FDA now allows “poor quality” manufacturers to produce your meds ?

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Government wants to grade drugmakers, but keep grades secret http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/govt-wants-to-grade-drugmakers-but-keep-grades-secret/article/2570755 Federal regulators want to grade drug companies on the manufacturing quality of their product or factory, but don’t want to share that grade with the public. Patients have become more empowered in their healthcare decisions, using websites like Yelp to determine the quality of a […]

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Corrupt cops in the news

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

https://youtu.be/dm6xexu_wJY?t=3m32s This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2015/aug/26/weeks_corrupt_cops_stories More jail guards in trouble, a DEA agent gets popped for child porn, and a Mississippi cop gets fired after getting caught in a major marijuana deal. Let’s get to it: In Hattiesburg, Mississippi, a Hattiesburg police officer was fired last Wednesday amid allegations he is a target […]

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I hope that the “desperate robbers” can read signs

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

New safes installed in Walgreens stores to prevent pharmacy robberies MILWAUKEE (TMJ) — Pharmacies have long been targets for criminals and drug addicts looking for their next fix. That has often put employees at risk of being robbed and customers in the crossfire. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, Wisconsin ranks just behind Indiana for […]

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Fined $20,000 by DEA for sloppy record keeping… no controls missing

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Lanier Treatment Center responds to fine, DEA oversight Department of Justice alleges narcotic treatment program kept incomplete records http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/111688/ Administrators of a Gainesville narcotic treatment program responded Wednesday to concerns that methadone was leaving the door unchecked. The program, Lanier Treatment Center was fined $20,000 to settle allegations about not keeping complete and accurate records […]

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Can you trust anyone.. if you can’t trust a physician’s office’s word ?

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

This pt was moving from one state to another and had called ahead and made an appt with a new doctor explaining what meds she had been on… apparently one week before the appt and the pt would be out of meds and into withdrawal… the doctor’s office called and told the pt that she […]

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