The Drug Enforcement Administration has delivered a message to pharmacists — start filling legitimate pain prescriptions.

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DEA addresses prescription access issue http://www.wesh.com/news/dea-addresses-prescription-access-issue/35273410 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. —The Drug Enforcement Administration has delivered a message to pharmacists — start filling legitimate pain prescriptions.  WESH 2 News was there for the Florida Pharmacy Association conference in Ft. Lauderdale, a few miles from a South Florida stretch of road once dubbed the “pain corridor of […]

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cops called because prescription was illegible and not properly filled out ?

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Pharmacy prescription pickup gets man arrested with 6 days in jail The pharmacist didn’t bother contacting the prescriber about illegible and properly filled out Rx.. just called police and the pt is not suing the pharmacist/pharmacy ? http://www.recordonline.com/article/20150913/NEWS/150919708/101008 Posted Sep. 13, 2015 at 7:45 PM A Pennsylvania man has filed a civil rights lawsuit against […]

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Basic business plan.. find a need and and customers will beat a path to your door ?

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Midwest meth-making down, but Mexican imports fill the void http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/midwest-meth-making-down-but-mexican-imports-fill-the-void/article_8e7c820e-4311-5ada-bbdd-ca03fc84e520.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — The manufacture of methamphetamine is sharply down in certain Midwestern states that have had the most trouble with the drug over the years, but it remains as popular as ever with users because of an influx of cheap Mexican imports, experts […]

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Source of pain is “all in the head ” ?

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WRONG MED … extreme fatigue and bruising on his arms, shoulders, back, and thighs

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Walmart and pharmacist sued over claims of negligence after allegedly filling wrong prescription http://madisonrecord.com/stories/510637987-walmart-and-pharmacist-sued-over-claims-of-negligence-after-allegedly-filling-wrong-prescription A Cahokia man is suing a Walmart pharmacy and one of its pharmacists after they allegedly provided him with the wrong prescription. Leroy Turner filed a complaint Aug. 25 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Wal-Mart Inc. and Christopher L. […]

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“Until we get rid of our problems by letting each individual be productive”

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“It’s extremely scary.” Indiana battles No.1 ranking in pharmacy robberies http://wthitv.com/2015/09/14/its-extremely-scary-indiana-battles-no-1-ranking-in-pharmacy-robberies/ BRAZIL, Ind. (WTHI) – The Hoosier State ranks at the top of a new list, but it doesn’t come with any bragging rights. Pharmacy robberies are rising nationwide as the prescription drug epidemic increases, and Indiana leads the U.S. in these crimes. Being tucked […]

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