So we have included our first official newsletter crossword (this will probably not be a recurring item). Of course my wife is the real crossword pro, so whenever I do them I usually lean into her for some help. This morning while enjoying a waffle at the soda counter, I was working on the crossword in the daily paper.
This morning when my dog and I stepped out of the house there were several rabbits all lined up in my front yard and they all jumped backward. For at least one moment I had something in common with all those bunnies…a receding hare-line!
This was the simple question that my lovely wife posed to me over dinner earlier tonight. Considering the general level of profundity that my wife regularly responds to my questions with I decided to put forth a Herculean effort to respond accordingly. I puzzled and puzzled until my puzzler was sore, then I puzzled some more. Than I had a Eureka moment! I nearly shouted the answer to her in my joy at having achieved a sufficient level of enlightenment to have solved such a complex riddle.
We named her Xanax! Of course having a new puppy reminds of a dog I had growing up. He was a rescue dog that was missing a leg, so I named him Three. This made me wonder, what do you call a dog with no legs?
It doesn’t matter…. he’s not going to come anyway.
Continue reading Introducing the pharmacy anti-anxiety dog….
Sean: What are we going to do tonight Shan?
Shannon: The same thing we do every night, Sean. Try to take over the world.
Continue reading Our campaign for world domination is right on schedule!
The title makes me feel like an over whelmed Shatner impersonator with long pauses between each word; however, we do have a lot going on! I’m speaking on Lent this coming Sunday at Kerr Presbyterian Church, my favorite nerd holiday, Pi Day, is March 14th, Tuesday night at Bible Study we are watching Risen, and Wednesday we are watching the newest Spider-Man movie.
Continue reading Too…much…for…one…title!
Stan Lee had a huge influence on me as I watched Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends every Saturday morning as a child and he would always refer to his fans in each episode as True Believers! In the 40+ years since, I have enjoyed watching many superheroes, but few have had the enduring quality of Spider-Man. I went backwards and watched the old 60’s cartoon (which has one of the best cartoon theme songs) The 90’s cartoon series while I was in college, innumerable comic books, he was the primary reason I watched the Electric Company as a kid, I sat through the live action Spider-Man show from the 70’s, I even managed to watch the old Supaidāman series from Japan. All that said, I am really psyched to show the newest Spider-Man movie at our store on March 16th at 5 PM.
We are declaring ourselves as your Essential Pharmacy. In doing so it reminds me of some other things that are also essential.
Oompa loompa doompety doo
I’ve got a perfect puzzle for you
Oompa loompa doompety dee
If you are wise you’ll listen to me
What do you get when dip all your treats
Covered in chocolate making your sweets
Taking ordinary, turned confectionery
What do you think of this theory
We like the look of it
Oompa loompa doompety da
If you come to us, visit our apothecary
You will live in happiness too
Like the Oompa Loompa Doompety do
Doompety do
Our patient assistance programs have been a tremendous blessing from God. We have used them to help the uninsured and the under-insured in our community. Through the various programs that have been instituted here, we have saved our community over a million dollars. Our current programs include financial assistance to those in the Medicare Gap, working with the uninsured from the Sheep Clinic, along with our low cost medication list, and our newest program is our Essential Pharmacy plan.
We have a financial aid program set in place by our board of directors designed to specifically help those that fall into the Medicare Gap, regardless of financial income. We believe that the Medicare Gap (aka, Doughnut Hole) is something that is inherently wrong to do to our senior citizens. When one’s prescription costs suddenly skyrocket in a difficult to predict manner it is unjust. This program is intended to help people afford their medications while they are in the Gap.
Our program offers up to $100 of financial assistance on each prescription filled while someone is in the Medicare Gap, but not taking them below their original copay. There are some caveats on that, such as we do not subsidize narcotics (oxycodone, morphine, etc.), and we do not subsidize benzodiazepines (alprazolam, diazepam, etc). Also, to be good stewards of the funds we raise to help people afford their medications, our board of directors requires that people wanting assistance would continue to use us all the time, even when they are not in the Medicare Gap.
Our programs to help the uninsured involves a combination of us selling medications at cost, and working with the Sheep Clinic. Uninsured patients that utilize the Sheep Clinic can get many of their scripts filled for free. Their physicians and other health care providers are aware of the costs of most meds and will work with us to try and come up with affordable therapies.
Sometimes a pharmacy plan will refer to a particular pharmacy (or pharmacy chain) as a preferred pharmacy. We have decided that we want to be more than that. We want to be an Essential Pharmacy. We have identified a number of medications that we want everyone to be able to afford regardless of what insurance plan they have. The following list of medications are free to anyone that uses our pharmacy, even if they don’t have insurance at all:
While we reserve the right to continue to evaluate this list throughout the year, we are anticipating giving away many thousands of these prescriptions for free and we hope to grow this list over time to include even more medications
We appreciate all the people in the community that utilize us as their regular pharmacy even when they don’t need assistance as it helps us to be here for everyone. If you have further questions about our programs, fell free to call us at (412) 243-1369 or use our contact form.