Ask the Pharmacist: Can My Insurance Help Get a Prescription Filled?
Dear Steve, What recourse does a patient have if every pharmacy that they go to refuses to fill their scripts? Pharmacies where we had prescriptions…
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Are Pharmacists Getting a Bad Rap?
Over the past month, ever since Steve Ariens wrote this reply to a reader in his "Ask the Pharmacist" column, I've been wondering something: Are…
Ask the Pharmacist: Corresponding Responsibility vs. Irresponsible Negligence
Dear Steve, I think your response to the patient’s letter in your last column was horrible. We as pharmacists are the last line of defense…
Ask the Pharmacist: Can a Pharmacy Delay Filling a Prescription?
Dear Steve, I suffer from chronic lower back pain. My pain resulted from a combination of bad genetics (spondylolisthesis) that was exacerbated by a head-on…
Ask the Pharmacist: Why Are Pain Patients Treated Like Criminals?
Dear Steve: My wife has been a chronic pain patient for over 20 years. We live in Florida and after using the same large pharmacy…
My Story: Getting the Evil Eye
We’re so quick to blame the “Dr. Shopper” for the inequitable treatment we endure at the pharmacy. Let’s look at a few examples: 1. Why…
Ask the Pharmacist: Where Can I Complain When I’m Denied a Pain Medication?
Most of the people in the chronic pain community have three things in common other than their pain: they are emotionally, physically, and financially exhausted.…
Ask the Pharmacist: Why Am I Being Denied a Pain Medication?
(Editor’s Note: National Pain Report is pleased to welcome Steve Ariens as our newest columnist. Steve is a retired pharmacist and patient advocate who has…
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