I have a soft spot for people who feel strongly about something they believe is right and important, and who refuse to give up the fight or be quiet about it.
Kristen Watt wrote about receiving a letter from a local physician notifying pharmacies that patients would be billed for mandatory paperwork related to Limited Use forms, substitutions due to back-orders and reviewing MedsChecks forms.
No one loves filling out administrative forms or dealing with supply issues. I get it. But making the patient pay—and blaming the pharmacist—for elements of collaborative patient care that require a bit of extra paperwork? That’s just not right.
The prevalence of long COVID—a multi-system chronic illness occurring weeks to months after a COVID-19 infection—has led to what some have called ‘the hidden pandemic.’