Walgreen nixes ‘Be well’ at checkout line

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Walgreen nixes ‘Be well’ at checkout line http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/ct-walgreens-be-well-0326-biz-20150325-story.html Walgreens will no longer require its cashiers to send each customer off with the words, “Be well.”A spokesman said the campaign had run its course, though the company didn’t elaborate on why the effort, launched several years ago, was dropped. “It’s accomplished its goal of reinforcing our […]

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Can’t wait until Pharmacists get provider status ?

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Are pharmacists turning into salespeople? Internal company emails show push on pharmacists to keep ‘driving those numbers’ http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/are-pharmacists-turning-into-salespeople-1.3007463 Some pharmacists feel that business pressures to push billable services turn them into salespeople. (iStock) ​ Do you think of your pharmacist as a health-care professional or a salesperson? Internal emails from top Canadian chain drugstores show the […]

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Corresponding responsibility vs Duty to Warn

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Lawsuits Claiming That Pharmacies Must Warn Customers About Dangers Associated With Prescription Drugs Complete Text   duty_to_warn INTRODUCTION Patients injured by prescription drugs sometimes claim that their pharmacists had a duty to warn them about potential side effects and other dangers associated with prescription drugs. This memorandum provides citations to court decisions from across the country […]

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CVS employee calls for better security as police investigate four weekend robbery attempts

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

CVS employee calls for better security as police investigate four weekend robbery attempts http://fox59.com/2015/03/23/cvs-employee-calls-for-better-security-as-police-investigate-four-weekend-robbery-attempts/ INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (March 23, 2015)– An Indianapolis CVS pharmacy employee is calling on the company to make big changes in their stores in order to discourage robbery attempts. The woman, who does not want to be identified, says she has been through […]

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Pharmacy school creates website to track overdose deaths

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Pharmacy school creates website to track overdose deaths http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/pharmacy-school-creates-website-track-overdose-deaths#comment-5971 The University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy School has developed a website that will track drug overdoses in some Pennsylvania counties. West Virginia panel targets doctors, pharmacies linked to overdoses The website, OverdoseFreePa.Pitt.edu, currently receives overdose data from medical examiners’ offices in 13 Pennsylvania counties. It […]

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Arachnoiditis – when the cure/treatment is worse than the disease ?

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

My Life with Arachnoiditis http://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2015/3/23/my-life-with-arachnoiditis By Tom Bresnahan Let me tell you briefly about my past before I describe the hell I live with every day. Before moving to Florida in 2000, I owned and operated a 6 store Domino’s Pizza franchise in Tacoma, Washington. I served as an elected fire commissioner, belonged to two […]

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Civil Forfeiture (HBO)

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Civil Forfeiture (HBO) When facts are so far from the “circle of sanity” .. the comedians take it to task ?  

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Pain knows no age ? Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Amelia Watt: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome http://danablog.org/2015/03/20/seeing-pain/  

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Another good example of how well drug prohibition works ?

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

HIV cases on the rise in Scott Co. http://www.whas11.com/story/news/health/2015/03/10/hiv-scott-county-opana/24712561/ The Scott County Health Department said they increase is due to IV drug users sharing needles. Scott County’s health department says all 42 people who’ve tested positive, admitted to injecting Opana into their system and sharing needles in the process. Opana is an opioid, often prescribed […]

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You may need a higher dose of opiates to manage your pain because …

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Cytochrome P450 Testing In High-dose Opioid Patients http://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/treatments/pharmacological/opioids/cytochrome-p450-testing-high-dose-opioid-patients Severe, chronic pain patients who seek opioid dosages above normal standards should now be tested for genetic cytochrome P450 deficiencies. While it is common knowledge that the cytochrome P450 (CYP450) enzyme system is critical for the metabolism of some opioids, genotype testing of pain patients for CYP450 […]

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