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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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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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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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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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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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http://homicides.redeyechicago.com/ – on average 12 people die of homicide in Chicago EVERY WEEK http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/29302192/dea-heroin-chicago DEA Special Agent: Heroin user dies every 3 days in Chicago area CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) — For the DEA in Chicago, heroin is now their number one priority. Agents told FOX 32 that heroin use has tripled in the last […]
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Feds targeting Indiana pill mill doctors, pharmacists http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/feds-targeting-indiana-pill-mill-doctors-pharmacists Scott County is a small .. abt 24 K population… fairly poor/low income county with two main cities … Scottsburg and Austin. The area has a lot of the residents on Medicaid. There are six pharmacies in the county 4 – Scottsburg and 2 – Austin… 3 […]
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Rx meds are found on street after DEA orders drop box be relocated http://www.trivalleycentral.com/arizona_city_independent/people/rx-meds-are-found-on-street-after-dea-orders-drop/article_d972e86a-0ed4-11e5-a9fb-1783f2ca9816.html Three years ago, Arizona City was the first community anywhere to have a conveniently accessible, yet totally secure, expired prescription medication drop box for local citizens. Since then, over 22 of these drop boxes have popped up throughout Pinal County. And […]
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Chronicle AM: Senate Panel Tells DEA to Butt Out of MedMJ States, MI Legalization Initiatives Approved, More (6/11/15) http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2015/jun/11/chronicle_am_senate_panel_tells The Senate is following the House’s lead in telling the DEA not to interfere in medical marijuana states, two Michigan initiatives get the go-ahead for signature-gathering, a package of heroin bills passes the New York Senate, […]
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Monitor Pharmacy sold to CVS, 7,000 customer files to be transferred It is a well known fact that Rx prices, particularly generics, are going up .. some generic as much as 1000%.. It is also a know fact that PBM (Prescription Benefit Managers) are dragging their feet in updating their database for 30-60-90 days in […]
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