Political Pharmacist Podcast Eric Geyer

Gabriel Levitt, President of PharmacyChecker.com, joins the podcast to discusses recently proposed legislation and how it could impact prescription drug importation from other countries and medication prices.

You can find the article Mr. Levitt wrote for The Hill here: https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/3607840-murrays-drug-bill-includes-a-poison-pill-for-prescription-imports/

The bill referenced here: https://www.murray.senate.gov/senator-murray-lands-historic-bipartisan-agreement-to-allow-drug-importation-from-canada/

Pharmacy Checker: https://www.pharmacychecker.com/

Gabriel Levitt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriellevitt/

Prescription Justice: https://prescriptionjustice.org/

Have you ever noticed that many chain pharmacies look like fast food restaurants?

Well, the pharmacist behind the counter probably feels the same way.

Dr. Anaïs Mennuti and Kim Kessler are launching a documentary to show the world just what community pharmacy working conditions are like. These to amazing women are about to set the pharmacy world on fire with this and wholeheartedly have this podcast's support!

Watch this then use the links below: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qsy6blbv4qDFW5GP8ufHDrPqhShVn2rg/view?ts=62bd0177

Help FUND them here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/shots-with-that

Find them at the links below!
Website: https://www.wouldyoulikeshotswiththat.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shotswiththat
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShotsWithThat (@ShotsWithThat)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shotswiththat/?hl=en

Cabenuva seemed to be a cure for adherence issues while treating HIV, so why is accessing it so hard?

Dr. Carly Floyd joins the podcast to discuss issues with Cabenuva billing that has negatively impacted many patients, providers and clinics around the US. What seems like it should be simple approval process has turned into a medical billing nightmare that limits patients access, costs some clinics to lose money and has been a major issue with how we treat HIV. Increased opacity is never good in healthcare billing.

Join AAHIVM here:
https://aahivm.org/

Read more on Cabenuva issues here:
https://aahivm.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Long-Acting-ARVs-_Final-2-25-21_PDF.pdf

https://www.floridahealth.gov/diseases-and-conditions/aids/adap/_documents/FINAL5BarrierstoLA-ARVsResourceSheetforProviders.pdf

http://aidsnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/3-cabenuva-nov-19-2021-version.pdf

Reach out to Dr. Floyd here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlycloudfloyd/

Do you know what the Right Drug Dose Now Act is?

ASHP Strategic Initiatives Associate Dr. Bayli Larson joins the podcast to discuss HR 6875, also known as the Right Drug Dose Now Act, which was introduced by Representatives Eric Swalwell from California and Tom Emmer of Minnesota. This bill can help save patients and clinicians the time, energy and money it takes to get patients on more accurate doses of their medications sooner by using pharmacogenomics.

You can read the bill itself here:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6875/text?r=1&s=1

Here is another brief and easier to read overview here: https://www.insideprecisionmedicine.com/topics/precision-medicine-topic/policy-legislation/right-drug-dose-now-act-should-help-implement-better-precision-medicine/

ASHP shares their stance here:
https://www.ashp.org/-/media/assets/advocacy-issues/docs/GRD-GTMRx-Letter-of-Support-Right-Drug-Dose-Now-Act.pdf

Find your representative here:
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

Editor for this episode: Keaton Higgins

Empowering women at work is important, especially in pharmacy where it is majority women.

Dr. Jerrica Dodd, Founder of PharmaSis Magazine, joins the podcast to discuss her magazine endeavor and why she is so passionate about focusing on women in pharmacy. Her passion and knowledge of the issues is unrivaled and worth the listen!

PharmaSis Magazine: https://www.pharmasismag.com/

PharmaSis Magazine on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pharmasismagazine

Connect with Dr. Dodd: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjdodd/

Ever wonder why compounding prescription have so many regulations?

This is in large part no thanks to the issues that arose from the New England Compounding Center. Dr. Peter Koshland and Jim Hrncir, specialized compounding pharmacy owners, speak to some of these major issues and what has arisen out of the regulations put in place by the FDA that may actually limit patient care.

This is a great deep dive episode in a specialized niche of pharmacy that all pharmacists are trained on in school, but many never took the extra step with. Jim and Peter share some great concerns and bring up great questions about where and who should be regulating the specialized and important niche of compounding pharmacy.

FDA Laws: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/human-drug-compounding/compounding-laws-and-policies

Good Compounding info and site: https://compounding.com/

Dr. Koshland's pharmacy: https://www.koshlandpharm.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterkoshland/

Jim's Pharmacy: https://lascolinaspharmacy.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-hrncir-rph-8564711a/