ and Fergie and her incessant spelling I heard this song today, and I was in awe. I’ve searched for the past five minutes, and I was unable to find the full lyrics. The name of this inbred, slack-jawed, deep south cackling was “DON’T MAKE ME TAKE MY EARRINGS OFF” by the sperm burping whore herself, Gretchen Wilson. I guess I shouldn’t expect much from the Queen of the Doublewides hailing from Pocahontas, Illinois (population 727). I’m sure fingers outnumber teeth in the vast majority of those 727. I’d like to check the county register there — I’d bet 50% of weddings are amongst cousins in that county.  That’s all tha... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2309574 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:50:55 +0100 2309574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2285057&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F03%2F22%2Ffrequently-asked-questions%2F This is going to evolve into the FAQ section of TheAngriestPharmacist.com — I would like to make this a “page” where a permanent link is across the top row next to THE STORE, THE HITS, THE LAW, and ASK TAestP! Unfortunately, there is not enough space on this theme, and I don’t know how to modify CSS themes well enough to create a second row of links or decrease the size of that SEARCH bar. If you know how to and are willing to help, let me know via the ASK link. If you were sent here via a link to a response email, please don’t take it as me being a dick. It’s just that I get so many emails asking the same question over and over again, it’d be stupid for me to not do this. -=+=- Who are you? Where do you live? Are you Married? What kind of dog do y... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2285057 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:26:58 +0100 2285057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284342&cid=t_128031_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fk4W0mLGJ3XE%2F The Constitution obviously does not leave Americans helpless in fighting against those who wish them ill.  But it also sets standards of conduct that should not — indeed, cannot — be carelessly tossed aside. The prison at Guantanamo Bay has become such an international symbol of the U.S. abandoning its principles because it reflects an anti-terrorism policy gone badly awry.  First, the Bush administration was both callous and careless in imprisoning people, even paying unreliable tribal allies for captives.  Second, the U.S. government created no effective and objective truth-determining process to assess guilt.  Third, Washington employed torture, violating both domestic and international law. No doubt dangerous terrorists have been incarcerated at Gitmo.  But so to... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284342 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:17:10 +0100 2284342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2285061&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F03%2F20%2Fstupid-patient-questions%2F This post will be dedicated to stupid patient questions. I will update it as more are submitted via comments and email. I would prefer to cite, link, and date them if able — so, please include that information if available. I’d like to limit these to those that HAPPENED TO YOU! Not a, “my friend told me he had the suppository unwrap thing happen.” -=+=- A father asks, with a very serious/concerned look, “Can my daughter eat Hot Cheetos with her Claritin prescription?” ~WAGBoy (March 09) “My mother is having a reaction to her Levaquin. I see on the warnings that she should not take this with calcium. Do you think I should give her some calcium to counteract the effects of the Levaquin?” ~Erin ( March 09) “My eye has been really irritated and... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2285061 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 02:53:59 +0100 2285061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2287165&cid=t_128031_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F19%2Fdick-cheney-a-situationist%2F It is interesting that in an interview with CNN this past Sunday, former Vice President Dick Cheney, a hardcore dispositionist, offered a situationist-like defense of the troubles that ailed the Bush Administration. It appears that after walking in his own shoes for eight years, Cheney could see the situation and how it complicated the bright-line, often unforgiving directives that guide dispositionists.  Sometimes, as Cheney appears to have discovered, bad outcomes are not always the products of bad choices, but are instead borne from–to borrow the former vice president’s words–bad “stuff.” We excerpt Cheney’s interview, a complete transcript for which can be read here. * * * JOHN KING: There are people I assume watching this interview right now, and... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2287165 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:01:53 +0100 2287165 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2271071&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F03%2F15%2Fcertified-techs-have-big-heads%2F POLL FUNCTION REPAIRED! E-mail me with poll ideas/suggestions. Recently, there was an intriguing comment posted to the classic post titled, THE WORKER’S PLEA. Take a second to read that post and its comments. Fast forward to now. The following comment was left by pseudonym, “Floormat Boss.” Let’s help him out with some constructive comments, direction, and help. I also buy lunch for tech, praise her, and treat her as human . This has worked fine UNTIL she  got certified. After this she thinks she is a pharmacist. I constantly tell her not to counsel patients, to which I get but I know, more on this later. I get “told” ring up Mrs. Smith, Other RPh, (who is pharmacy manager) expects it done like this.  She has known Mrs. Jones for years and she can coun... