PHARMACIST STEVE

Has Walgreens change prescription policy for some? http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/health/2014/10/21/walgreens-prescription-policy/17681239/  Spokesperson Phil Caruso did not address the individual cases but gave us the following statement regarding its recently handling for prescriptions: “With the sharp rise in abuse of controlled substances in recent years, health care professionals in all practices are continuously striving to find better ways of […]

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I would seem that nearly all the prescribers in this north west city… stopped prescribing … so this doc… picked up these pts… he told me that he had moved 50 or so over to MMJ because it is legal in this state. But .. once again.. a friend neighborhood Pharmacist – this time one […]

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http://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/crime/2014/10/20/feds-police-raid-muncie-pain-clinic/17637229/ From Article: Allegations that a northern Indiana physician over-prescribed dangerous drugs to patients led to a raid of a northside Muncie pain clinic late Monday afternoon. Officers served a search warrant for records relating to the possible over-prescribing of medications as well as “possible forgery and fraud,” according to the Indiana attorney general’s office. […]

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Doctors get order to limit painkiller prescriptions http://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/readers/local/2013/11/18/doctors-get-order-to-limit-painkiller-prescriptions-/3628435/ From the article: This year, the Indiana legislature passed a law (in compliance with a federal mandate for states) requiring the Indiana Medical Licensing Board to develop an emergency opioid prescribing rule. Its enforcement begins Dec. 15. The law is in response to the out-of-control opioid abuse […]

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Kurtis Hanna Petitions Minnesota Board of Pharmacy Over Contradictory Cannabis Laws http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2014/10/last_time_we_checked_cannabis.php From the article: The board has twice rejected Hanna’s assertion that cannabis ought to be removed from the Schedule I designation in Minnesota, claiming a change would put Minnesota at odds with the feds. Then the board turned around and successfully lobbied the […]

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