Lets face it, part of our jobs is dealing with Doctors of all shapes, sizes and colors.  As you can see from this website, Pharmacists are a unique and special bunch.  I hope this guide helps our MD readers out there (you cant hide from us!) understand and interact with us a bit easier.  If [...]

There is a common saying that goes “You cannot help someone who will not help themselves”.  Pharmacists deal with patients like these day in and day out.  Patients who get prescriptions from their doctor only to have them sit unused on the shelves to be brought to you for refills months after months.  These are [...]

I’ve ranted about how DAW-1s in the past, however a good chunk of “doctors” out there cant seem to understand exactly what it means when that “Do Not Substitute” box is checked.  I use the word “doctors” in quotes because I am also referring to people who write prescriptions such as NP, PA’s and the [...]

Dear Staff of Doctors Offices Everywhere, There is an obvious lack of common knowledge in Doctors office as to the “proper” way to phone in an Rx.  So I have taken upon myself to give you all a little guideline to hang up in your office so you and/or your office staff don’t become a [...]

This entry is dedicated to all of the PA’s and NP’s out there who use a hand-held device (palm pilot, iphone, whatever) to dose medications. STOP FUCKING USING THEM. Lets be completely honest here. We are both professionals so we can have this conversation.  Do you really think a welfare mother of 4 is going [...]

I really get angry when I see a DAW-1 on a prescription.  To me, a DAW-1 without a good reason is like saying “Hey pharmacist bitch, do what I say right now because I’m the doctor and I know whats best in drug-land”.  Bzzt, welcome to AngryPharmacyLand. For those who don’t work in medicine, a [...]

Lets face it, pharmacists are between a rock and a hard place when it comes to new prescriptions.  To be more blunt like this, we get bent over and the only choice is between what brands of lube we do (or dont) get. Verbal Call Ins:Usually from someone who has close to zero medical knowledge, [...]

Out of your options for refusing to help with the current (non) cutbacks (see, that is what a court order does genius, STOPS something from being implemented, hence NO 10% cut….oh, skip trying to explain THIS to a pharmacist) I must take option 3 below. Genius? Me? Did you even read the first paragraph of [...]

As you have read before, California instated a 10% cut for its Medicaid Rx reimbursement.  However, last Saturday the courts overturned the ruling until 8/11/08.  Their computer systems still have the 10% cut, but they will let us know how they wish to deal with that ball of wax once the shit stops falling from [...]

The original post is here. TAestP didn’t want to field this one, so hell, its my duty to stand up for my loyal readers. http://dinosaurmusings.blogspot.com/2008/05/rant-alert-attention-pharmacists.html To the friendly, trusted neighborhood pharmacist who told my 74-year-old diabetic patient with coronary artery disease and arthritis to stop his Zocor because maybe that’s what was making his knees [...]