Bled Tanoe, PharmD

07/01/2025

So are we going? Because my name is Krista now😂😂😂

06/24/2025

I know this is unfortunately a bit later than sooner. I wonder if they felt compelled to do this because of the all the social media posts. And this is not cvs admitting anything by the way. But if you are part of the district, please make use of this opportunity to speak to someone about what unraveled the last week.

Grief is very tricky and difficult and messy. Please don’t grieve alone. Use the help Phriends.

Sending so much love and prayers to all of you who are affected by this.

06/22/2025

When came to me, I received several criticisms for not releasing her name. People got into my inbox, calling me opportunistic, wanting to hold on to the information for me like i was “
special” . One pharmacist told me that I was basically useless because I did not want to use the information I had to bring changes and that he would create a law on her name.

But I knew in my gut that it was not ok to release her name without her family approval. And yes her name was out there. But for some reasons, people wanted it to come from me. Thank goodness, social media Phriends like The Accidental Pharmacist and Rxcomedy
supported my stand by also not releasing her name. I remember messaging some pharmacy pages and asking , begging them to remove her name from their posts. The Anderson family had not given consent for her name to be released . They were still grieving and processing.

Weeks after her story came out, her family reached out. They were grateful that I had withheld her name. And we started to build a trusting relationship. And I cherish them so much.

Why am I telling you this? Yesterday, I mentioned that I would not share the names of the pharmacists who passed away in PA. I believed that family and friends needed to grieve in peace without this very private information, floating out there. Withholding their names did not diminish the impact of what I wanted to accomplish. It did not diminish the fact that we need to pay close attention to our professionals and their mental health.

But withholding their names keeps the grief intimate. It allows loved ones to process without the eyes of the public on them. It allows loved ones to realize how much their lives have changed without the distraction of the outside world.

After receiving a very important information tonight on one of the pharmacists, I am more than grateful to have listen to my gut. So much more grateful.

Yes let’s talk about mental health and let’s work together to bring changes. But when death is so raw and so unexpected and of this nature, let’s above all remember those who are left behind and honoring them by allowing them to be the ones to tell the story when they are ready.

06/20/2025

Hey Phriends,
It has been now 24 hours since we have all been made aware of the passing of two pharmacists in PA. I know many are wondering why I have not made my position as clear as others.

So let’s clear the air.

I have the stores numbers. I have the names and an obituary which I refuse to release because I am not putting family members through something I have absolutely no proof about. I am not going to dishonor the pharmacists names by saying something so public about them like that. And when I said proof I mean that , facts and stories that can back up the suicides were work related. And I am trying to get that information . So far, the leads are not promising.

My job here is to advocate with integrity. Am I always going to get all the facts right? No. I am not. I am going to say something to quick and i am going to have to eat my words and it happens .

But I will always do my best to do right by anyone involved. And this is one of those situations , I am not going to race to “ break the news”. Let’s trade carefully.

So no, I will not release names or share obituaries. Nor would I say that those devastating events are linked to a certain company or workplace. Does it erase the probability ? No it does not. There are too many stories out there to ignore this. And I know this because I had listened to those stories and I have read them in my inbox.

But for this case, I am making a personal choice to NOT comment any further. And I say this respectfully and as someone who has had my own mental issues with my previous workplace.

So if you believe that I am not being a good advocate because I am not on those streets, pointing fingers and calling out names. If you believe that I am being a coward, then that sounds like a personal problem and I cant change the way you feel.

Now what I would tell you because life is life is that, you have to understand that you are not alone and that your life matters and you were never meant to carry life burdens alone.

And whether it is work, relationships, finances or health… whatever is bringing you to contemplate the unimaginable, reach out to people. Please do. You are so needed and loved and valued in this world and your absence would hurt more than you can understand.

I am here for you. Let me see you because you deserve to be seen.

Much love.

❤️❤️❤️

06/19/2025

Ok folks. We got stores number ( cvs 1662 and 2158). Because of the nature of this, I am leaving my sources out . Again, I am simply trying to get information. So do not take this as me confirming anything. You guys know how I work.

That being said, it feels best at this time to have local news do their digging. So if you are from Lancaster PA, please tag your news station or share with them. Thank you. LNP + LancasterOnline WGAL News Channel 8 Susquehanna Valley, Pa.

Thank you guys.

06/19/2025

Hey Phriends.

I know many of you have seen circulating around. This post is not to either confirm or deny but to gather more information. As you can see from the conversation below, I am one to be very vigilant about such claims and I definitely do not want to disclose names without family permission. And I want to protect my sources at all costs.

I want to say that I have the obituary of one of the pharmacists. And I am trying to find more information that can connect the events to workplace issues. Please don’t come for me and say that I am downplaying this and such.

But if you have been in any of my position with the Ashleigh Anderson’ story and the amount of investigational work and legal assistance we had to get, you would be acting the same way.

