New laws to address mental health disease of addiction ? Someone is smoking something ?

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

FAYETTEVILLE — The state should look into either new criminal laws, a civil lawsuit or both to curb abuse of prescription drugs, the chairman of the state Senate Judiciary Committee said Thursday. “Prescription drug abuse has become one of the biggest drug problems in the state, and I’ve talked to the state’s surgeon general about […]

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When we put ABSOLUTE TRUST in computers.. they can bite you in the ass !

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

http://sputniknews.com/us/20150921/1027279198/detroit-loses-drug-test-results-countless-wrongfully-accused.html Hundreds of people could face jail time and fines due to a computer error which wrongfully accused them of skipping court-ordered drug tests. Hundreds of people could face jail time and fines due to a computer error which wrongfully accused them of skipping court-ordered drug tests. Jail Alternatives for Michigan Services, a private contractor which serves as metro-Detroit’s largest […]

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There is a fine line between genius and insanity and some may walk on both sides of the line ?

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

‘Disruptive’ doctors rattle nurses, increase safety risks http://www.jconline.com/story/news/2015/09/20/disruptive-doctors-rattle-nurses-increase-safety-risks/71706858/ Society may be getting more politically correct, but there’s new evidence that hasn’t trickled down to hospital operating rooms. A medical journal published an anonymous essay last month by a physician recounting other doctors’ crude and sexual comments and behavior with patients during obstetric and gynecologic surgeries.That prompted five Pittsburgh doctors […]

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Attorneys telling clinicians how to practice medicine and treat pain ?

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Opioid Prescribing: Navigating the Ethical Battlefield http://www.painweek.org/story/opioid-prescribing-navigating-the-ethical-battlefield/ This is a very interesting article, the only people quoted are TWO ATTORNEYS.  They advise prescribers to do what is best for the pt and that they are not expected to be perfect, just reasonable. They also suggest that a prescriber who elects not to treat pts could […]

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Can our Judicial system create LAWS ?

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.wesh.com/news/dea-addresses-prescription-access-issue/35273410  video I posted this video about a week ago. This was a report by Matt Grant from WESH TV in Orlando from the Florida Pharmacists Association Meeting.  One has to listen to the words of Susan Langston with the DEA’s Miami field division.. “Not everybody’s going to fit into a checklist, but they still […]

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Senator Schumer wants to expand the DEA’s 45 y/o successful war on drugs

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Chuck Schumer wants DEA to launch special unit to crack down on sale of synthetic drugs like K2, Scooby Snax http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/sen-schumer-dea-crackdown-sale-synthetic-drugs-article-1.2367327 The federal Drug Enforcement Agency needs to launch a special investigative unit to crack down on the sale of synthetic drugs following a major bust and a startling spike in emergency room visits, Sen. […]

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Could some corporate healthcare executives being moving from the E-suites ?

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Justice Department seeks individual liability in healthcare fraud http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/justice-department-seeks-individual-liability-in-healthcare-fraud/405838/ The U.S. Department of Justice announced in a memo last week it aims to combat corporate misconduct by seeking accountability from the individuals who perpetrated it. Companies will now have to disclose further information in order to meet the requirements for cooperation credit, which trades cooperation for more lenient penalties. […]

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Julie… the #Walgreen’s Pharmacist… another healthcare DENIER ?

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

This was posted on another facebook page today 09/20/2015…  According to this particular WAG’S pt… Pharmacist Julie could care less if they are health or happy.. and her mind is appears to be like a “mouse trap” .. once it snaps shut with a conclusion… you can’t open it… Just left Walgreens on us.41 in […]

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Ibsen re-opens clinic despite fears of potential criminal charges for treating pain patients

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Source: Ibsen re-opens clinic despite fears of potential criminal charges for treating pain patients The BULLIES WITH BADGES – who have no medical training – are winning… prescribers suffers, pts suffer… and the BULLIES ???

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