Indiana 26% increase in meth lab busts 2012 – 2013

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Indiana has been using NPLEx for several years… and AG Zoeller implemented a website www.Bitterpill.IN.gov in Aug 2013.  Which is going to educate people on  how bad abusing drugs are… Apparently… not working all that well ? Indiana Crowned Meth Capital of United States http://www.tristatehomepage.com/story/d/story/indiana-crowned-meth-capital-of-united-states/31429/AU9QTgZ3UU6-SYJSwmx3-A  Law enforcement has a mixed reaction to the numbers because […]

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Robbing pharmacies have become CHILD’S PLAY ?

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

14-year-old accused of 3 CVS robberies on NW side http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/14-year-old-accused-of-3-cvs-robberies-on-nw-side INDIANAPOLIS — An  Indianapolis teen is facing charges in three separate robberies at two CVS pharmacies on the city’s northwest side. The unidentified 14-year-old suspect was arrested Thursday in connection to the robberies, officials with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said Friday. The teen is […]

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Hydrocodone in short supply.. Heroin.. seemingly plentiful and CHEAP

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Survey Finds Two-Thirds of Patients Unable to Get Hydrocodone http://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2015/3/19/survey-finds-two-thirds-of-patients-unable-to-get-hydrocodone By Pat Anson, Editor About two-thirds of pain patients say they were no longer able to obtain hydrocodone after the opioid painkiller was reclassified by the U.S. government from a Schedule III medication to a more restrictive Schedule II drug, according to the results of […]

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Woman says Walgreens prescription mistake almost killed her

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

An Orlando woman said Walgreens mistakenly gave her the wrong pills.   Evelyn Singleton said she’s been taking the same blood pressure medication for years. So when she noticed her pills were a different size, she assumed she was just given the generic brand. “I probably would’ve died; would’ve had a stroke or a heart […]

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The criminals among us within the DEPT OF JUSTICE ?

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Matthew Lowry, FBI Agent, Stole Heroin to Get High, Prosecutors Say http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fbi-agent-stole-heroin-get-high-prosecutors-say-n327306   Matthew Lowry, FBI Agent, Stole Heroin to Get High, Prosecutors Say A Washington, D.C., FBI agent was charged Friday with stealing heroin obtained in undercover investigations and using it to get high. Matthew Lowry, 33, took bags of heroin out of his […]

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Recording interactions with healthcare provider .. Something whose time has come ?

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Patients Will Record Encounters, and Docs Must Adjust http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/Ethics/50564?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2015-03-20&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DailyHeadlines&utm_source=ST&eun=g578717d0r& Physicians must accept the possibility that every conversation with a patient may be secretly recorded by the patient, wrote two physicians and a lawyer in the Journal of the American Medical Association. That is the first step for physicians to protect themselves from possible negative consequences […]

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MMJ bill in Nevada for pets ?

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Pot for pets? Nevada bill would make medical marijuana available for sick animals http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/medical-marijuana-sick-pets-nevada-article-1.2153468 Give a dog a bowl. Pets might soon be able to use pot under a bill introduced Tuesday in the Nevada Legislature. Democratic Sen. Tick Segerblom is sponsoring the measure that would allow animal owners to get marijuana for their pet […]

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