I get a B12 shot monthly. My insurance doesn't cover the cost because it's not a "medication" so I pay cash. When I'm notified by text, I'm given the cost of my order. The cost of the B12 is 32¢. That's right, THIRTY-TWO CENTS for a 1 ml vial. I couldn't believe it so I checked my store account. It's right. Last month it was a little more than $5.
So I went to Gold RX to check other pharmacies in my area. The image reveals #PriceGouging by other #pharmacies. They range from $26.73 to $9.79
Day 24 cont 
“But speaking of gambling, #gambling is a behaviour where #people don’t think of the #consequences. And what this (#Labor) #government has done is gambled the #taxpayers’ money of Australia”
…
“We understand that the other side has a good heart, that they want to make #medicines cheaper. But to recklessly, recklessly cut the profits of small business owners, the #pharmacies working extremely hard, some of them have told me they’ve gone down to 30-40%. That gambling-like behaviour is simply not on.” — #ScottYung
Piss off Scotty, leave our Pharma alone.
#AusPol / #Medicare / #pharmaceuticals / #PBS / #Liberal / #Bennalong / #LNP / #Nationals / #CCP / #LiberalPartyChineseYouthCouncil / #JohnHoward / #XiongmingXie <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/apr/22/australia-election-2025-live-pm-leads-tributes-to-pope-francis-pre-poll-voting-begins-ntwnfb?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-6806e3898f089c7bf64d93f3#block-6806e3898f089c7bf64d93f3>
Hey Wes, are you going to fix this or just tell us we're over-prescribed and to take some cod-liver oil instead?
To be clear, I affirmed that yes, #pharmacies should be focused on the #clinical not the #political, but I also pointed out that if political decisions result in shortages or removals of #medications, then no one will be providing clinical support to #patients, because necessary treatments won't exist.
6/x
There’s a lot of #creativity out there to make sure that people are getting their #prescriptions and the #healthcare services that they need. #Pharmacies #GoodNews #Rx #PharmacyDeserts https://buff.ly/4hAlbV3
The #Myth of #Drug #Expiration Date. #Hospitals and #pharmacies are required to toss #expired #drugs, no matter how expensive or vital. Meanwhile the #FDA has long known that many remain #safe and potent for years longer. https://www.propublica.org/article/the-myth-of-drug-expiration-dates
Ukraine Daily Summary - Friday, July 26 2024
Russia will be soon forced to scale down attacks, Ukrainian commander says -- Kyiv uncovers suspected Russian agent network planning civilian infrastructure sabotage in Ukraine, Europe -- Cyberattack on Russian banks, telecoms continues into third day -- Hong Kong shell companies facilitate Russian sanctions evasion, NYT reports -- and morehttps://writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/Ukraine%20Daily%20Summary%20-%20Friday,%20July%2026%202024/
#OHIO news on #FLIPBOARD -
New texts show #FirstEnergy allegedly working with #GovDeWine to pass #HouseBill6
#Hospital price transparency could save #Ohioans on #medicalcare
Despite millions spent on service upgrades, Ohio #utilities still miss reliability marks
#RiteAid closing more #pharmacies in Ohio
Extreme #gerrymander of Ohio’s #TuscarawasCounty is Exhibit No. 1 for why reform is needed
#Childcare bills pile up in #OhioGeneralAssembly
https://flipboard.com/@dustcircle/ohio-rights-and-reports-0a0eth61y
Il se passe quelque chose de spécial aujourd’hui à paris ?
Toutes les #pharmacies sont fermées !
#Ransomware gang starts leaking stolen #ChangeHealthcare data
Screenshots seen by Axios suggest hackers have stolen a trove of sensitive information, including patients' #hospital bills, financial documents and company contracts.
There's currently a countdown on RansomHub's dark-web leak site threatening to publish data on Friday.
Change Healthcare, provides billing support to #pharmacies and #insurers, has been cleaning up fallout from a ransomware attack since February.
https://www.axios.com/2024/04/16/change-healthcare-data-leak-ransomware
Brains of Mastodon I need your help identifying some tablets before I dispose of them
They were prescribed in 1995 but apart from that the label is unreadable
I know what I believe they are but I have reason to believe they're something else & I'd like to know if I'm right
The tablets are white, round, uncoated, about 7mm across, one side has a divider for splitting, the other has the name "EVANS" & the numbers "50-137"
I've looked online but I can't find them
#KRITIS Sektor #Gesundheit
Corporate Greed Made the Change #Healthcare Cyberattack Worse
"Two weeks after the attack, the outage is ongoing with no clear end in sight, affecting thousands of medical practices, #hospitals, and #pharmacies across the country, which rely on Change Healthcare’s services to varying degrees"
#Ransomware
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/corporate-greed-made-the-change-healthcare-cyberattack-worse.html
#UnitedHealth brings some #ChangeHealthcare #pharmacy services back online
UHG is largest American #healthinsurance company, and its subsidiary, #Optum Solutions, operates Change Healthcare. Change Healthcare operates largest payment exchange platform between #doctors, #pharmacies, #healthcare providers, and patients in US. They suffered #ransomware attack by #ALPHV/#BlackCat, causing extensive outages after servers were encrypted and the company shut down its IT systems.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unitedhealth-brings-some-change-healthcare-pharmacy-services-back-online/
More than 4,000 pharmacies closed during the full-scale war in Ukraine, but in 2023 the number has increased by 5%. Only in two regions, Cherkasy and Kirovohrad, there are fewer pharmacies than in 2022. #Ukraine #pharmacies
@DanaDee
thx 
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-white-voters-2024-election-rcna141156
Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman "White #Rual Rage"
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"he didnt improve their lives, non of their problems got any better under him, all #turmp gave them was a way to give a big middle finger to Democrats, to people who live in cities and the rest of the counrty"
"they believe their economic fortunes are deciden by #globalization and late stage capitalism, they feel neither party is going to reverse closures of rual #pharmacies and rual hospitals
Pharmacies en ligne : la CJUE renvoie la balle aux États membres https://projetarcadie.com/content/pharmacies-en-ligne-la-cjue-renvoie-la-balle-aux-etats-membres #CJUE #Pharmacies #Doctipharma
#CVS and #Walgreens will start selling the #abortionpill #mifepristone in a handful of states this month before offering it more widely. Walgreens will start providing the pill within the next weeks in a small number of its #pharmacies in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, California and Illinois, a spokeswoman said. CVS will begin dispensing it in all of its Massachusetts and Rhode Island pharmacies. #WomensHealth https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/01/health/abortion-pills-cvs-walgreens.html?nl=breaking-news #SCOTUs #courts #constitution #RoeVWade #dobbs
In a statement, UnitedHealth said amid the Change cyberattack causing a logjam at pharmacies and health systems:
• Less than 100 of 65M+ PBM members were unable to get prescriptions
• There isn't yet impact to provider cash flows
But experts say the number of things impacted by this outage shows the risks of consolidation:
https://www.statnews.com/2024/02/27/change-healthcare-cyber-attack-reveals-consolidation-risks/
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