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Gabriel Levitt, President of PharmacyChecker.com, joins the podcast to discusses recently proposed legislation and how it could impact prescription drug importation from other countries and medication prices. You can find the article Mr. Levitt wrote for The Hill here: https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/3607840-murrays-drug-bill-includes-a-poison-pill-for-prescription-imports/ The bill referenced here: https://www.murray.senate.gov/senator-murray-lands-historic-bipartisan-agreement-to-allow-drug-importation-from-canada/ Pharmacy Checker: https://www.pharmacychecker.com/ Gabriel Levitt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriellevitt/ Prescription Justice: https://prescriptionjustice.org/

Have you ever noticed that many chain pharmacies look like fast food restaurants? Well, the pharmacist behind the counter probably feels the same way. Dr. Anaïs Mennuti and Kim Kessler are launching a documentary to show the world just what community pharmacy working conditions are like. These to amazing women are about to set the pharmacy world on fire with this and wholeheartedly have this podcast's support! Watch this then use the links below: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qsy6blbv4qDFW5GP8ufHDrPqhShVn2rg/view?ts=62bd0177 Help FUND them here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/shots-with-that Find them at the links below! Website: https://www.wouldyoulikeshotswiththat.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shotswiththat Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShotsWithThat (@ShotsWithThat) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shotswiththat/?hl=en

Cabenuva seemed to be a cure for adherence issues while treating HIV, so why is accessing it so hard? Dr. Carly Floyd joins the podcast to discuss issues with Cabenuva billing that has negatively impacted many patients, providers and clinics around the US. What seems like it should be simple approval process has turned into a medical billing nightmare that limits patients access, costs some clinics to lose money and has been a major issue with how we treat HIV. Increased opacity is never good in healthcare billing. Join AAHIVM here: https://aahivm.org/ Read more on Cabenuva issues here: https://aahivm.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Long-Acting-ARVs-_Final-2-25-21_PDF.pdf https://www.floridahealth.gov/diseases-and-conditions/aids/adap/_documents/FINAL5BarrierstoLA-ARVsResourceSheetforProviders.pdf http://aidsnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/3-cabenuva-nov-19-2021-version.pdf Reach out to Dr. Floyd here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlycloudfloyd/

Do you know what the Right Drug Dose Now Act is? ASHP Strategic Initiatives Associate Dr. Bayli Larson joins the podcast to discuss HR 6875, also known as the Right Drug Dose Now Act, which was introduced by Representatives Eric Swalwell from California and Tom Emmer of Minnesota. This bill can help save patients and clinicians the time, energy and money it takes to get patients on more accurate doses of their medications sooner by using pharmacogenomics. You can read the bill itself here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6875/text?r=1&s=1 Here is another brief and easier to read overview here: https://www.insideprecisionmedicine.com/topics/precision-medicine-topic/policy-legislation/right-drug-dose-now-act-should-help-implement-better-precision-medicine/ ASHP shares their stance here: https://www.ashp.org/-/media/assets/advocacy-issues/docs/GRD-GTMRx-Letter-of-Support-Right-Drug-Dose-Now-Act.pdf Find your representative here: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative Editor for this episode: Keaton Higgins

Empowering women at work is important, especially in pharmacy where it is majority women. Dr. Jerrica Dodd, Founder of PharmaSis Magazine, joins the podcast to discuss her magazine endeavor and why she is so passionate about focusing on women in pharmacy. Her passion and knowledge of the issues is unrivaled and worth the listen! PharmaSis Magazine: https://www.pharmasismag.com/ PharmaSis Magazine on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pharmasismagazine Connect with Dr. Dodd: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjdodd/

Ever wonder why compounding prescription have so many regulations? This is in large part no thanks to the issues that arose from the New England Compounding Center. Dr. Peter Koshland and Jim Hrncir, specialized compounding pharmacy owners, speak to some of these major issues and what has arisen out of the regulations put in place by the FDA that may actually limit patient care. This is a great deep dive episode in a specialized niche of pharmacy that all pharmacists are trained on in school, but many never took the extra step with. Jim and Peter share some great concerns and bring up great questions about where and who should be regulating the specialized and important niche of compounding pharmacy. FDA Laws: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/human-drug-compounding/compounding-laws-and-policies Good Compounding info and site: https://compounding.com/ Dr. Koshland's pharmacy: https://www.koshlandpharm.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterkoshland/ Jim's Pharmacy: https://lascolinaspharmacy.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-hrncir-rph-8564711a/

"The physician is going in my little black book of people I'd never let treat me!" What pharmacist hasn't said this before? Professional shaming at it's finest! Well this episode we discuss why that leads to bad healthcare and a toxic environment with Brandon Dyson of tl;dr Pharmacy. You might think why is this on a politics podcast? Well if we want to expand scope of adequate providers with an aging population (eyes AMA) then we need to have better respect and understanding for what we all do, know our own limits and practice to them. You can find tl;dr pharmacy here: https://www.tldrpharmacy.com/ Connect with Dr. Dyson here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-dyson-pharmd-bcop-bcps-3aa89633/ Read the article that prompted this here: https://www.tldrpharmacy.com/content/the-epidemic-of-professional-shaming?utm_sq=gou3b31v27&utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Brandon+Dyson&utm_content=Own+Blog+Posts