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2271071 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:39:11 +0100 2271071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2241255&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F03%2F07%2Fburn-a-hole%2F Everyone’s had money in their pocket that was damn near burning a hole in it. Most of us experienced that when we were 13, got a $20 bill as a birthday present from grandma, and blew it the next day at K-Mart on some worthless bullshit we didn’t need — like an erotic poster featuring Ann Coulter or a Bart Simpson pullstring doll that says, “Cowabunga DUDE,” in three different languages. Why is it most adults experiencing Holus Burnus Pocketus are patients in my pharmacy? Today, I had the following conversation: “Okay, we’ll have these three ready for you in about 15 minutes.” “How much is it?”  [They always gotta know!] “Well, we have to run it through your insurance for you. They decide on the price, but glancing at it, I... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2241255 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:23:51 +0100 2241255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2241256&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F03%2F05%2Fslow-poke%2F Today, I was nearly killed. Why? Because an old fogie ass motherf.er decided to putt-putt along into TheAngriestPharmacy parking lot. Normally, the turn I was attempting would be easily made. Yet, when Granny Grunt decides to take her sweet ass time and idle into an already cramped lot, she almost delayed her prescription wait time by a few hours. I’ve drawn up a diagram for you below. I drive a green car (as far as you know). Old ladies have blue hair and therefore have been given a blue car in this doodle. The red car honked at me, flipped me off (rightfully so - thinking it was my fault for pulling out in front of them), and nearly hit me (probably on purpose - I would have). I was not happy. I screamed in my car at her. I yelled at her as I was walking through the parking lot (bu... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2241256 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:12:49 +0100 2241256 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2233451&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F03%2F03%2Fmore-refill-woes%2F Recently, most of you read about my bitching about those difficult patients, the ones that call in refills for “ALL OF THEM” rather than each drug or RX number individually. If not, you can read the post here: http://www.theangriestpharmacist.com/2009/03/01/continuing-on/ Anyone ever done me one better on this stuff and REFUSED TO TAKE REFILL NUMBERS? I’ve heard stories of some pharmacies/pharmacists that refuse to take number when people have them and will transfer the call to the IVR system… I think this is hilarious, but I don’t have the balls to do it. I will say each time, “Did you have trouble putting these numbers into the phone system? [Patient's comment]. Ohh, you didn’t try it? Give it a try next time — it sends them straight to fil... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2233451 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:50:16 +0100 2233451 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2227519&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F03%2F01%2Fcontinuing-on%2F Your email:Subscribe   Unsubscribe Much as the title says, I am continuing on with a string of posts concerning topics that bother me. The one I am talking about today has bothered me for quite some time, but for whatever reason, I have never addressed it before. Well, that is going to end today. —————————- “Thank you for calling The Angriest Pharmacy. Can I help you?” “Yes, I need to get a prescription refilled. My name is Billie Jean, and my birthday is 8-6-75.” “Okay, I see you in there. What medicines do you need?” “All of them.” “Excuse me? Did you say all of them?” “Yes, just fill anything that can be filled.” ————&#821... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2227519 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:26:30 +0100 2227519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2206819&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F02%2F22%2Fcommon-courtesy%2F Your email:Subscribe   Unsubscribe Courtesy - Etiquette, one aspect of decorum, is a code that governs the expectations of social behavior, according to the contemporary conventional norm within a society, social class, or group. Common courtesy. I believe I deserve it. I don’t deserve it because I’m, “TheAngriestPharmacist.” I deserve it because I am a human-f.ing-being. Everyone deserves it. So, what the f. am I talking about? I’ll spell it out for you amoral assholes out there that refuse to respond, then I’ll tell you EXACTLY what I’m talking about. Simple Phone Call — Return call not 100% necessary. Phone call w/ voicemail — Return call probably necessary. Multiple Calls w/o voicemail — Return call necessary.... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2206819 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:59:42 +0100 2206819 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2205327&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F02%2F21%2Fwest-virginia-legislature-plagiarizes-the-angriest-pharmacist%2F Almost everyone that reads pharmacy-related blogs has at least GLANCED at my recent, “Letter to Obama.” It was published on February 8, 2009. It has been viewed nearly 5,000 times since then. One of those 5,000 readers must have been Representative Craig Blair (R) from West Virginia. He proposed legislation that I have been pushed for as long as I can remember. http://www.bdtonline.com/local/local_story_049211701.html I call bullshit on this unconstitutional crap. The United States Constitution was not written by our fore fathers with the intention that one day the government would hand out to the fat, lazy, and stupid (or even the handicapped — WAAAHHHH!!!). The United States Government was originally intended to do very few things: Protect the citizens (from the inside ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2205327 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 09:27:57 +0100 2205327 