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Pharmacies are where caregivers can be connected to the resources they need to care for loved ones. In fact, according to AARP — the nation’s largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering Americans 50 and older to choose how they live as they age — pharmacists rank higher than doctors as the number-one resource consumers call or visit as they’re thrust into a caregiving role. This all begs to reason that independent pharmacies represent a fundamental link to the care a caregiver is providing.
A few years back, I found myself grappling with an unforeseen identity shift. After three years of passionately producing the Pharmacist Diaries Podcast, what began as a simple podcast had morphed into a promising brand, a realisation that sent me spiraling into an entrepreneurial mindset. This pivotal transition wasn't easy, but it was necessary to fully embrace my potential as a business owner. I was no longer just a pharmacist with a podcast, but an entrepreneur with a brand that could impact lives beyond content creation.
The PBM Express Scripts recently asked to convene an independent pharmacy advisory group to determine how PBMs could be better “partners” with independent pharmacies - PUTT responded with a comprehensive letter outlining many of the issues pharmacies confront in their daily dealings with PBM “partnerships”... this month, the PUTTcast is taking that conversation a step further.
Join Monique Whitney, PUTT President Deborah Keaveny, and special guest pharmacy owners EpicRx CEO Brian Hose, and MPA past President Jerry Callahan as they take a deep dive into pharmacy/PBM business relationships, including how they affect:
drug pricing;
patient care;
all forms of pharmacy including the chains, and;
why FTC and legislative intervention is critical to addressing many of the issues.
Because, to quote PUTT President Deborah Keaveny, “no pharmacy can provide quality patient care if it cannot generate sufficient revenue to conduct its daily operations.”
To read PUTT’s official letter to Express Scripts click here
RxSafe was pleased to sponsor How Specialty Pharmacies are Revolutionizing Patient Compliance.
Happy Pharmacy Friday
This Week In Pharmacy, our first interview is with Alexandria Arnett Pharm. D Candidate (class of 2025)
Thank you Framework LTC for supporting our Pharmacists! Tune in to their monthly podcast at https://frameworkltc.com/podcast
Our second interview,
Exploration of the pharmacology, efficacy and safety, drug interactions, and side effects of mitragynia speciosa
Footnotes:
For more on how to help our nation’s veterans:
https://www.va.gov/REACH/ Veteran crisis line: Dial 988 and press 1. Or text 838255.
Seasonal Affectiveness Disorder. National Institute of Mental Health. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/seasonal-affective-disorder
Kentucky Ibogaine Initiative: https://www.kentuckyibogaineinitiative.com/
Huberman, Andrew. Mental Health Toolkit: Tools to bolster your mood and mental health. Huberman Lab [podcast]. 30 Oct 2023
References on Kratom:
FDA and Kratom. https://www.fda.gov/news-events/public-health-focus/fda-and-kratom. 21 July 2023.
Gandhi D, et al. Kratom induced severe cholestatic liver injury histologically mimicking primary biliary cholangitis: a case report. World Journal of Hepatology. 27 Oct 2020; 12(10): 863-869. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7643221/
Gianutsos G. The DEA Changes its mind on Kratom. https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/the-dea-changes-its-mind-on-kratom#:~:text=In%20making%20this%20determination%20on,safety%20for%20use%20under%20medical. US Pharmacist. 17 March 2017
Happy Hippo. https://happyhippo.com/blogs/kratom-blog/the-benefits-of-agmatine-sulfate-as-a-kratom-potentiator
Jentsch MJ, Pippin MM. Kratom. Stat Pearls. 28 August 2023. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK585120/
Kratom. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database. Updated 6 June 2023.
Kratom. California Poison Control System. 22 June 2016.
Rexer B. Is Kratom legal? Kratom legality by state. Sprout Health Group. https://www.sprouthealthgroup.com/substances/is-kratom-legal-by-state/
Settle A and Yang C. A Case of Severe Kratom Addiction Contributing to a Suicide Attempt. Cureus. 2022 Sept; 14(9): e29698. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9616552/
Ya K, et al. Pharmacokinetics of mitragynine, a major analgesic alkaloid in kratom: a systematic review. 2019(43): 73-82. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1876201819302114
The Pharmacy Podcast Network was a press & media partner for the NCPA 2023 Annual Tradeshow & Convention.
John Covello, Director of Government Relations at IPC.
Kelli Stovall, RPh, VP of Pharmacy Services at IPC
Ken Thai, CEO at 986 Pharmacy
Marie Wilda, Founder/CEO at Lenkai
The Pharmacy Podcast Network was a press & media partner for the NCPA 2023 Annual Tradeshow & Convention.
Dr. Mark Fulton - Framework LTC/Host of Framework Focus Podcast
Eileen Craker - EzScriptRx
Heidi Polek
Jessica Socorro
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