#Generic Pharmacy

[emily-space]

What can we do about the soaring cost of prescription medicine?

Satish Srinivasan, CEO of DiRx, discusses the impact of soaring prescriptionmedicine costs and how DiRx is addressing this issue by offering affordablemedications directly from manufacturers and bypassing intermediaries. DiRx's modelhelps consumers save significantly on their prescriptions, making essential medicinesmore accessible to those in need.

[glfry]

Can we agree that the "Thats two things" line from Mike was autistic as shit

[bigmammallama5]

I call monthly to fill my ADHD meds and because it is so controlled I'm legally not allowed to get extra (context: I am currently on the branded because I've met my deductible for the year (surgery) and the generic isn't in my pharmacy).

The pharmacy places a refill for the generic. The generic is still widely out of stock and won't get in for weeks. I call to ask if they can switch it to branded, they have done so in the past. I cannot, it is so controlled I have to get a new prescription. I get a new order and for the next three months I'm okay. I forget the headache and then it's time for a new set of three months and I hope my provider has sent in the branded request. The pharmacy places a refill for the generic. The generic is still widely out of stock and won't get in for weeks.

[maream2636]

2024.28.6

Well I have a physics exam but my birthday is tomorrow the 29th and my whole family is only there on a Friday so we decided to go out today. I had a lot of fun and they gave me wonderful gifts and lunch at a new restaurant and a lot of nice words. I am very happy today. It was a good day to remind me that I have a wonderful family.

So :

1.Wake up early to study before going to university

2.Iron my clothes(Clothes that my mother bought for me today｡⁠◕⁠‿⁠◕⁠｡)

3.take a report with me!! (I hope I don't forget)

[aivoluptulicious]

An experienced pharmacy clerk, feeling hot in the aisle. Doubling down on medicine?

[puppyeared]

i have an idea for a character design but what animals are usually associated with medicine??? the most common answer i got was snake, but i also thought of lab rats/mice, rabbits etc

[lastoneout]

why are doctor's offices like allergic to actually just giving you their phone number

[lesbianralzarek]

i got 99% on an exam i was dreading and i was sooo brave and i only threw up a little bit :) unfortunately i had to take 2 tabs of adderall at 4pm and subsequently i will not be escaping my dogshit sleep schedule tonight :( but i got 99% :)

[rockethorse]

So far, Calcinidae Bay has:

A public primary & secondary school

A sports field

One public library

A spa

A cinema

One hotel/restaurant (somewhat fancy)

A city hall

A water park

A mall (supermarket, tech store, chain restaurant, chain cafe, jewellery, newsagency, clothing)

A train station

A small organic store/cafe

A pawn shop with an apartment upstairs

One apartment lot with 4 individual flats

10~ residential lots

The Kitstop (important)

What do you think I should prioritise next? 🤔 I'd love to build a park/playground but I really want those to fit into the surrounding lots & suburbs, so I can't really build them until I've built said lots, LOL.

What would YOU build next?

[kenonade]

???? americans explain??????? what kind of living breathing hell do you find yourselves in????????????? im spending like 27usd a month of this stuff and im on max dosage????????? even without insurance i cant possibly pay more than 50usd a month??????? what the fuck is going on over there????????????????

yeah ik theres alternatives but the fact that this is even. an option???? to spend 500 usd on a month of the antidepressant at the lowest dosage??????????????

[tomorrowusa]

Trump White House staffers were apparently big pill poppers. And we're not talking about generic ibuprofen or Vitamin C.

The White House has its own pharmacy. It's run by the military because the president happens to be commander-in-chief of the armed forces. But during the Trump administration things went awry – as you might expect.

For years, the White House Medical Unit, run by the White House Military Office, provided the full scope of pharmaceutical services to senior officials and staff—it stored, inventoried, prescribed, dispensed, and disposed of prescription medications, including opioids and sleep medications. However, it was not staffed by a licensed pharmacist or pharmacy support staff, nor was it credentialed by any outside agency. The operations of this pseudo-pharmacy went as well as one might expect, according to the DoD OIG's alarming investigation report. The investigation was prompted by complaints in May 2018 alleging that an unnamed "senior military medical officer" was engaged in "improper medical practices." [ ... ] Provigil is a drug that treats excessive tiredness and is typically used for patients with narcolepsy, sleep apnea, and other sleep disorders. Brand-name Provigil is 55 times more expensive than the generic equivalent. Between 2017 and 2019, the White House pharmacy spent an estimated $98,000 for Provigil. In that same timeframe, it also spent an estimated $46,500 for Ambien, a prescription sedative, which is 174 times more expensive than the generic equivalent. Even further, the White House Medical Unit spent an additional $100,000 above generic drug cost by having Walter Reed National Military Medical Center fill brand-name prescriptions.

While they were plotting to repeal Obamacare for millions of Americans, Trump staffers were getting brand name stimulants and sedatives cheap and sticking US taxpayers with the bill.

They were handing out baggies of drugs to staffers going on trips overseas.

The staffer told OIG investigators that ahead of overseas trips, the staff would prepare packets of controlled medications to be handed out to White House staff. "And those would typically be Ambien or Provigil and typically both, right. So we would normally make these packets of Ambien and Provigil, and a lot of times they’d be in like five tablets in a zip‑lock bag. And so traditionally, too, we would hand these out. ... But a lot of times the senior staff would come by or their staff representatives... would come by the residence clinic to pick it up. And it was very much a, 'hey, I’m here to pick this up for Ms. X.' And the expectation was we just go ahead and pass it out."

Trump wanted to send the US military into Mexico to go after drug kingpins. But he was running his own out of control drug dispensing operation financed by tax money.

The Department of Defense Inspector General's report detailed how Schedule II drugs were poorly inventoried and monitored. (emphasis added)

The Code of Federal Regulations requires that registered pharmacies maintain inventories and records of Schedule II controlled substances separately from all other pharmacy records.16 In our site visit to the EEOB Clinic, we concluded that the clinic maintained the controlled substance inventory records in a binder on hand‑written paper logs, stored in the EEOB clinic’s medication dispensing area. The inventory records showed that White House Medical Unit stocked four different types of Schedule II opioid pain medications (fentanyl, hydrocodone, morphine, and oxycodone), as well as medications from Schedules III through V, such as stimulants and sedatives. However, White House Medical Unit kept the records for its Schedule II medications in the EEOB’s inventory binder together with records for all other controlled medications and not maintained separately as required by the CFR.

So the Trump White House pharmacy also included opioids which were not properly kept track of. The Trump drug mill was a microcosm for his administration as a whole.

[paxlovid]

Amneal levothyroxine identification sheet

[ectonurites]

i want toooo explooooodeeee eeeevverrryyythiiiiiinggggggg

[bunnyb34r]

Me: hey can you send my refills to XYZ pharmacy and NOT walgreens? My new insurance doesnt let me get them at Walgreens

Dr: of course! I'll send them to XYZ. ☺️

Dr: *fucking sends them to Walgreens*

😠

[aivoluptulicious]

Big pharmas Your prescription is ready sir