tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61447152712549990182024-03-13T03:14:27.683-07:00The Cynical PharmacistThe Dark Side of Pharmacy, Healthcare, and Human NatureJason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.comBlogger411125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-42213225261004411062013-10-11T20:02:00.002-07:002013-10-12T10:11:51.777-07:00Go And Get Your Flu Shot, Yo!Okay, okay.. one last post before I go.
Listen to the doctors who really care about your health. Go and get your flu shot, yo!
Jason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-10520841262564178242013-09-23T11:34:00.000-07:002013-09-23T20:27:46.969-07:00This Is How It EndsI tried my best to keep pharmacists together, but it was over the day we passed 437 River Street.
Jason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-81343925029337222142013-09-15T13:05:00.001-07:002013-10-07T06:23:12.213-07:00Four Horsemen | The Age of ConsequenceAfter the greatest financial heist in our history, the modern day 'Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse' continue to ride roughshod over the people whom can least afford it. They are -
One - a rapacious financial system.
Two - escalating organized violence.
Three - abject poverty for billions.
Four - exhaustion of the earth’s resources.
And they continue to gallop unchallenged because we're not Jason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-75748965441161502892013-09-09T16:10:00.000-07:002013-09-10T14:14:31.673-07:00IndependenceA short film set in Dependence, CA, a place where people go to lose their baggage.
Source: David AltobelliJason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-4987197536451025762013-09-04T11:41:00.001-07:002013-09-04T20:24:39.802-07:00The Automated Coffee MachineTechnology and robotics. It's getting more sophisticated, not by the day, but by the hour.
I dropped in for a visit to Good Samaritan hospital pharmacy yesterday just to say hello, and got a glimpse of their new coffee machine in action. I'm guessing that management likely programmed it.
Source: Aries Head FilmsJason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-77181423374623994782013-09-02T14:05:00.001-07:002013-09-03T09:29:24.042-07:00Menstrual Man | From Rags to RichesThere are many men who squirm at the mention of a woman’s period. Then there’s Muruganantham, a school dropout who went so far as to analyze strangers’ used menstrual pads in his quest to produce low-cost sanitary napkins for his wife.
It wasn’t long before his community in India shunned him. Even his wife, the source of his inspiration, decided that he was a pervert and left him. But that was Jason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-34406676514018300632013-08-21T19:22:00.001-07:002013-08-21T19:22:41.165-07:00The Absence | A Short FilmA middle manager at a shadowy corporation, Benjamin Moss is just following orders when he accepts an important mission to hunt down stolen documents.
When he arrives at a mysterious town where many of the inhabitants have vanished, he is forced to confront the devastating consequences of his work and must choose whether or not to continue to obey his messianic boss.
The Absence from Alex Jason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-56030649529737247112013-08-14T20:16:00.000-07:002013-10-22T19:21:39.342-07:00P&T Committee BluesI'm sure that all of you new pharmacy grads are coming to realize that the politics and the egocentric managers experienced at work could quickly become unbearable. If you're anything like me, you'll find that it's never the work, or the patients, that make your job almost unbearable, it's your co-workers.
The almost intolerable moments at work become even more pronounced at monthly P&T Jason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-59518603756399602622013-08-11T15:35:00.000-07:002013-09-23T11:36:17.572-07:00Superhero Pharmacy TechsI've parodied the superhero pharmacist more than a few times on The Cynical Pharmacist, but we all know that most retail pharmacies would cease to operate if it weren't for the often unappreciated hard work of superhero pharmacy technicians, the pharmacists' sidekicks.
So, although I've worked with more than a handful of sociopathic techs who hatefully went out of their way to make my job Jason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-14851622616445110962013-08-07T16:44:00.000-07:002013-09-23T20:57:59.903-07:00Godzilla Versus MechagodzillaYou've got to hand it to the community sector pharmacists, especially independent pharmacists who are often considered the technological dinosaurs of the profession, for taking on the PBMs.
PBM industry leaders were smart to quickly to embrace the use of computerization, technology, and robotics in pharmacy twenty-years ago, and over time were able to eliminate many of the Luddite community Jason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-48628727229993294002013-08-05T19:34:00.000-07:002013-08-06T20:55:31.106-07:00What Gives You Joy?Can you remember back when you were a kid? For the first ten years of my life, I grew up really poor. But, I truly never thought of myself as being part of a poor family. I has no idea what that even meant. It wasn't even something that I thought about. Life was what it was and I found joy in the simple things that most of us often take for granted.
Without even thinking about it, I knew that I Jason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-82383904503015623322013-08-03T15:27:00.001-07:002013-08-30T17:47:58.452-07:00Are You Ready For Parenthood?Enjoying your weekend? Parenthood is often a blessing for those who've planned and prepared for it beforehand. But, I pity the fool who's spreading his seed around indiscriminately. Be smart, unless you're ready for the ball-busting difficulties of raising tireless kids beforehand, always wear a condom.
Jason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-81436762416422613982013-07-29T20:58:00.000-07:002013-07-29T20:58:33.002-07:00Love SomeoneJason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-67327806739141079752013-07-27T19:32:00.000-07:002013-10-02T09:47:54.129-07:00Superhero Pharmacist DepressionI'm telling you prospective pharmacy students, the profession of pharmacy is increasingly dynamic.
