PHARMACIST STEVE

 Multistate Federal Health Insurance Plans Coming Soon Recently we have often heard from the Feds about decisions made in the “fog of war” Is our decisions about which/what healthcare we are covered under.. going to be done under the “fog of healthcare” who knows what will evolve.. this seems to be in the zygote stage […]

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Just think about it.. all wars has some “trigger” that starts them… often those involved in any war.. there is tensions that build before that first domino falls. It is no big secret that most/all of the BOP’s do very little about anything other than drug diversion. There are three  forces on the horizon that […]

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Marijuana legalization passes in Colorado, Washington It is interesting that the citizens put on the ballot to legalize the recreational use of Marijuana  and it passed Earlier this year, the legislature put into effect a law that limits a physician from prescribing more than 120mg of Morphine ( or equivalent) unless the pt is being […]

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Pennsylvania Woman with Fungal Meningitis Sues Drug Manufacturer from the article: The complaint alleges that on or around Nov. 10, 2011, and on two later occasions, Michele Erkan of Red Lion, Pennsylvania received poisonous epidural steroid injections from a pain-management clinic and developed a high fever, a severe headache, nausea and sensitivity to light some […]

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Mass. pharmacy board director fired for allegedly ignoring complaint about Framingham pharmacy linked to meningitis outbreak from the article: The Colorado Board of Pharmacy alerted the US Food and Drug Administration and also contacted Coffey on July 26 about the problem, and Coffey forwarded the information to Manning and department inspectors, but failed to order […]

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It is not even noon the day after the election and THE MARKET is NOT HAPPY.. major indexes down 2.5% and not leveling off. Obamacare seems now to be a absolute to begin in 2014.  It could be a disaster for the entire healthcare system for numerous reasons Some companies – mostly restaurants – have […]

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Congress subpoenas co-owner of meningitis-linked pharmacy From the article: The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee issued the subpoena to Barry Cadden, co-owner of the Massachusetts-based New England Compounding Center and its chief pharmacist before the compounding pharmacy surrendered its license in the wake of the outbreak. James Coffey, Director of the Massachusetts Board […]

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http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-survey1-finds-more-us-adults-trust-the-internet-the-most-than-trust-their-pharmacist-to-help-with-health-care-decisions-173259181.html Per the article: Additional findings show that less than 20 percent (18%) of U.S. adults trust a pharmacist most to help guide and inform healthcare decisions for themselves and their families.  A majority of people trust their doctor most (72%), followed by friends and family (36%), spouses or significant others (36%) and the Internet […]

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I am so sick of all of these political ads.. I am thankful that I don’t live in a swing state… friends I know that do.. are about ready to pull their hair out over all the mud pitching. The question is .. why isn’t every state a “swing state”… maybe 16% of the states […]

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It all started about three years ago… my Mother in law… had been living alone for some 10 years since her husband had died… she was in her early 80’s. She was still driving herself around… but always staying on the city streets in her small town of about 20,000. We lived about 15 miles […]

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