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2188151&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F02%2F13%2Fi-am-glad-to-be-wrong%2F I exchanged emails with a guy named Jerad a while back about North Dakota law. Currently, pharmacies are required to be at least 50% owned. This, of course, has kept Walgreens, Wal-mart, and your other corporate pharmacies out of there. At the time, the law was being challenged in their state legislature. I told him they already lost. I told him they had no chance and that every independent pharmacist/owner in the entire state of ND could bend down and kiss his own ass goodbye. I just knew that WAG and WM was gonna burst into the ND scene throwin’ around Matchbox 20 money and buying every senator and representative in the entire state. Therefore: I am GLAD to be wrong… Hey! So not sure if you remember the message I had sent you before asking what you thought of the pharmacy own... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2188151 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:00:30 +0100 2188151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2182897&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F02%2F12%2Fbe-nice%2F Each day, I get at least one email from a person who has been screwed over, insulted, or infuriated by a pharmacy, pharmacist, pharmacy technician, or the services they were provided. These people, bless ‘em, just want me to fix it for them. I, of course, can’t. These people, bless ‘em, just want me to give them some advice. This, I can do. Here is that advice: DO   *NOT*  BE   A   PRICK! I cannot tell you how imporant this is. I cannot overstress how far this will get you. Regardless of who is at fault, if you are an asshole just because you can, you will get f.ing nowhere. This is an intrinsic problem with citizens of the United States. For whatever reason, they have the words, “the customer is always right,” ingrained into their little pea-brains. Un... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2182897 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:50:09 +0100 2182897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2182898&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F02%2F12%2Fi-sold-a-toddler-shirt-today%2F …this kid’s mom and I are BOTH going to hell… Who am I kidding? We all know DADDY bought this shirt! http://www.zazzle.com/daddy_sells_drugs_to_buy_me_diapers_tshirt-235134855981866590 (Source: The Angriest Pharmacist) The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2182898 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:20:18 +0100 2182898 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2163707&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F02%2F06%2Fzazzle-the-final-word%2F You guys know me — I always get the final word: http://www.tinyurl.com/ZazzleShirt If you don’t understand the shirt, read the entire story here: http://tinyurl.com/ZazzleGate And for my final trick — I scored all my readers a discount. For free shipping on my shirts, add the following Promocode to your order: 09SHIPTHANKS My ProductGallery (Featuring T-Shirts, Mousepads, and an awesome tie): http://tinyurl.com/ZazzleStore (Source: The Angriest Pharmacist) The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2163707 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:55:52 +0100 2163707 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2156740&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F02%2F03%2Fdrug-topics-viewpoint%2F Much like DrugMonkey, I too submitted a viewpoint (I wonder why we both decided to at the same time :-). I sent mine in on January 4th, 2009. I, like him, heard dick back from them. This pisses me off more than a f.ing rejection. These dickless f.s don’t have the balls to reject me. They don’t have the balls to publish me. They don’t have the balls to tell me they don’t have the balls to do either of them. It’s f.ing disgraceful. And rather than use DrugMonkey and I to help save that tanking shitstorm they call a magazine, they are going to watch it die. They are going to watch it die at the hands of none other than myself and DrugMonkey. A free service provided to the end-user at their fingertips. It’s just a matter of time before the advertisers leap f... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2156740 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:07:45 +0100 2156740 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2141494&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F01%2F28%2Fheidispencer-i-hate-them-more-than-drug-seekers%2F Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are the worst people in the world. They are famous for no reason other than mommy and/or daddy’s money. They act like children, treat others like dirt, and deserve a fate worse than death. On October 22nd, Spencer made news for toting a shotgun, drinking Budweiser, and wearing a “Palin for VP - God Guns Glory” t-shirt. Montag sat next to him on a park bench wearing a shirt that said, “Read my Lipstick, Vote McCain-Palin.” You can see a detailed version HERE. Then we had an election. Their pony list by a score of 365 to 173 (And almost 10 million votes). To clean off the stench of failure, they got drunk and eloped in Mexico. Unfortunately, their wedding was just pretend and not legal here in the states. They went to a courthouse ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2141494 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:00:58 +0100 2141494 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2134826&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F01%2F27%2Fi-apologize-to-my-subscribers%2F Dear Angriest Subscribers (those of you that receive my emailed post notifications) — I am so sorry. I apologize for getting you tangled up in what I have declared ZAZZLEGATE. All I wanted to do was ensure that more people were able to view the “Angriest Store” and receive updates on when I create new shirts. As you can see on the right, there are, as of right now, there are 266 of you. I let my guard down. I stopped being cynical for one moment. That moment allowed an inept online retailer do something so stupid, so brainless, so inconsiderate that it has essentially compromised all of your email addresses. I exported the email addresses out of my database (where they are very much secure) to my computer. I then formatted them into a CSV and put them into a specific form... