Pain in America – have you noticed ?

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Have you ever pay attention to the commercials on TV… unless you are watching all your TV from a DVR/Tivo or you are addicted to ROKU/HULU or some other such service… approx 20 minutes of every hour is COMMERCIALS. If you pay attention to these commercials.. there as several each hour advertising some sort of […]

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Too many attorneys or too big of budget defecit ?

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Chicago and 2 California Counties Sue Over Marketing of Painkillers http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/25/us/chicago-and-2-california-counties-sue-drug-companies-over-painkiller-marketing.html?_r=0 From the article: The City of Chicago and two California counties are challenging the drug industry’s way of doing business, contending in two separate lawsuits that “aggressive marketing” by five companies has fueled an epidemic of addiction and cost taxpayers millions of dollars in […]

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Bureaucratic DOUBLE- SPEAK ?

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/fed_regs/rules/2014/fr0822.htm c. Impact on Drug Availability Two commenters suggested this rule will result in limited drug availability because wholesalers are limiting distributions to community pharmacies. These commenters assert that if a pharmacy goes over a pre-determined amount, they cannot obtain the needed pharmaceuticals until the following month. The commenter asserted that this practice may have […]

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