Maybe I am missing the “math” here ?

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

California Hospital chain fined $1.55 million for missing drugs http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140718/A_NEWS/407180311 From the article: An investigation into 20,000 tablets of prescription narcotics missing from St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stockton has led to Dignity Health, the state’s largest hospital chain, paying a $1.55 million penalty for mishandling medications, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. As compared to … […]

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Ophobias overrule common sense ?

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Cancellation of only active medical marijuana study a blow to researchers http://www.thedenverchannel.com/decodedc/cancellation-of-only-active-medical-marijuana-study-a-blow-to-researchers From the article: Medical cannabis use is recognized legally in almost half of the states, yet getting approval to study the health benefits of the drug is harder than getting a medical marijuana license. So it was a big deal last spring when […]

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“Pharmacy related web searches” this past week ending 07/20/2014

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

This is the web searches that showed up on my blog for the past week.. cvs pharmacy whistle.blower zohydro street value walgreens nplex can emergency room change 300.00 copay on site florida cvs pharmacy loose ability to dispense controlled drug what rite aid kid cents does the money go to cvs firing pharmacists william burdine […]

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Next BIG DEA FINE ?

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Report: DEA investigating NFL’s prescription drug abuse http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/shutdown-corner/report–dea-investigating-nfl-s-prescription-drug-abuse-163510877.html?soc_src=mediacontentsharebuttons From the article: When some former NFL players brought a lawsuit accusing the league of illegally providing painkillers to mask serious injuries, some eyebrows were raised at the Drug Enforcement Administration. The New York Daily News wrote on Sunday that the DEA is investigating the NFL for […]

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DEA agents as “drug pusher “?

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Lawsuit: DEA Gave Recovering Addict Crack-Cocaine For Undercover Work A lawsuit filed in New Mexico this week accuses the Drug Enforcement Agency of paying a drug addict crack cocaine for undercover work. http://www.infowars.com/lawsuit-dea-gave-recovering-addict-crack-cocaine-for-undercover-work/ From the article: According to the lawsuit filed in Albuquerque’s U.S. District Court Monday, five DEA agents confronted 38-year-old Aaron Romero, a […]

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