Systemic corruption ?

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Pharmaciststeve

Prosecutors: Walgreens had lax control over prescription painkillers http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/prosecutors-walgreens-had-lax-control-over-prescription-painkillers-1.5713397 From the Article: The settlement is the largest sum ever paid by a pharmacy chain in the United States and came about as a result of probes into Walgreen Co. pharmacies in Long Island, Florida, Colorado, Michigan, and other parts of the country, the release said […]

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Would you believe

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Pharmaciststeve

Pharmacist named 3rd best job in America http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/pharmacist-named-3rd-best-job-america From the article: list compiled by U.S. News & World Report. The magazine based its Top-100 rankings on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data identifying professions with the highest projected openings through 2020. The magazine then graded those professions based on 10-year growth volume, 10-year growth […]

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Posted on July 17, 2013 by Pharmaciststeve

Settlement thrown out for TH pharmacist http://www.wthitv.com/dpp/news/local/settlement-thrown-out-for-th-pharmacist#.Uecn_23lfms A Pharmacist is “racked over the coals” for filling a few Rx from out of state docs..  Where I live… in a metro area that covered two different states… people bringing Rxs from “out of state” doc are a very common thing.. except this Rph filled Rxs for […]

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