Could a EPIDEMIC actually be a PANDEMIC of denial of care ?

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

HHS Secretary: 259 Million Opioid Prescriptions in U.S. in 2012 Outnumbered American Adults http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-hunter/hhs-secretary-259-million-opioid-prescriptions-us-2012-outnumbered Isn’t it amazing how LARGE NUMBERS makes things sound BAD.. but when you break down the numbers.. the picture is much different … 259 million Rxs.. let’s presume that 25% are for acute or intermittent pain. Leaving 195 million Rxs for […]

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What is the appropriate dose of alcohol to control anxiety & pain in Seniors & disabled ?

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Sedated We Stand: Medicare Paid for Nearly 40 Million Tranquilizer Prescriptions in 2013 http://flaglerlive.com/79813/benzodiazepines-medicare-epidemic/ In 2012, Medicare’s massive prescription drug program didn’t spend a penny on popular tranquilizers such as Valium, Xanax and Ativan. The following year, it doled out more xanax than $377 million for the drugs. While it might appear that an epidemic […]

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Med error here… med error there.. overdose here… overdose there… cost of doing business ?

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

CVS pharmacy accused of improperly labeling prescription medication, leading to overdose http://louisianarecord.com/news/269662-cvs-pharmacy-accused-of-improperly-labeling-prescription-medication-leading-to-overdose GRETNA – A corporate pharmacy is being sued by a Jefferson Parish woman who claims she overdosed on medication that had the instructions on the bottle saying she should take four times the dose her doctor ordered. Jacque Reeder filed suit against Louisiana […]

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I guess that this DEA agent forgot that he had retired … continued fraudulent behaviors ?

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

https://youtu.be/dm6xexu_wJY?t=3m32s Former DEA Agent Accused As Posing As FBI Agent, Fraud http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/06/12/former-dea-agent-indicted-on-federal-fraud-charges/ RIVERSIDE (CBSLA.com) — A former federal drug agent accused of conspiring with a La Quinta man who posed as a lawyer and ex-prosecutor to swindle victims out of hundreds of thousands of dollars faces federal fraud charges Friday. David Garcia Herrera, 70, of Torrance was […]

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Use Freedom of Information Request to get copy of FL BOP meeting

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

If you wish to get a copy of the FL Board of Pharmacy Meeting from last Tues.. here is the template to request that http://www.nfoic.org/florida-sample-foia-request Florida Sample FOIA Request SAMPLE ADAPTED FROM FLORIDA FIRST AMENDMENT FOUNDATION WEBSITE CHAPTER 119 – SAMPLE PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST State agencies and local governments, including school boards, town councils, city […]

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