Remember to LABEL your medications !

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Minnesota Man Spends Months in Prison After Cops Mistake His Vitamins for Drugs https://news.vice.com/article/minnesota-man-spends-months-in-prison-after-cops-mistake-his-vitamins-for-drugs A Minnesota man was freed and charges against him dropped after crime lab results determined that the drugs he was arrested for carrying were in fact legal vitamins. Joseph Burrell, 31, was driving out of a supermarket parking lot on November 14 when […]

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There is no blood on our hands.. it’s the Pharmacist’s fault !

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

DEA responds after patients denied prescription pain meds http://www.wesh.com/health/tuesday-at-6-dea-responds-after-patients-denied-prescriptions/31297622 http://www.wesh.com/health/full-interview-bondi-responds-to-patients-who-cant-get-prescriptions/31298908 http://www.wesh.com/health/dea-responds-why-cant-patients-get-pain-medication/31300718 http://www.wesh.com/health/dea-responds-who-is-to-blame-for-prescription-issues/31300524 http://www.wesh.com/health/dea-responds-what-should-patients-do-who-cant-get-prescriptions/31300702 This is follow up report by Matt Grant WESH Channel 2 in Orlando.. I  could not find a link to embed them into the post.. some raw footage with AG Pam Bondi .. and a DEA agent.. what does all of this […]

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“The health and safety of our customers is our number one priority and we have comprehensive policies and procedures in place to ensure prescription safety.

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  Troubleshooter investigates Hope Mills CVS Pharmacy mistakes http://abc11.com/health/troubleshooter-investigates-pharmacy-mistakes-/520286/ When it comes to the mistakes with Kimberleigh’s prescription, CVS released this statement: “The health and safety of our customers is our number one priority and we have comprehensive policies and procedures in place to ensure prescription safety. Prescription errors are a very rare occurrence, but […]

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How much is a life worth – are we about to find out ?

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

CVS Joins Express Scripts in Targeting New Cholesterol Drugs http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-17/cvs-joins-express-scripts-in-targeting-new-cholesterol-drugs Express Scripts has about 30 percent of the U.S. pharmacy benefits management market, and CVS about 27 percent, according to Robyn Karnauskas, an analyst with Deutsche Bank. (Bloomberg) — CVS Health Corp., the second-biggest manager of prescription drug benefits in the U.S., will make a […]

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we have policies and procedures in place to ensure prescription safety

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Pharmacy Mix-Up Led to Girl’s Hallucinations: Family http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Family-Says-12-Year-Old-Hallucinated-After-Wrong-Prescription-Given-292162641.html A 12-year-old girl experienced bizarre hallucinations after being given a powerful sleeping pill instead of her prescribed antibiotics from a Southern California pharmacy, her mother claims. Family members have filed an initial claim against CVS in Corona, the first step toward a lawsuit, for what they call complete […]

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More Than 1,000 Preventable Deaths a Day

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Subcommittee Hearing – More Than 1,000 Preventable Deaths a Day Is Too Many: The Need to Improve Patient Safety http://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/hearing/?id=478e8a35-5056-a032-52f8-a65f8bd0e5ef listen to video on above link… And they claim that 40 odd people dying every day from a drug overdose was a epidemic ?    

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How are these two stories related ?

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

State Sets Record for Tourism Four Years in a Row “This is a great day, 97.3 million tourists. I’ll look forward to passing one hundred million tourists,” said Governor Rick Scott. Governor Rick Scott announced Monday this is the fourth consecutive record year for tourism in Florida. “When you think about that, every 85 tourists […]

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