| Face Time in Pharma |
| Friday, November 7, 2008 |
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| You are insulated by layers of assistants before calls ever get to you. This is what pharmacists have to put up with just because we don’t have layers. |
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| The Fatal Errors of Prescription Writing |
| Friday, October 24, 2008 |
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| What is so difficult in making your prescriptions legible? How can prescribers take such chances? I'd like to know how impatience can play such a part. |
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| Pharmacists Have a Duty to Warn |
| Tuesday, October 21, 2008 |
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| Pharmacists have a duty to warn. Simple, clear, obvious. No mystery here. |
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| Hurricane Ike's Aftermath |
| Monday, October 13, 2008 |
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| When a disaster like Hurricane Ike hits a town, there is a need for kindness and compassion. |
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| The Medicare Part D |
| Tuesday, August 26, 2008 |
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| Medicare Part D was written with the consultation of insurance companies and the drug companies. It pads the bank accounts of the insurance companies. |
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| Second Chances |
| Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
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| This is one story for those of you who have been reading my stuff and wondering about my "bleeding heart" credentials. |
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| Author Bio |
Jim Plagakis
RPh
Jim Plagakis, RPh, secured a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy in June of 1964. Starting in the mid-1960s, he has practiced pharmacy in Ohio, the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, Whidbey Island north of Seattle, and a small New England village in Vermont. Jim and his wife Victoria now live in Galveston, TX, on the Gulf of Mexico. He still works two days a week in an independent pharmacy and doesn’t want to actually retire. |
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| Blog Info |
| This column - written by a pharma expert - talks about the challenges surrounding this constantly changing industry. |
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