PHARMACIST STEVE

Rx for Discrimination http://badbossofthemonth.com/2015/10/rx-for-discrimination/ With a Backdated Firing, This Bad Boss Hit a New Low in Age Bias Cody Berguson had laid the groundwork — he was ready to fire James King. But Mr. King was unavailable: The 65-year-old pharmacist was caring for his wife, Trudy, who was hospitalized for surgery. Mr. Berguson, a pharmacy […]

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Deaths from heroin overdoses surged in 2014 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/12/11/deaths-from-heroin-overdoses-surged-in-2014/ They keep including drug over dose deaths from OTC.. in the total death count …but.. don’t mention that HALF of that number is from OTC’s Despite increased public efforts to combat opioid abuse, the number of deaths from heroin overdoses surged by 28 percent in 2014, and […]

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Looks like they are ramping up the fear in OHIO of filling a non-bona fide  does this mean that the Pharmacist should confiscate the prescription?..  What is going to happen if the Pharmacist’s professional discretion is largely influenced by personal phobias, biases or other issues ?  If Pharmacist starts looking for something that is doubtful, […]

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Exploring The Link Between Chronic Pain And Suicide http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2015/11/chronic-pain-suicide This week’s grim report about rising suicide and overall death rates among white, middle-aged Americans contains a slim silver lining. Here it is: The new analysis by two Princeton economists, Anne Case and Angus Deaton, suggests that chronic pain — and the opioids used to treat it […]

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Pharmacist Discusses Drug Abuse in HBO Documentary http://www.pharmacytimes.com/careers-news/pharmacist-discusses-drug-abuse-in-hbo-documentary-?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Pharmacy+Times&utm_campaign=PT_eNews_Daily_12-15-15_Flumist This Pharmacist talks to a pt about “taking too many doses” and he DIES THE NEXT DAY…  She convinces a prescriber to DISMISS A PT and then refuses to refill Rxs for a pt that is physically dependent on three different controlled meds.. .throwing the pt into […]

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Lawmakers offer alternative to cold medicine sales crackdown http://wlfi.com/2015/12/14/lawmakers-offer-alternative-to-cold-medicine-sales-crackdown/ ANOTHER UNFUNDED MANDATE … requiring Pharmacist to DIAGNOSE… which they are neither trained nor licensed to do… BUT then .. legislators seldom seem concerned about what is legal or illegal.. they just propose bills.. create laws… hoping that no one challenges the law in court as […]

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EFF and Human Rights Watch force DEA to destroy its mass surveillance database https://boingboing.net/2015/12/14/eff-and-human-rights-watch-for.html The EFF has just settled a case against the Drug Enforcement Agency on behalf of its client, Human Rights Watch, which sued the Agency over its decades-long program of illegal mass surveillance. The DEA has promised — on penalty of perjury […]

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Congressman Slams DEA Head for Medical Marijuana Comments http://www.marijuana.com/blog/news/2015/12/congressman-slams-dea-head-for-medical-marijuana-comments/ One of Congress’s leading proponents of marijuana legalization has weighed in on a petition demanding that the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) be fired for calling medical cannabis a “joke.” Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) said it is “outrageous” for acting DEA head Chuck Rosenberg to “trivialize” the […]

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A New Direction On Drugs http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-a-new-direction-on-drugs/ This is the 60 MINUTES piece with the new DEA Chief/ Drug Czar Michael Botticelli .. This is the fellow who stated that MJ was a JOKE.. and it was the same person whom there was a 101,000 petition delivered calling for his resignation/fired. As this piece started.. I […]

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Tennessee must get with the times on medical marijuana http://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/contributors/2015/12/13/tennessee-must-get-times-medical-marijuana/77178916/ Saying that medical marijuana will “do more harm than good” at a recent legislative hearing, state Health Commissioner John Dreyzehner did actual harm to the hopes of thousands of hurting Tennesseans who need real help right now. And right now is the time for state lawmakers […]

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