Bureaucrats always have a hidden agenda

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Being a student of our bureaucracy for several decades… they never do anything directly… they never do something in a large way… they seemingly always have a hidden agenda behind what they are talking about here and now. The FDA has never had any authority of anything sold labeled as a “supplement”… Supplements are vitamins/minerals […]

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Grassley To Justice Department: Crack Down On Medicare Advantage Overbilling

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Grassley To Justice Department: Crack Down On Medicare Advantage Overbilling http://kmuw.org/post/grassley-justice-department-crack-down-medicare-advantage-overbilling Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley has asked Attorney General Loretta Lynch to tighten scrutiny of Medicare Advantage health plans suspected of overcharging the government, saying billions of tax dollars are at risk as the popular senior care program grows. In May 19 letters […]

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If you buy a defective widget on line… too bad.. online pharmacies and bad meds ?

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

US Patients Turn To Online Pharmacies For Cheap Meds, But Drug Companies Say The Sites Endanger Consumers http://www.ibtimes.com/us-patients-turn-online-pharmacies-cheap-meds-drug-companies-say-sites-endanger-1932079 Consumers turn to the Internet to save money on almost everything. Whether it’s a textbook, a vacuum cleaner or a month’s supply of K-cups, Americans have learned that they can find household goods for less online. Each […]

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Houston pharmacy gave woman wrong meds, lawsuit alleges

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Houston pharmacy gave woman wrong meds, lawsuit alleges http://www.chron.com/news/health/article/Houston-pharmacy-gave-woman-wrong-meds-lawsuit-6279380.php A lawsuit filed Tuesday in the Harris County District Court alleges a Walgreens pharmacy gave a woman the wrong prescription medication, which she took. According to the lawsuit, the woman delivered a prescription for Schizophrenia treatment in May 2013 to a Walgreens pharmacy at Cypress Creek […]

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supply and demand at work .. Econ 101 ?

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Pharmacy robberies on the increase http://www.kctv5.com/story/29119574/pharmacy-robberies-on-the-increase Last month, a man walked into an Overland Park CVS pharmacy and robbed the store of the drug hydrocodone.  Earlier this month in Independence, a man and woman were wanted in connection to a Walgreens robbery where police say the woman robbed a pharmacy employee at gunpoint and got […]

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