CVS Health in the spotlight again – misrepresenting the truth ?

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Spread of For-profit Medicine May Pose Patient Safety Threat http://www.aafp.org/news/practice-professional-issues/20141203statelegretail.html From the article: North Carolina AFP EVP Greg Griggs, M.P.A., C.A.E., addressed the rapid rise of retail clinics in his state and the changes these clinics have instigated in recent years. The state’s first Minute Clinic opened in the Raleigh area in 2005. At the […]

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Paul balances message on drug use, acknowledges mistakes ‘as a kid’

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Pharmacy Professor calls for reporting of serious med errors

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Serious Medication Errors Must be Reported – for Educational and Preventative Purposes! http://pharmacistactivist.com/2014/November_2014.shtml#feature From the article: How often do serious medication errors occur? There have been varying estimates but the truth is that no one really knows. There are no requirements that serious medication errors have to be reported and, if anything, there is a […]

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There seems to be no limit…

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

We have dinner with friends of ours and their daughter/son in law and one of their grandkids.. The daughter is a nurse that works part time in a pediatric office. She was explaining how she had to go to FIVE pharmacies in Florida to get TWELVE DOSES of a opiate Rx for her 12 y/o […]

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Follow the money trail ?

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

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Civil Asset Forfeiture alive and well in Michigan !

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/20798

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We count a single dose of a opiate as contributing to your death.

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

I have heard of our legal system fabricating/planting evidence and/or with holding evidence to create a WIN..  According to this.. only some knowledge of a pt having some access to opiates – no proof of taking – no toxicology verification.. a conclusion can be made that the opiates contributed to your death.  This is the […]

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Liquor License required to build new store for CV

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Confidence high, but store remains dry Ocean Beach pharmacy awaits judgment on liquor-license application From the article When the drugstore chain first revealed more than a year ago it was sizing up the long-vacant, former Apple Tree supermarket at 4949 Santa Monica Avenue as a potential outlet, CVS made it clear it would only do […]

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