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NABP Announces New Website on Rx Abuse http://www.pharmacytimes.com/publications/issue/2015/September2015/NABP-Announces-New-Website-on-Rx-Abuse?utm_source=GoogleNews&utm_medium=GoogleNews&utm_campaign=PharmacyTimesNews Pharmacists Pledge   JUST SAY NO ???? Pharmacist Pledge to Make a Difference  Committed to Rx Drug Abuse Education and Prevention I pledge that I will make a difference, as a pharmacist and member of my community to help with the drug abuse epidemic. I will provide information […]

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Expert says sleep deprivation is ‘torture,’ calls for later work day http://www.whas11.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/09/09/expert-sleep-deprivation-torture-later-work-day/71936336/ An Oxford University researcher says forcing ourselves to work before 10 a.m. doesn’t line up with our bodies’ circadian rhythms. If you need validation that being at work before 10 a.m. feels like “torture,” here it is. Early schedules go against the body’s natural […]

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FDA Panelists to Assess Opioid/Food Interactions http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/GeneralNeurology/53477?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2015-09-10&eun=g578717d0r If this follows the same path as to when Purdue make Oxycontin abuse-deterrent… the FDA revoked the NDA (New Drug Application) which meant that a LESS EXPENSIVE GENERIC could no longer be produced… This abuse-deterrent IR form of Oxycodone could mean that the LESS EXPENSIVE GENERIC could be […]

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New Justice Dept. policy aims to get tough on Wall Street fraud WASHINGTON  — The Justice Department issued a new policy Wednesday that made the prosecution of Wall Street executives involved in financial fraud a major priority, all but acknowledging nagging criticism that powerful corporate figures have escaped criminal charges in favor of giant monetary […]

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