President Biden wants to expand the role of pharmacists to help combat the pandemic, and possibly going forward. The American Medical Association opposes anything that doesn't drive revenue to their pockets and thus opposes better access to healthcare for all Americans. Gerald Harmon, please learn what pharmacists do and how we can help. Biden administration test-to-treat plan: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/03/08/fact-sheet-biden-administration-launches-nationwide-test-treat-initiative-ensuring-rapid-on-spot-access-lifesaving-covid-treatments.html AMA Statement: https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/ama-statement-administration-s-test-treat-covid-19-plan APhA Statement: https://www.pharmacist.com/About/Newsroom/apha-house-of-delegates-calls-for-removal-of-barriers-to-access-to-pharmacist-provided-patient-care-services NACDS statement: https://www.nacds.org/news/nacds-statement-on-ama-criticism-of-pharmacys-role-in-covid-antivirals/ ASHP applauding Biden's plan: https://www.ashp.org/news/2022/03/07/ashp-applauds-administrations-focus-on-covid-test-to-treat-opioid-treatment-in-state-of-the-union CATO institute statement: https://www.cato.org/blog/ama-statement-test-treat-does-not-align-well-patients-interests IDSE Statement: https://www.idse.net/Covid-19/Article/07-20/AMA-PharmDs-Face-Off-Over-Test-to-Treat/66440 Proof that the AMA does trust pharmacists to handle medications and provide guidance: https://www.ashp.org/-/media/assets/policy-guidelines/docs/endorsed-documents/endorsed-documents-AMA-APhA-ASHP-COVID-19.pdf

Ever wonder why certain prescriptions are branded and brought to market the way they are? Janice MacLennan joins the podcast to share some of her insight from years of working with big pharmaceutical companies and helping them bring new medications to market. With her book titled, "Brand Planning for the Pharmaceutical Industry" MacLennan has proven her expertise in this field and literally written the book on it. You can find her book here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31870055-brand-planning-for-the-pharmaceutical-industry

Have you ever wondered why Medicare Part D has so many clawbacks? Say no more! The amazing folks at 3 Axis Advisors put together an amazing study that highlights this, how to fix it and do it with some amazingly easy to understand graphics! Dr. Ben Link and Dr. Matthew Wine are amazing guests and researchers on this episode who will give you the quick and dirty on their latest major report AND some actionable steps to fix it. What's the point of bringing problems to light if you don't have solutions? Link to the study discussed in most of the podcast: https://www.3axisadvisors.com/projects/2022/3/7/deserving-of-better-how-american-seniors-are-paying-for-misaligned-incentives-within-medicare-part-d-3aa Link to other 3 Axis Advisors work: https://www.3axisadvisors.com/projects Link to the 46 Brooklyn podcast: https://www.46brooklyn.com/podcast Where to find Dr. Link and Dr. Wine, personally: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminjslink/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-wine-pharmd-mba-96092944/ Medicare Part D Explainer from Kaiser Family Foundation: https://www.kff.org/medicare/fact-sheet/an-overview-of-the-medicare-part-d-prescription-drug-benefit/ The 46 Brooklyn Copaxone study: https://www.46brooklyn.com/research/2020/8/12/copaxone Orange book: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/ob/index.cfm

Is our drug supply chain safe and effective? Dr. Randy Hatton, professor at The University of Florida, discusses a recent research paper he did with others to assess this supply chain and discusses how to make it safer through accountability practices. Dr. Hatton also published an editorial discussing changes that he feels need made so we that the United States can be better situated to treat our citizens medical needs, should a natural disaster or political stalemate arise. His research and editorial can be found here, respectively: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10600280211069540?icid=int.sj-full-text.citing-articles.1& https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35023388/ You can find Dr. Hatton on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-hatton-035b3811/ And Twitter here: https://twitter.com/drhatton

"if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain" - Matthew 17:20 Dr. Jade Ranger joins the podcast to dive into what motivated her to write a book titled, "Mustard Seed Mentality". We discuss how having faith the size of a mustard seed helped her and her husband open an independent pharmacy even while having kids to take care of and become a success. Dr. Ranger is not a "normal" pharmacist and it shines through in this episode! From her passion about mentoring students from her alma mater of Hampton to caring about her small town and helping work to save the restaurants there, she is an inspirational pharmacist that we can all learn from. Buy "Mustard Seed Mentality" here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mustard-seed-mentality-dr-jade-l-ranger/1140158758 Support The Prescription Shoppe and find them here: https://www.tpsva.com/