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2134826 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:48:08 +0100 2134826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2132560&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F01%2F25%2Fanother-rule-or-two-to-circumvent%2F I’m excited. We’ve got more rules to break or circumvent. Are you? http://tinyurl.com/NoMorePens — News Article http://tinyurl.com/BigPharma — Members of PhRMA As you all may have heard, certain pharmaceutical companies have recently adopted a new “ETHICS POLICY” banning all gift-giving to prescribers. They are still allowed, however, to disperse “EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL” as well as meals for “office-based lessons.” [I read this as "LOTION" for "HANDJOBS" or "BREASTS" for "GAWKING' AT" -- with the lotion being slapped with a FORTAMET sticker, of course!] We all know that this is horseshit (what Pharma said — what I said is right on the money). While they cannot give away pens, clocks, stress balls, calendars, scissors, stapler... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2132560 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:00:29 +0100 2132560 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2131452&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F01%2F25%2Fi-pissed-off-someone-with-a-t-shirt%2F As you know, I don’t give a flying f., but I figured you all should know about this. Honestly, this isn’t me being offensive. This is the doing of YOU — THE READER! I received a request for a FATSOMYALGIA shirt. Here’s the request: http://www.theangriestpharmacist.com/2009/01/19/question-and-an-update/#comment-11663 At first, I balked cause I didn’t know what to do. A few comments later, someone pulled the trigger and gave me a moderately funny idea. So, I published it! http://www.zazzle.com/fatsomyalgia_shirt-235816616102959384 Apparently, “Casty63,” took offense. Rude Many people suffer from FIBROMYALGIA who are not overweight. How can you make fun of this real and devastating ailment, why did you choose a profession that works with people as yo... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2131452 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 07:18:04 +0100 2131452 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2129138&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F01%2F23%2Ftaestp-in-gq%2F Okay well it’s not GQ, but there is a blurb about me in DETAILS MAGAZINE which is an offshoot of GQ. Unfortunately, they did not link the site or say it was me — they just included my story. Maybe you’ve heard it before?? The Story: http://men.style.com/details/features/full?id=content_7781 The Original Encounter: http://www.theangriestpharmacist.com/2007/04/02/stop-jingling-those-damn-keys/ Not what I expected, but I know you guys will believe me — and not say I’m a lying liar and exagerattor. (Source: The Angriest Pharmacist) The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2129138 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:26:26 +0100 2129138 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2121920&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F01%2F21%2Fstop-calling-me%2F I opened up the store this morning at 9am. At 9:05am, I received a call from Ms. Topanga Stiller. I’ve had some issues with her in the past. The stuff you would expect from some bitch I take the time to post about — refill too soon, frequent vacationer, house broken into, even flushed ‘em once too! Anyway, she wanted to know if Dr. Matt Damon had called in her refill of Vicodin and Soma. It was at this point, I notified her that she filled 60 Soma three days prior. “Well, he increased me from twice a day to three times a day. Can you fill them when he calls them in?” “Absolutely not. You got 60 tablets three days ago. Take those three times a day until gone then I’ll get an override to fill them when you run out in 16 or 17 days.” “Well... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2121920 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:23:43 +0100 2121920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2104687&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F01%2F15%2Fdrugs-are-expensive-call-the-wambulance%2F This post is a rebuttal to a post located HERE. I think the post is well written, and I think the blog author is probably a nice person (And I love the concept of her blog). S/he just doesn’t know some things about the pharmaceutical industry, and I am going to fill in the blanks…I’d like to thank ‘Odublar’ for sending me the link. I am going to respond to each paragraph/thought individually and my comments are, of course, in bold as they are the most important… -=+=- With prescription drugs, sometimes it’s a choice between going into debt or staying sick. I’m sure this is not new news: Prescription drug costs are out of control. We are at the mercy of the pharmaceutical industry, insurance companies, physicians and druggists in the care of our own h... