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Change Will Come Slowly
Thursday, May 29, 2008
 
The US has a $2 trillion dollar health care nut. That’s a pretty good piece of change for an industry that does nothing to provide medical care.
 
Posted By Jim Plagakis At 10:03 AM - (CDT)
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Professional Women Abound
Monday, May 19, 2008
 
Women are the majority in pharmacy school. In 2007, 61% of all master’s degrees went to women.
 
Posted By Jim Plagakis At 08:28 AM - (CDT)
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The Young Seem to Know
Monday, May 12, 2008
 
Pharmacists hate that they are still viewed by many medical professionals as “pill pushers.” The Pharm D. degree has been the appellation that has been awarded to students who satisfactorily complete a six-year curriculum.
 
Posted By Jim Plagakis At 08:40 AM - (CDT)
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Pharma Liability Insurance
Monday, May 5, 2008
 
What prompted me to get personal liability insurance was an article about a woman suing Best Buy for $54 million.
 
Posted By Jim Plagakis At 12:44 PM - (CDT)
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AUTHOR BIO
     
   
     
  Jim Plagakis, RPh  
     
  Jim Plagakis, RPh, secured a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy in June of 1964. Starting in the mid-1960s, he has practiced pharmacy in Ohio, the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, Whidbey Island north of Seattle, and a small New England village in Vermont. Jim and his wife Victoria now live in Galveston, TX, on the Gulf of Mexico. He still works two days a week in an independent pharmacy and doesn’t want to actually retire.  
     
 
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