Why is it that pharmacists only have one license to practice in most states? Dr. Vladimir Yurukov joins the podcast to discuss his recent passing of the Advanced Practice Pharmacist licensure in California and what that allows him to do as a pharmacist and provider in that state. A few other states offer this, but the majority do not and Dr. Yurukov feels this needs to change so that pharmacists are better recognized and utilized for the clinical knowledge we have and impact we can make on patients care and lives. You can find out more about this Advanced Practice Pharmacist license in California here: https://cpha.com/ce-events/certificate-training-programs/app/ You can follow Dr. Yurukov here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladimir-yurukov-pharmd-bcps-aph-rph-2385164/recent-activity/shares/

Have you ever had a system stand in your way that the solution could be just empowering the other person? Clozapine is medication that has it's own REMS program, and for good reason, but at what point does delaying the patient access due to this program cause more harm than it does protect them? Krista Samimi joins the podcast to discuss a recent experience she had with the Clozapine REMS program and a pharmacist, that she luckily was able to get solved before she ran out of medication. If nothing else, this episode shows why pharmacists need to be better empowered to help patients, given most do not feel that way these days. See more of Krista's clozaril story here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/krista-samimi_mentalhealth-bipolar-entrepreneur-activity-6884877518923550720-Uh5Y Follow Krista here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krista-samimi/ Join or follow NAMI here: https://nami.org/Home

If pharmacies are able to test people for COVID, and pharmacists are the drug experts, why can't they prescribe treatments for COVID? Richard Harris, PharmD, MD, MBA joins the podcast to discuss why he believes pharmacists should be able to prescribe for COVID treatments, and more disease states. Dr. Harris is a unique voice because he has dual doctoral degrees in healthcare and truly believes healthcare needs to be more collaborative and less competitive to more effectively and efficiently treat patients needs. Sign the Change.org petition that Dr. Harris, and past guest, Dr. Lott started here: https://www.change.org/p/let-pharmacists-prescribe-covid-pills-to-save-lives-letusprescribe Find Dr. Harris' podcast Strive for Great Health here: https://www.theghwellness.com/podcast/ Connect with Dr. Harris on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6884264750797127680/ Connect with Dr. Harris on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/drharrismd/

Why can't patients get a medication that will work for them without jumping through hoops? Why can't they buy them OTC from the pharmacy? This is the premise that prompted Dr. James Lott to start Scripted.co and help provide an answer to this common healthcare problem that results in mountains of wasteful or extra spending in healthcare. Why can't the pharmacist use their knowledge of medications, easy to diagnose tools and even patient specific information to provide a cost effective option for patients without sending them away to other very expensive options, or even cause them to not get care at all? Here is the article Dr. Lott wrote for Crain's Chicago: https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/illinois-can-save-millions-making-meds-over-counter Here is the company he helped start to answer this simple, yet currently complex, question in healthcare: https://www.scripted.co/

Ever wonder why more medications can't be reused and given to other patients, if properly stored and protected? Dr. Elizabeth Lindquist wondered the same thing and set out to change the laws in her state of Illinois. With the early 2022 implementation of a drug repository program in Illinois upon us, Dr. Lindquist discusses what lead her to this cause and how she helped create this program, with lots of help from others. This is an inspiring story that could easily be better implemented in many states and save millions of dollars of waste, if properly utilized. Illinois Drug Repository Program: https://www.ilrxdrugrepository.org/ States with drug repository porgrams: https://www.ncsl.org/research/health/state-prescription-drug-return-reuse-and-recycling.aspx?fbclid=IwAR1smnELKzunMSK-dC0FEX1_ONcv4_InlzclWytw-wzAzXz4woy1bLqnOSU Dr. Lindquist's website: https://www.elizabethlindquist.com/ Dr. Lindquist's Twitter: @EALindquist https://twitter.com/EALindquist

Ever wonder how you can advance your career in pharmacy but are several years out of school and may not have the time or bandwidth to go back to school or to a residency? The America Society for Pharmacy Law now has a Diplomat Leadership Series that is aimed at helping develop and "level up" pharmacist and pharmacy leaders who are at least 5 year into practice. Led by current ASPL leadership, this series will take the next generation of pharmacy law leaders through various topics germane to pharmacy law, pair mentors, and provide an avenue for future leaders to share their passions in pharmacy law through a year-long capsule project. You can apply for this program here: https://aspl.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mcform&view=ngforms&id=2101489#/ I highly encourage people to join this program, as I know it to be an amazing opportunity and way to learn and develop one's self.

In this final episode of a 3 part series, Ohio Pharmacists Association Executive Director Ernie Boyd and Ohio Medicaid Director Maureen Corcoran both testify to the Ohio Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee about the issues they are seeing, or have not seen, with the role of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in the Ohio Medicaid program. https://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-joint-medicaid-oversight-committee-10-27-2021 https://www.jmoc.state.oh.us/meetings

This is a follow up to the previous episode where Dr. Geyer's testimony to the Ohio Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee was shared. Here is Antonio Ciaccia explaining how Medicaid has been wrought with major issues in pricing and transparency due to the games and PBMs play. https://ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-joint-medicaid-oversight-committee-10-27-2021 More notes and Mr. Ciaccia's slides can be found here: https://www.jmoc.state.oh.us/meetings