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2104687 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:34:45 +0100 2104687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2092711&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F01%2F09%2Fffa-fuck-free-antibiotics%2F This shit pisses me off to no end — free f.ing antibiotics. http://www.schnucks.com/pharmacyprogram.asp#faq As if we could devalue our pharmacists any more. I’m barely allowed to vaccinate (I have to do it per protocol and be within 50 miles of my collaborative) — yet an LPN fresh out of a 2-year technical school can stick a needle in someone without reservation. I’m not allowed to make any sort of professional judgement on a prescription. If a doctor writes a prescription for Amoxicillin 501mg, I have to call and verify it with that 2-year technical school graduate LPN. In some states (i.e. Rod Blagojevich’s Bribin’ Bungalo), pharmacists aren’t even allowed the professional courtesy of prescription denial. Meaning, if a doctor writes for a lethal ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2092711 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:09:23 +0100 2092711 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2056228&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F12%2F20%2Fmore-christmas-bs%2F You may remember one year ago to the day, I published a classic — my analysis of a few phrases we hear over the holidays that people spout out just for the sake of saying. They certainly do not mean them. The original are as follows: 1. “Go on and make yourself a plate. I like to go last.” 2. “No, you sit at the table. I’ll sit over here on the arm of the couch and rest my plate on my knee.” 3. “What does everyone want to drink? I’m getting myself a soda.” 4. “I told you not to get me anything!” 5. “I’ll make my plate after everyone else. I ate earlier so I’ll be fine to wait.” This year, I’m adding the following phrases to CHRISTMAS BS — the shit people say this time of year that means nothing and completely pisses me off due to all of the inc... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2056228 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:20:07 +0100 2056228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2053021&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F12%2F19%2Fmore-irrationality-from-the-christian-king-of-the-usa%2F I don’t need to explain this much. But, I’m going to speak at length. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cecile-richards/bushs-parting-shot-underm_b_152336.html When this was first put on my plate, I didn’t get it. I didn’t give a shit. I’m definitely not a christian, and I’d never refuse service to someone because of any belief I may or may not have. That’s ludicrous. Don’t get me wrong, I have refused service plenty of times — and any time I do it usually ends up on this blog. Seeing as how I’m NOT in Illinois, I have the right to refuse. I throw assholes by the wayside all the time — but never someone because of a belief. Never because of faith. Because faith is where this all comes from, right? The people that want this resol... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2053021 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:27:42 +0100 2053021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2053394&cid=t_128031_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F12%2F19%2Fbush-cheney-rumsfeld-and-tenet-guilty%2F More than 10,000 people cast their votes during the last year and a half in a virtual voting booth at www.LuciferEffect.com. Their judgments accord with the recent Senate Armed Services bipartisan report that blames Bush officials for detainee abuse. It also finds that the prison guards and interrogators were not the “true culprits.” The vast majority of these voters found all four Bush officials guilty of having created the legal frameworks, laws, and motivational conditions that provided the foundation for the abuses and torture of detainees at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay prisons. The guilty verdicts (for George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and George Tenet) were true regardless of political preference, across all age groups, and whether or not they had read The Lucifer ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2053394 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:21:17 +0100 2053394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2033417&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F12%2F12%2Fwhy-apha-sucks%2F APhA - American Pharmacists Association - “Improving medication use. Advancing Patient Care.” - Dictators of coveted domain “Pharmacist.com” We all know they suck…but do you know why? Is it because they are pushing all this clinical pharmacy/residency bullshit down the throat of our schools and therefore our students? Well, yeah. Is it because they promise to lobby for pharmacy but refuse to accept that retail pharmacy is the backbone of our pharmaceutical (and entire healthcare) system? Well, yeah. Is it because they have yet to use the power of the pharmacists they represent to achieve the goals they haven’t yet set for themselves (because they failed to see the necessity)? Well, yeah! Is it because they have taken the money of pharmacists across the n... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2033417 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:51:05 +0100 2033417 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2027479&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F12%2F10%2Freporting-illegal-activity%2F I can’t believe the trash that is finding its way to my website and the crap they are searching for to get here. As you can see to the left, someone has searched a few very sketchy things — and likely found a post where I’m bitching about someone pulling this shit. “i wrote a fake prescription but let you take the meds” and “wrote fake prescription but got the meds can i still get caught” came from LAKELAND, FLORIDA and originated from someone on Mindspring Cable (which is owned by Earthlink). They might have been at IP Address 208.118.34.241 and using Firefox 3 — I’m not sure (Just kidding, I’m positive). I’m also pretty sure that his host-name might or might not resolve to user-387c8nh.cable.mindspring.com — He visi... