Jan
14
2007

“BOOKS”!!!

“JP’s 20 Simple Rules for the Successful

& Satisfying Practice of Pharmacy”

New Expanded Second Edition

&  “It’s Your Colon, Stupid” 

Have been re-written and are ready to be shipped

Order Now!

All other books listed here are First Editions and not available. You will be informed HERE when the Second Editions are, one by one, re-written and available to buy. The Second Editions will be expanded and improved.

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Its Your Handwriting, STUPID!

This is a fun read for a pharmacist. Deadly serious for a medical student.

Every single one of you knows what a disgrace it is that we have allowed prescribers to bully us with bad handwriting. A scribbled drug can cause hours of extra work. Bad handwriting on a Friday evening can cause a patient to go without a needed medicine until Monday morning.

March, 2007, my daughter-in-law, Naomi Atkins, was just about ready to receive her DO. She said, “Jim, they have not taught us anything about writing prescriptions. It scares me. Pretty soon, I’m going to be expected to do it.”
I wrote this book for Naomi. It’s not pretty, but all of you will nod your head.

Its Your Handwriting, STUPID!
Price: $12.00



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JP’s 20 Simple Rules for the Successful & Satisfying Practice of PHARMACY.

Jim loves pharmacy and he knows that ” The profession is just fine. It is the job that needs our attention.”
These essays are funny and also important, in any chapter of a pharmacy career.

“Practical information about retail. Eye opening and humorous. I loved it! I had a hard time putting it down.”
CW, Pharm D

New & Expanded Second Edition of JP's 20 Simple Rules

New & Expanded Second Edition of JP's 20 Simple Rules

Price: $12.00


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Down The Rabbit Hole Series

The Rabbit-Hole Series is a four volume chronicle of Jim’s dependence on diazepam. It is a remarkable story of how Victoria and Jim managed to thrive for 8 years under the worst of circumstances. Before the Rabbit-Hole is about the 1990s, when Jim was taking prescribed diazepam and the effect of the drug on Jim’s judgment

Down The Rabbit Hole - Volume 1

The DOWN THE RABBIT-HOLE series is a “memoir-style” collection of essays on a pharmacist’s journey through drug dependence.”
“This is a terrific, entertaining read.” PT, RPh

”Each chapter left me wanting more. This was better than reading The Reader’s Digest. Just give me more. Astute and well-written.”
JTR, Psychologist
Down The Rabbit Hole - Volume 1
Price: $10.00


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Down The Rabbit Hole - Volume 2

I asked for more and you delivered. This volume is more cogent and meaningful than the first. This should be required
reading, especially for students who live in a culture where there is a drug for everything. JTR, Psychologist

Down The Rabbit Hole - Volume 2

Price: $10.00


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Down The Rabbit Hole - Volume 3

The tale of of constant danger, a gaping hole to fall into, that exists in every pharmacy. Statistics show that more than 4 out of 5 Pharmacists & students have diverted Controlled Substances for their own use. This doesn’t even include the Technicians.

Down The Rabbit Hole - Volume 3
Price: $10.00


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Before The Rabbit Hole

The Lost Years of the 1990s when Jim was actively using diazepam and allowing his daughters to lose trust in him.

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Price: $14.00


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It’s Your Colon, Stupid


Contrary to what some childish Hollywood producers think, flatulence, farting and bad smells are not really quality entertainment. It is your meat habit, friend. Even tofu is not a good choice.

You should never have to strain going to the bathroom. If you actually have the time to read a magazine, you have a problem. Elderly people have been found dead on the toilet. The straining just caused something important to burst.
Body odor can be a clue to a toxic colon. You can shower twice a day, but if you are holding considerable putrefaction in your colon, you will have BO. Foot odor is a good indicator that there is something bad going on in your intestines.
Jay Pee is an old hippie who is now a vegetarian, again. I eat very well and have lost 12 pounds in the last 60 days. I feel good. My villain is cheese. I am weak. I allow myself to indulge at special events.

It's Your Colon, Stupid
Price: $8.00


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There’s a Generic, $tupid


This little book is still in progress.
If you order it, I will have to finish it. But, it will be a few weeks.

There's a Generic, $tupid
Price: $8.00


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“Stayin Alive” Aging Well In America

There is an opportunity taking shape for independent pharmacy owners that is like nothing we have ever seen. Pharmacists are perfectly positioned to make a good live in this niche business for decades. We are just at the beginning. This opportunity may allow you to keep your store. Stayin’ Alive is a step-by-step business plan that will allow you to capitalize in this soon-to-be-enormous business. This is not a paint-by-the-numbers plan. You have to be able to see the potential. You have to be smart. I am providing the template. It will be up to you to fill it in for your clientele and market.

Please, do NOT purchase Stayin’ Alive if you are not confident that you have the personality, people skills and patience to make a service business work. I hope that we can keep this for ourselves. We cannot let another one get away from us. I will be available for consultation.

Send questions to Jim Plagakis by Clicking Here
Stayin Alive
Price: $100.00


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My Yoga Journey


This is the best discipline I have ever found for health, vitality and peace and tranquility. I am an older man. Yoga does not hurt. Yoga does not wear me out. My yoga practice at the yoga studio on Market Street is 90 minutes and I always leave energized. Victoria and I have a home studio. When she leads our practice, we stay for a good 45 minutes. When I am the leader, 25 minutes.

For a man my age, yoga is all about the organs. The poses, twists and breathing squeeze my organs and drain them of blood, allowing fresh, oxygenated blood to return. For decades, I strengthened and toned the outer part of my body. I neglected my organs. I guess I just thought that they would keep hanging there, doing their job. The attention I have given my organs and the resultant vigor was not expected when I first rolled out a yoga mat.
Inverted postures like adho mukha svanasana (downward dog) put my brain below my heart. The advantages are obvious. The flowing movements of surya namakar (sun salutation) are virtually synonymous with yoga. The plank pose element can be a challenege for a pharmacist who is a casual practitioner of yoga, so do a half sun salutation.
If you men are thinking “Girly Girl”, take another look. Our yoga studio sessions are 80% female. If you are single, the yoga studio is a better place than a meat market bar on a Saturday night.
May you be at peace
May your heart remain open
May you know the beauty that is your true nature
May you be healed

May you be a source for healing in the world.

My Yoga Journey
Price: $12.00


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3 Comments »

  • Good article about one of my employers, CVS. Where did you get that bad picture of Tom Ryan? He must have let that one slip by. He usually only allows good-looking photos of himself. Rite-Aid at $1.11? I should go out and buy 100 shares. But what I know about them, I would probably lose it all. My guess is that they will be picked up by 3 chains, WAG, CVS, and John Coutu (Canadian outfit who lost big time with Brooks deal. Coutu has a lot of Rite-Aid stock). Anyway, most of the PBM business that Caremark had will go to CVS. I’m already seeing transfers at the stores I work at. Norm P.

  • Good article about one of my employers, CVS. Where did you get that bad picture of Tom Ryan? He must have let that one slip by. He usually only allows good-looking photos of himself. Rite-Aid at $1.11? I should go out and buy 100 shares. But what I know about them, I would probably lose it all. My guess is that they will be picked up by 3 chains, WAG, CVS, and John Coutu (Canadian outfit who lost big time with Brooks deal. Coutu has a lot of Rite-Aid stock). Anyway, most of the PBM business that Caremark had will go to CVS. I’m already seeing transfers at the stores I work at. Norm P.
    +1

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