http://www.jimplagakis.com ABOUT PHARMACISTS, TECHNICIANS AND TROUBLE AT THE DRUG STORE CORRAL Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Why do I feel so bad, Doctor?" ... "Hmmm, Betty, you have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". COUNTER-PRESCRIBING. This has been going on since well before Durham-Humphrey ordered two classes of drugs.  Prescription Only and Over The counter.  It was wild west.  Snake Oil at the pharmacy.  The best example is a drug that ... http://www.jimplagakis.com/?p=3001 Read Davey's comments.  He is our leader.  He is a student and is looking at 60 years behind the counter.  Maybe longer.  In 1964, I expected to do this until I was 60 years old.  Modern medicine has me doing it at 69 and doing it well, two days a week.  ... http://www.jimplagakis.com/?p=2985 [caption id="attachment_2964" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption=""Dream Lover" Bobby Darin"][/caption]   Every night, I hope and pray a Dream Patient will come my way   “My insurance plan requires me to fill certain prescriptions by mail order, but I’d rather you fill them even if I have to pay more.  You take good care of me.”   “We ... http://www.jimplagakis.com/?p=2963 [caption id="attachment_2956" align="aligncenter" width="236" caption="We have just started offering this valuable professional service and CVS treats it like popcorn "][/caption] Just when you think that grocery stores (the bottom of the professional ladder) have done their worst, a major drug store company diminishes your professional standing with this. The perception that pharmacists ... http://www.jimplagakis.com/?p=2953 [caption id="attachment_2945" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Diana Prince is a weak woman. General Darnell has her intimidated. Where is Wonder Woman when we need her? Double Click On Cartoon"][/caption] From: JP's 20 Simple Rules for the Successful and Satisfying Practice of PHARMACY         I have watched female pharmacists just stand there and take it.  Frozen while ... http://www.jimplagakis.com/?p=2944 [caption id="attachment_2926" align="aligncenter" width="200" caption="A Modern Pharmacist At Work"][/caption] Random Sentences from an article in  The New York Times (8-13-2010) Eloise Gelinas depends on a personal health coach. “It’s my home away from home,” Eloise says. “We’re not just going to dispense your drugs,” said a pharmacist at Barney’s in Augusta, GA, “We are going ... http://www.jimplagakis.com/?p=2920 Billy Bill's Car Wash Free Antibiotics We Take Coupons Pharmacy Is this what it is coming to? Next thing we know, Home Depot will have pharmacies. Grocery store companies did not just blindly fall into the pharmacy business.  They saw what was coming a couple decades ago.  They saw an opportunity. Big Box store ... http://www.jimplagakis.com/?p=2911   [caption id="attachment_2941" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Is this better "Pharmacy Chica"? "][/caption] Two Technicians discussing a doctor's handwriting [caption id="attachment_2907" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="In the wordsof Ben Franklin, RPh, "The Pharmacist in Vegas who doesn't have babes for Techs is an Idiot.""][/caption] Two Tecnicians discussing the patient wearing a heavy gold Italian horn on a thick ... http://www.jimplagakis.com/?p=2906 This is a Fucking Disgrace! [caption id="attachment_2895" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="It is time for pharmacists to strand up and say "NO". Give your Giant Eagle brothers and sisters your support."][/caption]  Hey JP. Thought you might be interested in the latest and greatest gimmick to come to pharmacy, FREE diabetic meds. Check out the ... http://www.jimplagakis.com/?p=2894 I just read this again and it is a downer.  So, I removed the picture and may find a more sanitized inage, but I took the "Sticky" off it so it will get soon buried.  However, what do you think about this before it is lost?    This morning, I was reading ... http://www.jimplagakis.com/?p=2880