Next generation of abuser/addicts ?

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Hospitals See Alarming Increase in Suicidal Children No easy solutions for pediatric mental health. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/PreventiveCare/50117?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2015-02-21&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyHeadlines&utm_source=ST&eun=g578717d0r& Here’s a troubling thought: more kids and young adults are intentionally hurting themselves — sometimes lethally. “The biggest news here is that there is a startling jump in the number of kids hospitalized for suicide and self injury between 2006 […]

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Everyone knows that the DEA doesn’t call ahead and demand money

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Only On 2: Local Woman Gets Threatening Call From DEA But It’s All A Scam

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Warm/fuzzy quote of the day !

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

When asked why we talk the talk but don’t walk the walk on patient safety in the pharmacy, with regards to understaffing the pharmacists, this was the response. It is the age old question of front-end vs. back-end. Do we pay a pharmacist’s salary up front in hopes of preventing an error or do we […]

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Addictive personalities will never manifest themselves until pt is exposed to a “trigger” ?

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Illinois Battles Prescription Pain-Pill Epidemic http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Illinois-Battles-Pain-Pill-Epidemic-293107921.html “We need to make sure that we’re addressing these prescription painkillers and preventing people from getting addicted to them in the first place to keep them from moving to heroin,” said Debbie Hersman, president of the National Safety Council. Felicia Micelli of suburban Medinah said her son, Louie, became […]

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Walgreens firing RPH’s for not being comfortable with certain categories of medications ?

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Can you imagine this… WALGREENS cannot tell a Pharmacist to fill or not fill a control Rx that they are not comfortable with…but.. WALGREENS have fired Pharmacists who  are “not comfortable” providing vaccinations or Plan B .. Does this suggest that Walgreens does have some influence over what prescriptions/products Pharmacists are allowed to fill or […]

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$300 billion annual health-care expenses from non-medicine compliance” “It’s an epidemic.”

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

 CVS executive: More changes coming to healthcare http://www.journalnow.com/business/business_beat/cvs-executive-more-changes-coming-to-healthcare/article_ed7d6a60-b966-11e4-8846-77b49becc7bf.html The chief executive of CVS Health said Friday the United States is in the second or third inning when it comes to health-care changes and innovations. Larry Merlo said that even though there have been significant breakthroughs in both areas recently, providers, consumers and employers remain caught […]

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The cost of poor record keeping $300 K – even though nothing was diverted ?

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Huntsville drug distributor will pay record $300,000 federal settlement for faulty records of opiods http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2015/02/huntsville_drug_distributor_wi.html A Huntsville pharmaceutical distributor will pay the federal government $300,000 to settle allegations it kept incomplete and inaccurate records of opiod painkillers like hydrocodone, federal officials said Friday. The company, Generics Bidco, will not face charges in federal court or […]

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