If you can’t cure them… the least you can do is treat them

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

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Finally someone told the truth !

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

http://youtu.be/8UMyz7ClFVE This is a comment on my blog from today https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/?p=7339#comment-4434 In short, all pharmacists are governed by state boards of pharmacy. This pharmacist is doing what is best for her and her career- not the patient. So when you go to a chain pharmacy to get a prescription filled.. and you are told by […]

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Walgreens being sued for neligence death

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Walgreens Sued for Negligence in Vicodin Overdose Death http://guardianlv.com/2014/03/walgreens-sued-for-negligence-in-vicodin-overdose-death/ From the article: Now Walgreens is being sued for negligence in the case of a man who died from a Vicodin overdose in August, 2012. Despite a call to Walgreens from John P. Oles’ doctor on April 20, 2010, telling the pharmacy not to fill any […]

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Insurance industry : we really don’t care abt a pt’s quality of life

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Pain management and reduction of opiate use: A proven model meets resistance http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/pain-management-and-reduction-opiate-use-proven-model-meets-resistance From the article: Resistance from some providers appears to be based in aversion to more than just pharmacists. When I presented to the chief medical officer of one healthcare plan, the response was, “Why would I want to know something else that […]

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What some have to suffer for the sake of others politicial gain

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

  fundamentally transforming the war on drugs The actions of our President and our AG Holder..  does not seem to be “color blind” One of these two have “butted in” into several  local matters where a African American and a Caucasian have conflicted.. We have seen the reduced enforcement of “street vendors” of drugs on […]

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