PHARMACIST STEVE

http://tbo.com/news/crime/dea-seizes-pharmacys-drugs-gets-sued-20141117/ DEA seizes Tampa pharmacy’s drugs, gets sued From the article: TAMPA — The owners of a pharmacy on Race Track Road say the Drug Enforcement Administration seized all its controlled substances and is illegally interfering with the drug store’s ability to do business. RS Compounding, which does business as West Chase Compounding Pharmacy, filed […]

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I started this blog and my Face Book page https://www.facebook.com/PharmacyRouletteYouBetYourLife in mid-2012. Mostly out of wanting something to do, I was temping in LTC and was not happy with the direction that pharmacy… particularly community chain pharmacy  was taking. I got blind-sided by Walgreen’s Good Faith Policy when it first started in early 2013.. when […]

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Doctors Charging Medicare Millions To Test Seniors for PCP, Says Consumer Watchdog http://www.cnbc.com/id/102175134#. From the article: Doctors are charging Medicare millions for apparently unnecessary tests of seniors for illegal drugs like cocaine and PCP according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of Medicare payment data. “Testing seniors for PCP and ecstasy is a comic but […]

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This Federal Program Lets Cops Seize Cash, Evade State Laws And Keep Over A Billion Dollars http://www.forbes.com/sites/instituteforjustice/2014/09/29/highway-cash-seizures-civil-forfeiture/ From the article: John Yoder and Brad Cates, who headed the Asset Forfeiture Office at the U.S. Department of Justice from 1983 to 1989, slammed civil forfeiture as a “complete corruption” and “fundamentally at odds with our judicial system […]

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/11/mich-medical-marijuana-card-holder-commits-suicide-after-police-witch-hunt-over-pot-butter/ Mich. medical marijuana card holder commits suicide after police ‘witch hunt’ over pot ‘butter’ From the article: A former corrections officer took his own life over the weekend after being found guilty in a case involving marijuana-infused butter, his attorney said. Bernhardt and three other Kent County Sheriff’s Department corrections officers were charged earlier […]

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Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Gruber: ‘Seniors do a terrible job choosing’ health care plans http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/11/17/gruber-seniors-do-terrible-job-choosing-health-care-plans/ ObamaCare architect Jonathan Gruber said “seniors do a terrible job choosing” their own public health care plans, according to presentation slides Gruber wrote that were obtained by The Daily Caller. With ObamaCare limiting patients’ ability to choose their […]

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Home> Sports DEA Agents Raid NFL Medical Staffs After Games http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/ap-newsbreak-dea-agents-check-nfl-medical-staff-26955878 Federal drug enforcement agents showed up unannounced Sunday to check at least three visiting NFL teams’ medical staffs as part of an investigation into former players’ claims that teams mishandled prescription drugs. “DEA agents are currently interviewing NFL team doctors in several locations as […]

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What Ebola Failures Reveal About American Hospitals http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/what-ebola-failures-reveal-about-american-hospitals From the article: When patients are harmed by medical care, the traditional response of health systems is to “deny and defend.” Hospitals deny they are responsible for the harm, and when pressed, they defend their providers’ conduct throughout a protracted and arduous legal process. According to a […]

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This was sent to me by a physician friend of mine.. I don’t know Dr. Edmiston, but know/trust the physician that sent it to me. As always YOU DO NOTHING YOU GET NOTHING From Dr Dave Edmiston: If you are disabled and unable to fill a prescription, please email me at dave@FarSighted.com if you would […]

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