Narcan prgms saving lives, perpetuating addictions or postponing deaths ?

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Narcan saves 6 lives so far in York County http://abc27.com/2015/04/10/narcan-saves-6-lives-so-far-in-york-county/ Narcan, the drug that reverses the effects of certain drug overdoses, continues to save lives on the streets of York County. The district attorney said Thursday that North Hopewell Township police used it to save a life.  And just hours after a town hall meeting […]

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Indiana’s HIV epidemic continues to grow

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Rural Indiana county’s HIV outbreak tops 100 cases http://www.whas11.com/story/news/local/indiana/2015/04/10/hiv-scott-county-indiana-100-cases/25582523/ INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State health officials say more than 100 people have tested positive for HIV in an outbreak of the virus among intravenous drug users in southeastern Indiana. The state’s Joint Information Center said Friday that as of Thursday there had been 95 confirmed HIV […]

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Mass Board of Pharmacy…business as usual ?

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Two years after meningitis outbreak, pharmacy oversight remains lax http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2015/04/two_years_after_meningitis_outbreak_pharmacy_oversight_remains The state agency that oversees compounding pharmacies is still in disarray two years after a deadly meningitis outbreak, failing to inspect facilities, allowing dirty labs to stay open and rarely publicizing recalls of possibly tainted meds, a Herald review found. Department of Public Health officials […]

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