If we only had a brain ?

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

I see several news reports every day of pharmacies getting held up… mostly for controlled meds Last week a CVS Health employee was “punched” by a shoplifter, this week an employee gets shot.. over the last few years Pharmacists have been killed, employees have been killed, customers have been killed… We see/hear about cops being […]

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

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Battle of the drugstores: Price comparison shows you may be paying too much

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.abcactionnews.com/money/consumer/dont-waste-your-money/battle-of-the-drugstores-price-comparison-shows-you-may-be-paying-too-much Want to save hundreds of dollars buying your over-the-counter medicine, shampoo and vitamins? Then pay attention: Depending on where you shop, you could be wasting a lot of money. Many Shop For Convenience When it comes to over-the-counter medicines, facial lotion and soap, most of us shop wherever it’s most convenient at the time. […]

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Hypocrisy alive and well in Nebraska ?

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

 Nebraska Complains About Colorado Weed While Enabling South Dakota Alcoholism http://www.hightimes.com/read/nebraska-complains-about-colorado-weed-while-enabling-south-dakota-alcoholism Nebraska has licensed four businesses in this town of 10 to sell beer to be taken off site. Those businesses have repeatedly been found to be selling to minors and bootleggers and allowing onsite consumption This town of 10 has four licensed off-sale beer […]

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We only get upset when we torture foreigners ?

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Prosecute Torturers and Their Bosses http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/12/22/opinion/prosecute-torturers-and-their-bosses.html?_r=0 Since the day President Obama took office, he has failed to bring to justice anyone responsible for the torture of terrorism suspects — an official government program conceived and carried out in the years after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. He did allow his Justice Department to investigate […]

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One out of Five Rxs filled at WAG’S – “I’m not comfortable” not withstanding ?

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Walgreens shares on the rise with a record 222 million first-quarter prescriptions filled http://www.drugstorenews.com/article/walgreens-shares-rise-record-222-million-first-quarter-prescriptions-filled?utm_source=MagnetMail&utm_medium=email& Pharmacy sales, which accounted for 66.8% of sales in the quarter, increased 9% compared with the year-ago quarter, while pharmacy sales in comparable stores increased 8.1%. The company filled a record 222 million prescriptions in the quarter, an increase of 4.3% […]

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Interesting CDC stats on causes of deaths

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.romans322.com/daily-death-rate-statistics.php United States of America CURRENT DEATH TOLL from Jan 1, 2014 – Dec 22, 2014 (11:52:45 PM) Someone just died by: Abortion: 1065068 Heart Disease: 581859 Cancer: 562463 Tobacco: 341365 Obesity: 299426 Medical Errors: 204819 Stroke: 125751 Lower Respiratory Disease: 139416 Accident (unintentional): 123319 Hospital Associated Infection: 96558 Alcohol: 97533 Diabetes: 72009 Alzheimer’s Disease: […]

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We know who to trust – NO ONE ?

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

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I thought that three strikes and you were out ?

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

United States Files Suit Against Omnicare Inc. for Accepting Kickbacks from Drug Manufacturer to Promote an Anti-Epileptic Drug in Nursing Homes http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/law-and-order/federal-and-international/57895-united-states-files-suit-against-omnicare-inc-for-accepting-kickbacks-from-drug-manufacturer-to-promote-an-anti-epileptic-drug-in-nursing-homes.html Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014.  The United States has filed a civil False Claims Act complaint against Omnicare Inc. alleging that it solicited and received millions of dollars in kickbacks from pharmaceutical manufacturer Abbott […]

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It is not about your health – it is about our profits ?

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Group Sues Aetna, Claiming Discrimination Against H.I.V.Patients A consumer group has sued the health insurer Aetna, claiming that it discriminated against patients with H.I.V. when it required them to obtain medications exclusively through its own mail-order pharmacy. The lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in San Diego by the advocacy group Consumer Watchdog, argues that […]

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