Florida Board of Pharmacy Controlled Substances Standards Committee Meeting June 9th 2015

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

060915-agenda  <–  click on link to see published agenda http://www.wesh.com/health/pharmacists-discuss-issues-causing-prescription-drug-problems/33510484 Cardinal-Health-testimony http://www.wesh.com/health/special-committee-meets-to-discuss-prescription-drug-problems/33478036 What I am putting in this post.. will either be MY OPINION of what I observed at the FL BOP meeting and/or paraphrasing what I understood was  said. The 800 lb Gorillas  in the room was the absence of the DEA representative that […]

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DA more concerned about enforcing the law than saving lives ?

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Forward Thinking Police Chief Refuses to Treat Addicts as Criminals, Naturally He’s Being Attacked http://thefreethoughtproject.com/da-tells-police-chief-lacks-legal-authority-arrest-drug-addicts/#06XskK2hDIxwwz7a.99 Gloucester, Mass. – Police Chief Leonard Campanello took a bold stance when earlier this month he announced that his department would no longer arrest addicts that came the police station to turn in drugs or drug paraphernalia if they were seeking […]

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You do NOTHING… you get NOTHING !

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

June 9, 2015 Controlled Substance Rules Committee Meeting Location: B Resort & Spa 1905 Hotel Plaza Blvd Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830   ww10.doh.state.fl.us/pub/bop/Public_Meeting_Materials/Controlled_Substance_Committee_Agenda_06092015.pdf The Florida Board of Pharmacy is having a public meeting on Tues June 9th On June 9th, 2015, the Florida Board of Pharmacy will be convening a special committee to discuss […]

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Could prescribers providing ESI.. without medical necessity .. healthcare fraud ?

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Las Cruces Doctor, License Revoked, Arraigned On New Health Fraud Charges http://krwg.org/post/las-cruces-doctor-license-revoked-arraigned-new-health-fraud-charges Pawan Kumar Jain, 62, of Las Cruces, N.M., was arraigned this morning in Las Cruces federal court on a 114-count superseding indictment which alleges that, among other crimes, Jain’s over-prescribing of opioid pain medication resulted in the deaths of four patients.  Jain entered […]

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Is the war on drugs .. created by and for the betterment of the bureaucracy ?

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

3 Innovative Drug Policies You May Never Have Heard Of But Need to Know About http://www.alternet.org/3-innovative-drug-policies-you-may-never-have-heard-need-know-about Has our democracy  morphed into: Kakistocracy: Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens. Kleptocracy: A government characterized by rampant greed and corruption June 17 marks the 44th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s war on drugs. America’s longest war has […]

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When “a drug task force” is involved “strip search” takes on a new meaning ?

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

‘Why Take My Vibrator?’—Michigan Cops Legally Rob ‘Every Belonging’ from Medical Marijuana Patient http://www.alternet.org/drugs/why-take-my-vibrator-michigan-cops-legally-rob-every-belonging-medical-marijuana-patient Medical marijuana user Ginnifer Hency told a group of Michigan lawmakers last week that a drug task force raided her home and kept ‘every belonging’ she owned — including her vibrator — even after a judge dismissed the charges against her. […]

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Document/video your denial of care by Pharmacists, if you are on Medicare

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Medicare’s new Star Rating system for Part D insurance companies and Pharmacies is focusing on PT’S ADHERENCE to their chronic medications. Help these pharmacies that are HEALTHCARE DENIERS to “feel your pain”.. Keep in mind.. without filing complaints with www.cms.gov about denied Rxs.. there will be NO DATA collected on your NON-ADHERENCE.. The denial of […]

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Pharmacists are the last line of defense to prevent abuse ?

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

  Corresponding responsibility and RED FLAGS This is a video from the NABP ( National Association of Boards of Pharmacies ) of the six financial sponsors of this video.. THREE are the THREE major drug wholesalers .. that are rationing the quantity of control meds that community pharmacies can purchase..  but not rationing to hospitals, […]

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Be careful what you ask for !

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

http://wnpr.org/post/california-women-can-soon-go-right-pharmacist-birth-control#stream/0 The way this law reads.. the legislator in California has given Pharmacists limited prescriptive authority without provider status.. since insurance/Medicaid is not obligated to pay Pharmacists for prescribing services. Of course, the state funded Medicaid program could be one of the largest beneficiaries of not having to pay for doctor’s office visit at least […]

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Hidden Camera: VA Director says VA Turning Veterans into Drug Addicts

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Hidden Camera: VA Director says VA Turning Veterans into Drug Addicts

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