Tag: insurance

The Pharmacist’s Real Skills

It amazes me that there are people still thinking that ALL the community pharmacists do is count and sell pills. Briefly, when a prescription is handed in, the pharmacy technician screens the patient and enters the prescription information. A pharmacist then reviews the information for accuracy and then, in conjunction with your other medications, decides […]

Sticker Shock

Patients are being surprised about prescription prices at the pharmacy counters. Even with insurance, their copayment (the price the insurance tells the pharmacy to charge them) can be in the high double or low triple digit dollars. This financial burden is forcing patients to start asking for alternatives, generics, or even go without their medication […]