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2027479 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:15:47 +0100 2027479 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2017979&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F12%2F06%2Fwhat-would-you-do%2F Follow this scenario with me. You are ill. You’ve been sick for several days, and finally, you make the decision to go to the doctor. After dragging your ass up there, the doctor decides that you probably have a bacterial upper respiratory tract infection (as opposed to viral - which we would treat symptomatically). So, the two of you talk about allergies. You remembered to tell him that you are deathly allergic to Sulfa drugs — it caused your throat to swell up! So, he says he’s going to give you a different antibiotic not related to that class. ‘Ten days worth will do you good,’ the doctor tells you. What about the shortness of breath and weezing? He says he’ll call you in a prescription for an inhaler — the directions on exactly how to use it wi... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2017979 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:41:54 +0100 2017979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2017980&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F12%2F05%2Fsitcoms%2F Everybody Loves Raymond, Two and a Half Men, Friends, King of Queens,  Reba, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. I have an issue with them. Hold on to your butts, this is going to get nasty. Sitcoms, listen up: I am SICK of your f.ing Laugh tracks. I loathe them… Laugh tracks are also known as canned laughter, laughter from nowhere, or laughter soundtracks. They are absolutely unnecessary and drive me batshit insane. So, what do they do? They insert laughter into the show during post-production to make it seem like a live audience was there and REALLY enjoying the hell out of the show. It’s as if a room of people was with you, laughing at the unfunny bullshit/yelling spewed by Kevin James and all the other unfunny f.sticks failing at funneling funny into my face. All I’m sa... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2017980 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:02:15 +0100 2017980 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1991182&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F11%2F25%2Fpatients-call-the-doctor-yourself%2F I got this comment in response to PROFESSIONAL COURTESY. My response is below in bold. Now, I’m not trying to single this person out or make them feel bad, this question just applies to so many people — and the response actually applies to ALL patients…:-) I respect pharmacies and pharmacists. I honestly see them put up with a lot of rude, direspectful people. I have a question. I don’t want to irritate my pharmacy in any way. they are a large chain and I am not the only customer who needs help. I have a family member in their 80’s who needs a refill on hydrocodone..sp ?. and there are no refills. We called in the request yesterday morning and the pharmacy said they are waiting to hear back from the doctor. We are going out of town for Thanksgiving and the me... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1991182 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:17:20 +0100 1991182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294663&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F11%2F25%2Fpatients-call-the-doctor-yourself%2F I got this comment in response to PROFESSIONAL COURTESY. My response is below in bold. Now, I'm not trying to single this person out or make them feel bad, this question just applies to so many people -- and the response actually applies to ALL patients...:-) I respect pharmacies and pharmacists. I honestly see them put up with a lot of rude, direspectful people. I have a question. I don't want to irritate my pharmacy in any way. they are a large chain and I am not the only customer who needs help. I have a family member in their 80's who needs a refill on hydrocodone..sp ?. and there are no refills. We called in the request yesterday morning and the pharmacy said they are waiting to hear back from the doctor. We are going out of town for Thanksgiving and the medicine did not actually run... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294663 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:28:19 +0100 4294663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1981117&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F11%2F22%2Fthe-longer-i-typed-on-this-the-more-i-raged%2F Imitrex (Sumatriptan) 100mg Tablets #9  —- $250.84 -Exclusivity Patent runs out Feb 6, 2009 Treximet (Sumatriptan/NAPROXEN) 85/500mg Tablets #9 —- $222.72 -Approved April 15, 2008 - Exclusive for 3 more years on combo. Well, Imitrex is going off patent, and Dr. Reddy’s is itching to get into that generic migraine therapy market that is currently absolutely DOMINATED by ridiculously expensive name brand medications. As you can see above, these fucking things are $27 PER TABLET. As you might have expected, now that Imitrex is going to have an AB-rated generic equivalent, it is complete junk and no longer efficacious for migraine headaches (with or without aura). So, what comes to mind when you see what GlaxoSmithKline is doing here? To me, I think of the assraping of Ameri... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1981117 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:30:38 +0100 1981117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1975636&cid=t_128031_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F459570317%2F Major drug makers want their voices heard as Democrats, traditionally critics of the industry, start crafting plans to expand health insurance coverage and cut the escalating costs of care. And so pharma is actively promoting the success of Medicare’s prescription drug coverage and meds to save money in the long run, Reuters writes. “We need first a seat at the table,” Fred Hassan, Schering-Plough’s ceo, tells the news service. And so pharma execs are meeting in Washington this week at a gathering of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations. Hassan, the group’s current president, says the location was chosen in recognition of the coming political changes. The backdrop: President-elect Barack Obama and other Democrats, who ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1975636 