Walgreens confirms flu patient records went to third parties http://www.wftv.com/videos/news/walgreens-confirms-flu-patient-records-went-to/vC59nH/
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Walgreens confirms flu patient records went to third parties
Posted on December 16, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve
Watch your back – you could be labeled as incompetent based on health issues
Posted on December 16, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve
York man suspended from practicing pharmacy http://www.ydr.com/local/ci_27144583/york-man-suspended-from-practicing-pharmacy The state Board of Pharmacy said Matthew Crouse is unable to practice due to a physical or mental disease disability. He was indefinitely suspended for no less than three years retroactive to Feb. 19, 2013, according to a news release.
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Sign away your rights and sell your soul to CVS ?
Posted on December 16, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve
Former CVS Pharmacist Urges Company’s Employees to Learn about the New “Opt-Out” Option in Their Training Modules http://beforeitsnews.com/the-law/2014/11/former-cvs-pharmacist-urges-companys-employees-to-learn-about-the-new-opt-out-option-in-their-training-modules-2456030.html WESTBURY, NY — Anthony Tristano, an award-winning former Supervising Pharmacist who worked for CVS for more than 20 years, says that all employees undergoing LEARNet training must be made aware of how the company’s recent change in […]
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Happy Hanukkah
Posted on December 16, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve
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Houston … we have a PROBLEM
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Wise counsel on drug laws http://www.chron.com/opinion/editorials/article/Wise-counsel-on-drug-laws-5948878.php Advocates for ending the war on drugs found an unlikely new ally last week: Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland. In an interview with Houston-based radio show Cultural Baggage, McClelland candidly discussed the undeniable facts about our nation’s criminalization and prohibition of marijuana, calling the drug war a “miserable failure.” […]
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We have millions of laws… we will find one to use !
Posted on December 16, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve
Congress quietly ends federal government’s ban on medical marijuana http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-medical-pot-20141216-story.html Approval of the pot measure comes after the Obama administration directed federal prosecutors last year to stop enforcing drug laws that contradict state marijuana policies. Since then, federal raids of marijuana merchants and growers who are operating legally in their states have been limited to […]
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Management by CRISIS ?
Posted on December 16, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve
Pharmacists prepared to handle community health crisis http://wane.com/2014/12/16/pharmacists-prepared-to-handle-community-health-crisis/ FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Pharmacists across the area are aware of the increased possibility of a robbery now that 5,000 pain patients are without a doctor. We first shared with you police worry that some of those people may turn to crime to get medication they need. […]
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Our spreadsheet will arbritarily determine who is running a “pill mill”
Posted on December 15, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve
Analysis: Overprescribers have troubling records http://www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com/story/news/local/2014/12/15/analysis-overprescribers-troubling-records/20454371/ Prescribing high volumes of Schedule 2 drugs can indicate a doctor is running a pill mill, said Andrew Kolodny, chief medical officer of Phoenix House, a New York-based drug treatment provider. “We wait till these doctors kill people. … It doesn’t make any sense,” said Kolodny, founder of Physicians […]
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reflex sympathetic dystrophy/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Posted on December 15, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) formerly reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), “causalgia”, or reflex neurovascular dystrophy (RND) is an amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome (AMPS). It is a chronic systemic disease characterized by severe pain, swelling, and changes in the skin. CRPS is expected to worsen over time.[1][citation needed] It often initially affects an arm or a […]
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I’m not comfortable en Espanol ?
Posted on December 15, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve
Post by Roberto Chavez.
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