the 31.5 million settlement contains no allegations or findings that controlled substances were diverted or that any patient was harmed.

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

PharMerica agrees to pay $31.5 million in settlement with Justice Department, DEA http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2015/05/14/pharmerica-agrees-to-pay-31-5-million-in.html PharMerica Corp. has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency related to an investigation into the dispensing of controlled substances at some of the company’s pharmacies. Under terms of the agreement, Louisville-based PharMerica (NYSE: […]

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WEST COAST ..CVS Refuses Her Rx ‘Because Of The Neighborhood’

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Only On 2: Grammy-Nominated Star Outraged When 24-Hour CVS Refuses Her Rx ‘Because Of The Neighborhood’ http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/05/14/only-on-2-grammy-nominated-star-outraged-when-24-hour-cvs-refuses-her-rx-because-of-the-neighborhood/ CARSON (CBSLA.com) — An R&B celebrity says a 24-hour CVS pharmacist refused to fill her prescription for painkillers in the middle of the night “because of the neighborhood.” Kelly Price lives in Carson and is convinced the pharmacist […]

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More DENIAL OF CARE on the WEST COAST

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Woman denied pain meds, new regulations to blame http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/investigations/Pharmacy-trouble-303686261.html?tab=video&c=y BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) – Jessica Barr loved gymnastics. But the sport didn’t always love her back. “It’s like football, great sport when you’re not injured,” she said. So, like many childhood gymnasts, Barr is paying for her time in the gym as an adult. She needed a […]

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Denial of care has now reached the WEST COAST

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Modesto man with severe chronic pain can’t get prescriptions filled http://www.modbee.com/news/local/article20907534.html Miguel Perez, who has severe multiple sclerosis, lives with an unbearable pain few people ever experience. The 42-year-old Modesto man is prescribed four pain medications for trigeminal neuralgia, a rare condition causing such searing facial pain it is sometimes called the suicide disease. In […]

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When they try to protect the few and harm the many ?

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

New measures of opioid utilization https://drugstorenewsce.com/editorial-news-item/9/5942 Jagoda Misniakiewicz 05/12/2015 The author is a PharmD, PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Resident with the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System  Prescription drug overdoses have increased dramatically over the past two decades and are contributing to significant mortality and morbidity. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Action Plan for […]

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Sometimes… you get more than you bargained for

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

When a pill is poison instead of a cure http://www.whio.com/news/news/when-pill-poison-instead-cure/nmFPx/ Ali Schroer’s fight against illegal online pharmacies began in 2007, a year she seemed to have symptoms of a disease without actually having a disease.  There were intense headaches and stomach pains so severe that she eventually underwent a colonoscopy but doctors had no diagnosis […]

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What goes behind the closed door ?

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

This showed up in my inbox today… according to their website.. they are a 10 yr old organization whose membership seems to be a lot of major players in the healthcare arena  http://pqaalliance.org/membership/organizations.asp  It appears that they are in the middle of a annual convention in Arlington, VA and voting on the following tomorrow…  I […]

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prescription drugs from illegal and unlicensed sources to various wholesalers and pharmacies throughout the United States.

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Minn. Corporation Indicted in Nationwide Prescription Drug Scheme http://www.kaaltv.com/article/stories/S3793103.shtml?cat=10151 An Eagan-based corporation was charged in an indictment Monday in the Southern District of Ohio for its role in a nationwide prescription drug diversion scheme. The indictment alleges that 50-year-old David Miller of Santa Ana, California; and 38-year-old Artur Stepanyan and 29-year-old Mihran Stepanyan—both of Encino, […]

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Ad For New DEA Chief Shows What It Takes To Be A ‘Real’ Drug Warrior

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Mock Ad For New DEA Chief Shows What It Takes To Be A ‘Real’ Drug Warrior http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/12/mock-ad-seeking-new-dea-chief_n_7265814.html A leading drug policy reform group has created a satirical ad seeking a new Drug Enforcement Administration chief that skewers the DEA in the wake of scandals and the announcement that its current administrator plans to resign. The […]

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In its lawsuit, the city of Chicago alleged the drug makers used deceptive marketing of opiates

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

J&J and Other Drug Makers Tossed From Lawsuit Over Opioid Marketing http://blogs.wsj.com/pharmalot/2015/05/11/jj-and-other-drug-makers-tossed-from-lawsuit-over-opioid-marketing/ A federal judge handed four drug makers a victory by dismissing them from a closely watched lawsuit that alleged the companies deceived Chicago doctors and consumers about the risks of their opioid painkillers. However, Purdue Pharma will continue to face some allegations raised […]

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