I want to give voices to those who are voiceless. But I would not do that at the expense of my integrity, my family well being and the well being of the individuals family. There is no amount of fame that would push me to do something so reckless .

So if anyone has additional information, please reach out inbox.

And as always, please please, take care of yourself.

Update: we got some big media which might be interested in following with all proper info and collaborations . If you have information, please let me.

Also, did I not say I was partially retired from Pharmacy advocacy? 😳😳😳

06/11/2025

Oh dear….

I remember one of my patients at Walgreens, being upset when he found out I was pregnant. I was wondering when did I give him the impression that him and I were a love story in the making? 😂😂😂.

Has anything like that happened to you?

06/03/2025

I think this is a very good opportunity for advocacy in terms of addressing formulary and prior authorization.

But also, it is an opportunity for the public to be educated on their medications and disease state and how to become their own advocate.

I can’t stand here and put a blame on parents who are grieving their child . Yes, so much could have done from the standpoint of both patient, the parents, the insurance and such. We know that while a respiratory control medication like advair is important, it is not the primary point of relief during an acute illness.

But instead , I hope resources are allocated at both physicians offices, and Pharmacies to provide better patient education. And that patients would also learn to be more involved in their own care.

And ultimately, insurance companies do need to understand how their actions can have life or death outcomes.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/asthma-death-prescription-price-pharmacy-lawsuit-rcna210075?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKsSZJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvgtvTWOjS5DEbNvd8vmQ8_BN9jPY_3pR588otE4fjBnwQ-HPIUBsO3V132v_aem_n3YxftVIq_u1Xr30UVaVs

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, had insurance but couldn’t afford to refill his asthma inhaler after the cost jumped from $70 to more than $500.

06/02/2025

The most disappointing conversation :

She came to me and said: “ Bled, I am a le***an and I was afraid to tell you because I thought you would be disappointed in me”.

I stood… stumped not by the revelation of her sexuality. But I was mostly shocked that one my closest friends thought I would be disappointed in her and that I would not want her around .

In this instance, I had two options: defend the values I held very dear and challenged her views of me , knowing well that not once I had given her such idea. Or I could simply apologize because whether or not I believed I had been kind and loving , she felt this way and I was not going to dismiss it.

So I apologized. Not out of weakness or anything. But I apologized . She did not need my principles or my convictions. She knew every single one of them and she knew there was no way anyone could deter me from them. She was not asking me to leave them behind.

My friend was asking me if I was willing to love the new her maybe from afar and then hopefully, from close. She was asking me if I was willing to treat her with dignity and honor.

You see, we live in this society where we do not know how to respect people beliefs system without asking them to give up part of who they are . We want it to be about us and only us… forgetting that we are a melting pot . And people have the right to hold on to their identity. That’s fine.

But what is not fine, is to degrade others because they believe a different way. To see them as less.

If you are part of the LGBTQIA+ community and you have people in your life who believe differently than you, please be respectful of their choices. Again, I am not talking about their hatred or disdain. That’s a whole new level of discussion. I mean what they believe to be right or wrong, that’s is their story. You do not have to accept it. But you must allow them be to.

If you are not an ally of the LGBTQIA+ for whatever reason, it is ok. No one is asking you to roll a red carpet for them. But what you are not allowed to be is a hateful human being. You can still stand with your principles without making others feel like their mere existence is a disease to you.

And if you must ask what happened with my friend, well she is one of the best humans I know. She has seen me through brokenness and stood by me. She is crazy about my children and loves them to death. She is one of my best sisters. She respects my faith. She makes me a better person.

And boy, I love her fiercely. I love her fiercely and she is allowed in my house, my life, around my children and in my heart.

06/01/2025

Hey Pharmily.

How are we doing?

05/26/2025

And yet they are acquiring many of the rite aid across the country.

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2025/may/23/cvs-some-walgreens-stores-exiting-arkansas/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKhjUBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHoJD-FEubeUd3of0neiwUBqiB1xZPdsi7fWBOllAi6jTdoscm0s9bk4PebjB_aem_rrzzY4obVk0cAK9oOhYehg

Pharmacy giant CVS is going ahead with plans to close all 23 of its Arkansas locations by the end of the year after Gov. Sarah Sanders signed into law last month legislation that prevents drug middlemen from owning pharmacies in Arkansas, according to a spokesperson for the company.

05/22/2025

I wonder if they allow their employees to request extra cheese on the toppings or a side of wings.

How do yall like your pizza? Z😂😂😂

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-21/cvs-vaccine-shots-push-means-bonuses-drugstore-profits?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKcQ7pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHg0o60RqVQDkt7FAB5Ri342iI5M1Im2sGohBClgz94oKMKHDdjBYg681sUR6_aem_oWM-GZB6b-oCWKMwVUR0Cw

High-margin inoculations bring more customers into drugstores.