New allegations made on DEA’s role in pain prescription denials (Video)

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

New allegations made on DEA’s role in pain prescription denials http://www.wesh.com/news/new-allegations-made-on-deas-role-in-pain-prescription-denials/34448182 With all that has come to light about all the illegal shenanigans by the DEA and others within the DOJ/FBI/Secret Service… when you hear a local independent Pharmacist state that DEA agents have told him personally not fill certain control meds for certain pts.. […]

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Here comes “cookie cutter” healthcare ?

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Using Watson, IBM and CVS aim to predict when your health is about to decline http://www.networkworld.com/article/2955054/using-watson-ibm-and-cvs-aim-to-predict-when-your-health-is-about-to-decline.html What happens when CVS gets more and more personal health information on pts ? Most likely, they are going to pester the hell out of the pt to receive more care. .. of course with CVS Health .. every […]

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You go to a hospital to get better… NOT SICKER

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

How your hospital can make you sick Consumer Reports’ new Ratings of more than 3,000 U.S. hospitals show which do a good job of avoiding MRSA, C.diff, and other deadly infections http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2015/07/how-your-hospital-can-make-you-sick/index.htm 16K -18K die every year from hospital acquired MRSA and 500,000 in hospitals and nursing homes catch C-DIF and 29,000 die annually (mostly elderly)… […]

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Medicare turns 50 today

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Back  in 1965… the cost of Medicare was THREE BILLION DOLLARS At that time it was projected that by 1990 the cost of Medicare would be TWELVE BILLION   – reality for 1990 – 110 Billion 2014… Medicare expenditures 511 Billion… Right now the fund is projected to be BANKRUPT by 2030.. In 1965.. I had […]

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Drug dealers understand the law of supply and demand ?

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

The Baltimore Looting Has Led to a Problem That Is Very Unusual for the DEA http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/07/30/the-baltimore-looting-has-led-to-a-problem-that-is-very-unusual-for-the-dea/ NEW YORK — The Drug Enforcement Administration is working through a backlog of Baltimore pharmacy robberies to identify and arrest looters who authorities say stole more than 300,000 doses of prescription pills. During the civil unrest following the death […]

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Another Investigative reporter on denial of care in Florida

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Patients having trouble getting pain medication http://www.news4jax.com/news/patients-having-trouble-getting-pain-medication/34424832 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Florida’s crackdown on pill mills in 2011 has made a dent in prescription painkiller abuse, but the “Pill Mill Bill” is also having unintended consequences. Many people with legitimate pain are having a tough time getting their medications. Whether it […]

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