Doesn’t say that they will have a POSITIVE IMPACT ?

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

The next CDC Public Health Grand Rounds will discuss how expanding the role of Pharmacists will position them to have greater impact in health care and public health. Join us Tuesday, October 21st at 1pm ET for the live webcast. Follow @CDC_eHealth on Twitter and participate in the event using the hashtag ‪#‎CDCGrandrounds‬. http://go.usa.gov/fWem

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Won’t see a DEA press release on this !

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Georgia Homeowner Killed in Fruitless Drug Raid http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2014/oct/04/georgia_homeowner_killed_fruitle From the article: A Georgia SWAT team shot and killed an armed homeowner during a September 24 drug raid sparked by the word of a self-confessed meth addict and burglar who had robbed the property the previous day. No drugs were found. David Hooks, 59, becomes the […]

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Another issue of helping a pt to BE WELL ?

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

My brother’s wife just had a C-section in Kissimme FL,  and he was looking to fill his for his wife’s discharge medication, Oxycodone/APAP 5/325 #30. He was turned away from a couple pharmacies, so he called me, saying: “Hope you have some pharmacist back door before I have to do the whole pharmacy crawl” (his […]

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Can’t happen too soon !

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

The pain test Doctors have no idea how much their patients are suffering. That’s about to change. by Susannah Locke on October 15, 2014 http://www.vox.com/2014/10/15/6895171/how-doctors-measure-pain-brain-scan-fmri If this becomes FACT… it would sure puts the screws to the DEA agenda 🙂  

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War on Ebola started Czar appointed

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Ebola: Obama Names ‘Czar’ http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/Ebola/48131?isalert=1&uun=g578717d2380R5705800u&utm_source=breaking-news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking-news&xid=NL_breakingnews_2014-10-17 From the article: President Barack Obama has asked Ron Klain, a former chief of staff to Vice-President Joe Biden, to coordinate the administration’s response to Ebola. Klain, a lawyer and Democratic party insider, also was chief of staff to former vice-president Al Gore and was deeply involved in the recount […]

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Who wants to be responsible for destroying pt’s controls ?

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Disposal of Controlled Substances https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2014/09/09/2014-20926/disposal-of-controlled-substances#h-87 From the article: [10] Issue: One commentor asked the DEA to clarify the phrase “causes the destruction” as it could be interpreted to mean any person involved in the process. Response: As previously discussed, proposed § 1317.100 is relocated in this final rule to § 1304.21(e). The DEA included the […]

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