tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133434752101334071.post6951881931637121830..comments2024-03-27T07:27:26.027-04:00Comments on Eric, Pharmacist: Legislation that WILL change the profession of pharmacy... a call to actionEric Durbin, RPhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09170995334706647447noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133434752101334071.post-63269001627686604102011-11-09T13:51:01.812-05:002011-11-09T13:51:01.812-05:00This will not truly have success, I consider so.This will not truly have success, I consider so.muebleshttp://www.mueblesalibea.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133434752101334071.post-45789625142679748932010-07-08T06:29:31.424-04:002010-07-08T06:29:31.424-04:00Several PDPs in my area use in-house pharmacists o...Several PDPs in my area use in-house pharmacists or other health care workers to provide the MTM services. No pharmacist-patient relationship at all. Wonder how much input they had in the bill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133434752101334071.post-6254819469767439462010-07-07T17:30:29.346-04:002010-07-07T17:30:29.346-04:00You're right. Even though the introduction of ...You're right. Even though the introduction of this Bill highlights the impact individual pharmacists have made in MTM, the meat of the Bill seems to have been written to empower their employers. A skeptical pharmacist might even think that this Bill was intentionally worded as such by our industry and organizational "colleagues".<br /><br />Here's a link to the Bill -<br /><br />http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s111-3543<br /><br />There are also <i>other</i> clauses that specify the word "pharmacy" instead of "pharmacist". One clause even reads that "other health care providers" can provide MTM services.<br /><br />So, I took your advice and wrote to my own state's senators (Kyl and McCain) to voice my support for this Bill, but only with changes to the Bill to reflect that only "pharmacists" be allowed to provide, and be reimbursed for, these services.<br /><br />I'm also going to write the Senate finance subcommittee members.Guzzohttp://guzzoextempore.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5133434752101334071.post-37294079540097795872010-07-06T21:08:32.884-04:002010-07-06T21:08:32.884-04:00Tampa Pharmacist Challenges Medco - Announces Hung...Tampa Pharmacist Challenges Medco - Announces Hunger Strike <br /><br /><br /><br />SUMMARY - Pharmacist Rajendra Bhat says Medco is putting the public at risk with unrealistic demands on their employees. Medco's quotas don't give pharmacists enough time to check for errors with prescriptions, he said, which could harm or even kill a patient. Now, Bhat is risking his own health to draw attention to the issue with a hunger strike which started July 5, 2010.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> July 6, 2010. TAMPA, Florida For pharmacist Rajendra Bhat, the main reasons for <br /><br /> <br /><br />his lawsuit against Medco are not about money. <br /><br /> <br /><br />For him, it's about professional ethics. It's about the honor of his profession. Most <br /><br /> <br /><br />importantly, it's about the health and safety of the public. "We are asking the court to <br /><br /> <br /><br />order Medco to stop interfering with pharmacists' judgment," Bhat said.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> In short, Bhat says that Medco's quota system, which requires their pharmacists to process 45 to 55 prescriptions an hour, is too much. Pharmacists are being forced to cut corners on public safety, he said. <br /><br /> When faced with a prescription that might not be legit, or where the doctor's intention isn't clear to them, Medco's pharmacists have to make a difficult choice. <br /><br /> They can call the doctor to straighten out any issues, but that takes time and keeps them from making quota.<br /><br /> Or, they can choose not to call the doctor and do their best to figure things out on their own in little over a minute. The pharmacist still makes quota, but risks the patient's health and leaves him open to civil liability.<br /><br />........ continued. NOTE FULL STORY CAN BE FOUND IN BLOG<br /><br />FOR MORE INFORMATION: <br /><br /> Submitted by:<br /><br />Contact: <br /><br />Dawn Hudson, Publicist<br /><br />zBizcCo LLC<br /><br /> (813) 842-7064<br /><br /> zbizco@gmail.com<br /><br /> <br /><br /> or:<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Randall O. Reder P.A. <br /><br /> Florida Bar No. 264210<br /><br /> 1319 W. Fletcher Ave. <br /><br /> Tampa, FL. 33612-3310<br /><br /> (813) 960-1952<br /><br /> Fax; (813) 265-0940<br /><br /> reder@redersdigest.com<br /><br /><br />PR ON BLOG TOO: http://ihungerstrike.blogspot.com/p/for-immediate-release.html<br />Join me on Facebook - Raj Bhat Hunger Strike vs Medco<br /><br />- RajRajendra "Raj" Bhat RPhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985892624158589252noreply@blogger.com