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:37:42 +0100 1975636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1947489&cid=t_128031_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F448412297%2F Over the weekend, the drugmaker tried to grab some headlines at the American Heart Association meeting by releasing a statement that it remains committed to cardiovascular research, an area that its arch rival, Pfizer, recently decided to abandon (see back story). We spoke with Dick Pasternak, vp of cardiovascular clinical research at Merck Research Laboratories about the rationale for trumpeting its announcement… Pharmalot: Why make this announcement? Nothing has changed. Pasternak: There were a couple of things. From an internal perspective, after Pfizer make their announcement, people in my department and around Merck started asking what we are doing. And there’s a financial element to that, because people are worried about their jobs. Whether it’s Pfizer or other comp... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1947489 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:45:03 +0100 1947489 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294665&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F11%2F05%2Fbusting-a-fradulent-script%2F Every pharmacist has been in a situation before where they have considered calling the police on a person trying to pass off a fraudulent prescription. Some pharmacists pass the buck and merely give it back to the patient rather than deal with it. Others are pretty gung-ho and do their best to see the person into the waiting arms of the authorities. I kinda go back and forth. It's a case by case basis. I recently got an email from someone giving out tips on how to ensure pharmacists have the best chance of busting the scam-artist. It all makes complete sense, but it may not be things that we would think of in the spur of the moment. I've reposted the "scenarios" below with the permission of the author, but I have edited them somewhat to make them more clear/applicable. My thanks go out to ... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294665 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:54:52 +0100 4294665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1939391&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F11%2F05%2Fbusting-a-fradulent-script%2F Every pharmacist has been in a situation before where they have considered calling the police on a person trying to pass off a fraudulent prescription. Some pharmacists pass the buck and merely give it back to the patient rather than deal with it. Others are pretty gung-ho and do their best to see the person into the waiting arms of the authorities. I kinda go back and forth. It’s a case by case basis. I recently got an email from someone giving out tips on how to ensure pharmacists have the best chance of busting the scam-artist. It all makes complete sense, but it may not be things that we would think of in the spur of the moment. I’ve reposted the “scenarios” below with the permission of the author, but I have edited them somewhat to make them more clear/applicab... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939391 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:54:52 +0100 1939391 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1920950&cid=t_128031_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fhalloween-dick-fuld.html Insider had to do very little to this image! (Source: PharmaGossip) PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1920950 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:14:00 +0100 1920950 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1901815&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F10%2F22%2Fcharter-still-sucks%2F Some of you may have read my posts about Charter Cable completely sucking — and the follow up. I still think they suck. Now I’ve had another encounter that is absolutely redonkulous. They have an online chat where you can ask simple questions and get quick answers. I’m sure that is manned by children paid pennies in India, but I used it nonetheless. Here’s the conversation(s). Thank you for choosing Charter Chat Live! A Customer Care representative from General Sales Inquiries will be with you shortly. You have been connected to CVH Annyvette . CVH Annyvette : Hi! My name is Annyvette. Thank you for contacting Charter Communications. How may I assist you? TAestP: Is there a way to view all movies available On-Demand? TAestP: I’ve found channel listing and a fe... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1901815 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:48:31 +0100 1901815 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1892204&cid=t_128031_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F21%2Fwithout-the-filter%2F Governor Sarah Palin wants “to talk to Americans without the filter” of the “media elite.”  As she explained in the vice-presidential debate, she aims to cut out the middleman in conveying information to the public: “I may not answer the questions that either the moderator or you [Senator Joe Biden] want to hear, but I’m going to talk straight to the American people and let them know my track record also.” Those statements reflect a radical challenge to our American system: the elimination of an institution—the press—that has traditionally been championed as a vital check on the abuse of power and distortion of the truth by politicians.  