Pharmacists are also continuously losing their professional autonomy. You may begin your schooling with certain expectations about your career choice, but those expectations can change 180-degrees, even before your graduate. Those changes are also going to happen out of your control, and mainly Jason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-53173311449609252542013-07-27T15:55:00.000-07:002013-07-27T16:04:22.253-07:00They Used To Call Me The BreezeGrowing up in a family that moved from place to place about every year or two, I became used to not living in one spot for very long, and also became used to not establishing any long-term relationships nor any long-term commitments. Looking back upon it, I realize that growing up being exposed this type of parental lifestyle formed the foundation for my own adult life.
After becoming an adult Jason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-83259136853343345482013-07-18T18:11:00.000-07:002013-07-18T18:11:20.036-07:00Sight | A Short FilmIn the not-too-distant future, Google Glass will be considered the Pong of augmented reality.
Sight from Sight Systems on Vimeo.Jason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-69944339171201231062013-07-16T17:50:00.000-07:002013-08-21T20:40:07.468-07:00Do You Want To Be A RoboPharmacist?I think that I may have mentioned a while back that I went to pharmacy school mainly to please my ex-wife, who said that she wouldn't stay married to me if I didn't become a pharmacist. As Dr. Phil might say to me. "So, how's that working out for you?"
I know that times are tough, and that you're seeking the safety of a well-paying career. But before you apply to pharmacy school, makes sure thatJason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-86738469075589422582013-07-10T15:21:00.000-07:002013-07-12T18:23:03.277-07:00Pharmacist Job Market ReduxFollowing up on my previous post about a tightening pharmacist job market, I think it's important to understand that while employment opportunities are currently available in the profession, there's still a risk that some of us superheroes may face the prospect of unemployment because we don't yet have Federal provider-status recognition protecting us when cost-containment issues involved with Jason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-41244907452091693382013-07-08T17:01:00.000-07:002013-07-13T12:31:42.173-07:00Don't Become Damaged GoodsWhile sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) affect men and women of all backgrounds and economic levels, young people bear a disproportionate burden of STDs in Arizona. And according to the Arizona Department of Health 2011 Annual STD Report, reported chlamydia cases in Arizona have steadily increased from 2006 to 2011. This rise in chlamydia rates requires some intervention/education.
Similar toJason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-86040147384179104552013-07-03T19:52:00.000-07:002013-09-04T20:23:41.476-07:00GOP Ballroom Blitz About DOMAYou know, it's my belief that almost all politicians work on behalf of their corporate masters, and will selfishly sell out the rest of us average Americans simply to serve their own best interests.
But the GOP has really taken selling out a step further. How is it that the American people can't see how fanatically crazy these politicians have become?
If you ask me, they're some serious controlJason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-12500047848648143602013-06-29T15:18:00.000-07:002013-06-29T21:41:18.813-07:00How To Make Money Selling DrugsAlthough this title sounds like it's a story about the profession of pharmacy, it's not. It's the title of a recent documentary about the War on Drugs in America.
A shockingly candid examination of how a street dealer can rise to the level of cartel lord with relative ease, this documentary is an insider's guide to the violent but extremely lucrative drug industry.
Told from the perspective of Jason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-68433112374378431582013-06-20T00:28:00.000-07:002013-07-16T19:40:02.672-07:00This Much Is TrueYou know, I often find it hard to write the next line in my blog. I've said pretty much all I have to say about the profession of pharmacy without repeating myself.
But, I think sometimes people misunderstand me. So, let me attempt to set the record straight.
I want the truth to be said.
Numero Uno - I'm not gay. Although I'll fight for gay rights and also against any other type of hate and Jason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-85454044683683453992013-06-15T23:54:00.000-07:002013-07-07T20:29:56.158-07:00Diogenes Of ManhattanFor the Cynics, life in accord with reason is lived in accord with nature, and therefore life in accord with reason is greater than the bounds of convention and the polis. Furthermore, the Cynics claim that such a life is the life worth living.
As a homeless and penniless exile, Diogenes experienced the greatest misfortunes of which the tragedians write, and yet he insisted that he lived the Jason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-44027919463913153312013-06-05T21:29:00.000-07:002013-06-10T20:37:24.995-07:00The Cynical Pharmacist StatsI've been writing The Cynical Pharmacist for over two years now and it seems as though I've picked up a few loyal readers along the way. Mind you, I'm not out to keep track of who's visiting this blog, and truthfully, I really don't care. I author this blog for my own personal satisfaction. The way I see it, if you want to read what I have to say, that's great. If you don't, that's cool too.
ButJason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6144715271254999018.post-56185111419392437162013-06-03T22:55:00.002-07:002013-06-18T12:41:28.629-07:00Smoking AlcoholI'm always fascinated with the crazy new ways younger people keep coming up with to abuse drugs. Today I ran across an article describing a new technique for abusing alcohol.. smoking alcohol.
According to the abusers, when liquor is poured over dry ice, the vapor produced from that reaction is said to contain alcohol. So, instead of drinking the liquor in order to catch a buzz, the vapor is Jason DeVillainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08438164334321654816noreply@blogger.com7