Modern Technology used in drug diversion ?

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

 BUSTED! 51 arrested and charged, accused of manufacturing fraudulent prescriptions & filling them From the article: The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced Thursday, October 16th state and federal charges against 51 people in total related to the illegal distribution of pharmaceutical controlled substances in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. “The Brown Maki organization is alleged to be […]

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Collateral damage Walgreen’s/Boots Alliance merger ?

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Ex-CFO Sues Walgreen Over Reports He Was Forced Out http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-16/walgreen-ex-cfo-miquelon-sues-company-for-defamation.html From Article: Former Walgreen Co. (WAG) finance chief Wade Miquelon sued the drugstore giant for defamation over news stories saying he was pressured to resign after a “bungled” earnings forecast. Miquelon, 49, sued Walgreen today in state court in Chicago, claiming Chief Executive Officer Gregory […]

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Another CVS pt… where health is everything ?

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

CVS is refusing my VALID prescriptions. Is this LEGAL? http://www.chrisjbritt.com/2013/08/cvs-is-refusing-my-valid-prescriptions.html?m=1 So chronic pain is not part of a person’s health ?

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Example of our multiple levels of justice system ?

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Compounding Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Paying Kickbacks for Referrals, Health Care Fraud Offenses http://www.fbi.gov/newark/press-releases/2014/compounding-pharmacist-admits-paying-kickbacks-for-referrals-health-care-fraud. From the article: CAMDEN, NJ—A pharmacist with a compounding pharmacy in Lakewood, New Jersey, admitted today to paying tens of thousands of dollars in cash bribes to physicians for referring pain cream prescriptions, defrauding health care benefit programs out of hundreds […]

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VA Whistleblower !

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

http://youtu.be/fqDtQEXdkt8

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Maybe we need to STOPP beating the wrong drum ?

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

“After briefly reading some of the comments, sounds a lot like “drug seeking behaviors”. And, more like withdrawal pain than chronic pain.” This is a comment made on this blog in reference to this post GENOCIDE IN AMERICA ? update 10/12/2014 http://stoppnow.com/ Did this reader just “briefly read” thru the comments because of a narrow […]

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Painkiller deaths drop for first time since 1999

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/15/painkiller-deaths-drop-for-the-first-time-since-1999/17262383/ from the article: New federal data show deaths from prescription painkillers have decreased for the first time since 1999, while heroin deaths have surged, suggesting some addicts may have turned to illicit drugs as new federal and state restrictions made prescription narcotics harder to get. Abuse of prescription opioids, such as the powerful painkiller […]

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Pharmacists – Techs chance to speak up about your work environment !

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Below is the contact information for a investigative reporter in Houston, TX at the local CBS affiliate… He is developing a story about medication errors in the community pharmacy. He is looking to talk to any Pharmacist or Technician – on or off the record – about corporate mandates and/or metrics that are adversely affected […]

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Never let a crisis pass you by !

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

U.S. Finds Many Failures in Medicare Health Plans http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/13/us/us-finds-many-failures-in-medicare-health-plans-.html?_r=3 You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before. Rahm Emanuel   This is Pres Obama’s first Chief of Staff… who apparently knows how to play the political […]

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Need more money.. just seize their property

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Cops caught using millions in seized assets on surveillance gear, weapons and clowns  http://thefreethoughtproject.com/cops-caught-millions-seized-assets-surveillance-gear-weapons-clowns/#tagZAMMOz3BYgYjj.99 After obtaining 43,000 reports from agencies across the United States, journalists at the Washington Post wrote over the weekend that the budgets of police departments and drug task forces are being padded largely by a program that redistributes the worth of […]

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