Three US Senators they don’t feel your pain ?

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

US Senate Bill will Pressure FDA on Slowing Opioid Approvals http://nationalpainreport.com/us-senate-bill-will-pressure-fda-on-opioid-approvals-8825956.html While chronic pain patients continue to worry about what they believe is a decreasing access to certain narcotic pain medications, two U.S. Senators are introducing a bill that would make it more difficult for new and generic opioid drugs to be approved by the […]

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To protect and serve ?

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Denied Medication by NYPD, Epileptic Man Has Two Seizures in Custody: Lawsuit http://www.newsweek.com/epileptic-man-denied-medication-nypd-has-seizures-custody-lawsuit-322827 New York Police Department officers repeatedly denied an epileptic man his medication while detaining him in a holding cell, resulting in two seizures and hospitalizations before he could be taken to Brooklyn central booking more than a day later, a new federal […]

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Retired Cops Call For Drug Policy

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

DEA Prostitution Scandal: Retired Cops Call For Drug Policy Changes http://www.latintimes.com/dea-prostitution-scandal-retired-cops-call-drug-policy-changes-310210 The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) came under intense criticism this week in the wake of Congressional hearings highlighting reports that agents in Colombia attended sex parties with prostitutes paid for by criminal gangs, among other allegations. A House Oversight Committee hearing this week […]

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CVS Robberies: Some suspects caught, some still operating at pharmacies

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

CVS Robberies: Some suspects caught, some still operating at pharmacies If you need prescriptions filled and CVS is the pharmacy you normally use, you might want to re-think that after a rash of robberies have plagued the retail chain and some of the thieves are armed and dangerous–and still operating, like the one who held […]

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