Joanie Sigal
Joanie Sigal
Loretta Boesing Advocate for Safe Medications
Loretta Boesing Advocate for Safe Medications
Loretta Boesing Advocate for Safe Medications
Thursday 7th March 2024
Join Loretta Boesing's fight for safe medication access and patient choice in pharmacies. Discover her advocacy journey with Unite For Safe Medications.
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Episode Overview
- Loretta Boesing's advocacy journey for safe medication access and patient choice of pharmacy
- Insights into the monopolization of the pharmacy industry and its impact on patient affordability and accessibility
- Highlighting the crucial role of pharmacists in patient care and the challenges posed by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)
- Call to action to file complaints, reach out to legislators, and support initiatives for pharmaceutical sector reform and oversight
- Emphasis on medication temperature control, staffing issues in pharmacies, and ensuring patient safety and advocacy
My passion is ensuring that people have safe access to medications, ensuring that patients have a choice of pharmacy and that they're able to get their medications through a pharmacist that they can trust and that these pharmacies remain open.
Loretta Boesing is a name you should know if you care about medication safety and accessibility. In this episode of 'The Addiction Podcast - Point of No Return', Loretta shares her remarkable journey from personal tragedy to passionate advocacy. After her son needed a liver transplant due to complications from the flu, Loretta uncovered some unsettling truths about the pharmacy industry.
Forced to rely on an insurance-owned mail-order pharmacy for her child's life-saving medications, she discovered how monopolization affects affordability and access for countless patients. This experience ignited her mission to improve pharmaceutical care through her organization, Unite For Safe Medications. Loretta’s background as a social worker, dealing with individuals facing both substance abuse and mental health challenges, adds depth to her advocacy.
She draws inspiration from fellow advocates like Ed Bisch and Dan Schnieder, recognizing that their battles are interconnected with hers. Throughout the episode, Loretta discusses the vital role pharmacists play in patient care and the troubling practices of pharmacy benefit managers steering patients towards mail-order services. She also tackles issues like medication temperature control and proper staffing in pharmacies, emphasizing the importance of patient safety and choice.
Loretta calls on listeners to take action by filing complaints, contacting legislators, and supporting reform initiatives. If you're passionate about healthcare or simply want to understand more about the complexities of the pharmaceutical industry, this episode is a must-listen.