More statistics ..it isn’t what they say.. it is what they don’t say ?

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Government Says Big Pharma Kills More People Than All Illegal Drugs Combined http://theantimedia.org/big-pharma-kills-more-people-than-all-illegal-drugs/ HALF of all drug overdoses are contributed to legal medications… this article tends to skip over – or ignore – the fact that most people who OD.. do so on a cocktail of substances… including alcohol…  So it appears that no matter […]

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It is all about the numbers to suspect guilt ?

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Federal agents search records, drug inventories at Martinsburg, WV pharmacy http://www.statejournal.com/story/29566069/federal-agents-search-records-drug-inventories-at-martinsburg-wv-pharmacy Including the long acting Oxycontin… Oxycodone has NINE DIFFERENT STRENGTHS…  but according to this article the DEA only looked at the number of doses a pharmacy purchased… apparently of all strengths.. Another DEA fishing expedition ? Federal authorities have searched a Martinsburg pharmacy to […]

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More bad pt outcomes from bureaucrats practicing medicine ?

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Study: Opioid Overdoses Often Occur at Low Doses http://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2015/7/17/study-opioid-overdoses-often-occur-at-low-doses#commenting The state of Washington mandates Methadone for Medicaid pts… with full knowledge that they can expect 2 deaths per 1000 pts within the first two weeks of starting this medication. Once again, bureaucrats and politicians practicing medicine purely based on financial issues.. Methadone is the least […]

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