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Title: primitives discuss mail-order prescriptions
Post by: franksolich on August 05, 2014, 03:43:51 PM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025339533

Oh my.

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steve2470 (22,525 posts)    Tue Aug 5, 2014, 12:04 PM

Publix pharmacies are eventually planning to ship everything, and eliminate retail pharmacists

The pharmacist at my local Publix, and his boss, have both verified this.

This is an outrage, and a huge mistake.

http://www.publix.com/pharmacy/Home.do

ETA: Please sign my petition !

https://www.change.org/petitions/publix-super-markets-stop-plans-to-eliminate-most-retail-pharmacists

Greedy capitalists trying to save money, I suppose.....

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liberal N proud (47,586 posts)    Tue Aug 5, 2014, 12:24 PM

1. So I come down with ________ and need medication now, I am just going to have to suffer

Until UPS or Fed Ex can get it to me.

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steve2470 (22,525 posts)    Tue Aug 5, 2014, 12:28 PM

2. yes a complete outrage

I have not been told the timetable. The first step, is for all meds to go to a central Publix warehouse, and be disbursed to the store pharmacies from there.
 
Then, the outrage is scheduled. The stores will only be for free antibiotics and other free meds.

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steve2470 (22,525 posts)    Tue Aug 5, 2014, 02:33 PM

3. kick because I think this is very important, imho

The pharmacist says, and I have no proof of this, that Walmart plans the same thing.

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shanti (17,104 posts)    Tue Aug 5, 2014, 02:36 PM

4. Kaiser is really pushing this too

They even give u a deal on the copay if you have it mailed instead of picking it up from the pharm.

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WillowTree (2,468 posts)    Tue Aug 5, 2014, 03:30 PM

6. My coverage provides a mail order plan for "maintenance" prescriptions.

Meaning meds that are long-term, not for things like an acute illness like flu or pheumonia or such, but drugs that a person would likely be taking for an extended period of time. I have two, my inhaler and my BP medication. If I get 90-day refills of those from the mail order provider, I'm only charged twice the amount of the copay for a 30-day supply. NBD to me. Saves me money as well as the time and gas to go pick them up.
 
Short-term things, like an antibiotic that would be needed right away for an infection and one wouldn't expect to have to take on a long-term basis, are still payable at the regular copay from a local pharmacy.

<<<am in favor of anything that makes it more difficult for primitives to procure drugs, which are usually paid for by "other people" anyway.
Title: Re: primitives discuss mail-order prescriptions
Post by: JohnnyReb on August 05, 2014, 03:51:17 PM
Secretly the DUmmies are thinking/planning, "Now, how can I write my own prescriptions for the good stuff?"
Title: Re: primitives discuss mail-order prescriptions
Post by: Chris_ on August 05, 2014, 03:57:02 PM
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The stores will only be for free antibiotics and other free meds.
Free?  :???:
Title: Re: primitives discuss mail-order prescriptions
Post by: GOBUCKS on August 05, 2014, 03:59:35 PM
I vaguely recall several years ago some DUmmy was claiming to have learned confidential General Motors marketing strategy from a salesman at his local dealership.

May have been rsmithnumbers.

Lately, the perpetually-erect stevenumbers has been trying to assume a more entertaining role at the DUmp with threads like this, but he'll never succeed without reviving the tales of his dating embarrassments.


Title: Re: primitives discuss mail-order prescriptions
Post by: GOBUCKS on August 05, 2014, 04:09:54 PM
By the way, after three hours stevenumbers's petition has three signatures, including his own.
Title: Re: primitives discuss mail-order prescriptions
Post by: BlueStateSaint on August 05, 2014, 04:47:25 PM
I vaguely recall several years ago some DUmmy was claiming to have learned confidential General Motors marketing strategy from a salesman at his local dealership.

May have been rsmithnumbers.

You sure it wasn't our buddy Doug? :whistling:
Title: Re: primitives discuss mail-order prescriptions
Post by: fatboy on August 06, 2014, 04:53:19 PM
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Response to steve2470 (Reply #24)
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 03:52 AM
 Cha (147,424 posts)
25. Just signed your petition, too.. thank you.

As of right now there are 10 signers

 
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Response to Cha (Reply #25)
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 03:55 AM
 steve2470 (22,607 posts)
26. many thanks, hopefully I can get this to go viral

 :rotf:
Title: Re: primitives discuss mail-order prescriptions
Post by: GOBUCKS on August 06, 2014, 04:58:52 PM
In twenty-four hours he has ten signatures, including his own.

Not exactly viral.

I think he got it to go bacterial.
Title: Re: primitives discuss mail-order prescriptions
Post by: JohnnyReb on August 06, 2014, 05:20:50 PM
In twenty-four hours he has ten signatures, including his own.

Not exactly viral.

I think he got it to go bacterial.
Like bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, I think it has become resistant to spreading.
Title: Re: primitives discuss mail-order prescriptions
Post by: BlueStateSaint on August 06, 2014, 05:21:04 PM
In twenty-four hours he has ten signatures, including his own.

Not exactly viral.

I think he got it to go bacterial.

More along the lines of 'fatal.'