Should we bring back the firing squad ?

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Botched execution of Oklahoma killer raises questions about new 3-drug lethal injection protocol http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/04/30/okla-inmate-dies-heart-attack-after-botched-execution/ From the article: A botched execution using a new drug combination left a convicted killer writhing and clenching his teeth on the gurney Tuesday, leading Oklahoma prison officials to halt the proceedings before the inmate’s eventual death from a heart attack. […]

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FDA backs their decision to approve Zohydro ER

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/fda-defends-zohydro-approval-opioid-abuse-debate From the article: FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, MD, defended the agency’s approval of the powerful opioid Zohydro ER (hydrocodone bitartrate) extended-release capsules, explaining that its highest dose is no more potent than the highest strengths of the opioid OxyContin ER (oxycodone) extended-release and extended-release morphine, in an FDA blog posted April 29. – […]

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Poor training or understaffing strikes again ?

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Base notifies thousands after pharmacy error http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/local-military/base-notifies-thousands-after-pharmacy-error/nfmWS/ From the article: The Air Force will notify thousands of prescription drug recipients of a possible mix-up in medications after an automated process may have added the wrong pills for refilled prescriptions at a Wright-Patterson pharmacy, officials said. The mix-up was reported at the Kitty Hawk Pharmacy, which […]

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