In the words of the late Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, historically, “[t]he free press meant organized, expert scrutiny ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1892204 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:40:29 +0100 1892204 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1892090&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F10%2F20%2Fweirdest-fake-scripts-ever%2F As you might have noticed, there’s been a new poll up for the last few days. It replaced the PRESIDENCY POLL — which makes me think that The Angry Pharmacist and I should throw our hats in the 2008 Presidential election for the Libertarian Party. I’m sure we’d do a little better than Bob Barr and his Pedo Smile and creepy mustache. The final tally on the presidential poll was 41% (75 Votes) Obama/Biden - 33% (61 Votes) Angry/Angriest — 26% (48 votes) McCain/Palin. I think the Democratic swing on the side is due to the high salaries of readers — mostly pharmacists. Any more analysis than that, we’ll leave to the DrugMonkey. So, the “>poll was over Fake Scripts — either phoned in and caught or brought in and easily identified. We&#8217... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1892090 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:47:36 +0100 1892090 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1868615&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F10%2F10%2Fnon-drowsy-claritin%2F “My husband has been sick for the last month. He’s had a really bad congestion, headache, sneezing, itchy/watery eyes, and been unable to sleep. We’ve tried a bunch of stuff. Does he need to try that Mucinex stuff I’ve been seeing ads for?” “No, no…absolutely not. Mucinex is for chest congestion, and based on what you told me, your husband is not having that problem. First, is he taking any prescription medicines? [NO]. Okay then. What have you tried?” “Well, we’ve tried the Tylenol cold stuff [There's no telling which product they got], and he’s been taking 24-hour Wal-Phed.” “I think he’s probably having some allergy problems — It’s not a cold since it’s been going on for a month. I&#8... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1868615 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:00:51 +0100 1868615 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1856143&cid=t_128031_140_f&fid=35448&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseemedlikeagoodideathetime.com%2F2008%2F10%2F06%2Foh-no%2F Not as good as the “My Dick” version; but “Freaks come out at night” Freaks. :cryin: I got nuttin *dammit* WTF does that cult have zombies monitoring YouTube 24/7? (hopefully it will return) For WNile (NSFW!) For AC muhahaha        (Source: bipolar chicks blogging) bipolar chicks blogging blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1856143 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:40:34 +0100 1856143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1834790&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F09%2F27%2Fwhich-is-gayer%2F It’s final proven — without a doubt. Patients are gayer than The Angriest Pharmacist. So, readers, you tell me. What is gayer? Submit two things and post your results and the link in a comment. Like this post? Buy me a beer! (Source: The Angriest Pharmacist) The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1834790 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:49:26 +0100 1834790 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1806419&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F09%2F18%2Fstupid-voicemail%2F I’ve never really bitched about this much, but the quality of the voicemails I receive has deteriorated to a point that I cannot take it anymore. I’m tempted to shut my VM system off and require all practicioner’s offices speak with a pharmacist. I have the powah! I can do it… I’ve got a pretty good system installed. I can replay or even fast forward or rewind a second by pressing a button (many seconds if hit repeatedly). But, when nurses are calling in these fucking scripts as one long word, it doesn’t matter. Worst of all, no one spells anymore - Not patient names, not doctor names, nothing. Case in point: Nurse today called in an Rx that sounded like this (read as fast as possible and slur the words together) — “Hey this is Ann calling fr... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1806419 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:38:26 +0100 1806419 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1723653&cid=t_128031_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F371073340%2F The circumstances surrounding the recently released SEAS study, which unexpectedly revealed a few dozen cases of cancer and cancer-related deaths among patients given the controversial Vytorin cholesterol pill, is apparently angering the House Energy & Commerce Committee. As part of its ongoing investigation into how Merck and Schering-Plough handled clinical trial data surrounding the Enhance trial, the committee is now questioning conflicting data from the SEAS trial. For instance, the SEAS press release from Monday, July 21, 2008, indicated that there were 93 cancer cases among those taking Vytorin and 65 among those taking placebo. But a press release issued by Oxford University’s Clinical Trials Service Unit indicated there were 102 cancer cases among Vytorin users and 67 in t... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1723653 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:40:00 +0100 1723653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1700995&cid=t_128031_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F08%2F12%2Fwe-got-a-hotshot-here%2F So this guy flew off at the mouth in the comments on Circle of Spite by my former accomplice, Lil Laura. Here’s his comment and below that is my rebuttal. Hey, I think it is important that patients be given the same brand that they have been taking. Its not the same, no matter what you learn in pharmachology school. Studies show that two brands of the same drug can vary as much as 20% in concentration. That is a big deal if your epilepsy dosage is a carefull balance of seizure control and side effects, or if you are taking psychiatric medications whereby flucutating concentrations can lead to mental instability. 20% can be a big deal and patients diserve reliabaility. Taking the same brand may at least lessen the likelyhood of dosage differences or drug release patterns in the case o... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1700995 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:02:41 +0100 1700995