Never can be too careful ?

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Ask questions about medications http://www.chroniclejournal.com/editorial/letters/2014-12-08/ask-questions-about-medications From article: Recently, I visited a walk-in clinic for pinched nerves. After informing the doctor of the medications I take on a daily basis, he inadvertently prescribed a drug that was not compatible with my medication. The pharmacist filled the prescription and I was on my way — without asking […]

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More “be well” at Walgreens in Florida ?

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Action 9: Customers claim Walgreens refuses to fill legitimate prescriptions http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/action-9-customers-claim-walgreens-refusing-fill-l/njNwQ/ From the article: ORLANDO, Fla. — Several Walgreens customers contacted Action 9, claiming that the pharmacy chain refuses to fill their pain prescriptions. Walgreens has a policy to curb narcotics abuse, but Action 9’s Todd Ulrich found that the company won’t reveal its guidelines, […]

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Identity fraud is going on right in front of you ?

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Man charged in connection with alleged Waltham credit card fraud http://waltham.wickedlocal.com/article/20141204/NEWS/141208245 From the article: A Haverhill man was arraigned Thursday on more than 100 counts of prescription and credit card fraud and identity theft, which include charges in a Waltham case, according to the Attorney General’s Office. Leo was indicted by an Essex County Grand […]

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How much is too much? Helena doctor’s drug prescriptions for pain challenged

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

http://m.helenair.com/news/local/how-much-is-too-much-helena-doctor-s-drug-prescriptions/article_3c2d06f0-2a1b-5725-a304-fe2f7303ee49.html?mobile_touch=true From the article: Pujol said that Ibsen is providing service to a community of patients few physicians are willing to help. “Many doctors, including myself, don’t want to deal with it (pain patients),” he said. Anderson concurred with Pujol’s assessment of pain treatment availability. “Most doctors don’t want to mess with that,” he said. […]

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Proliferation of Prescription Drug Sales at the Rite Aid Sparks a State Investigation

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Attorney General: Rite Aid Dispensed Tens of Thousands of Pills Illegally http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/attorney-general-rite-aid-dispensed-tens-of-thousands-of-pills/article_09464d30-7ce4-11e4-b0bb-abd7f70f9a38.html#user-comment-area From the article: That is just one case in a long string of questionable purchases of prescription drugs revealed in a 41-page complaint that Attorney General Kamala Harris filed this past March against the pharmacy at 500 S. Broadway and its then-pharmacist-in-charge, Anne […]

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Collateral deaths by law enforcement “doing their job”

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

12 Innocent People Killed By Law Enforcement Fighting The War On Drugs http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/23/dea-controversies_n_5992324.html#slide=start Kathryn Johnston In November 2006, a narcotics team from the Atlanta Police Department apprehended a man with a known drug history. They planted marijuana on him, then threatened to arrest him unless he gave them information about where they could find a […]

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