In Mississippi: personal health information is not protected from police searching without warrant ?

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Brandon denies police violated HIPAA http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/01/25/brandon-denies-bpd-violated-hipaa/79313188/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin= The city of Brandon denied allegations that one of its police investigators violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act by accessing a man’s prescription history through a state database, according to court records filed Monday. A lawsuit filed in federal court last month alleges Brandon Police Department Investigator Chris […]

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It would be impossible to assure that pharmacists applied this discretion consistently from store to store and day to day.

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Editorial: Meth bill would demand too much of pharmacists http://www.heraldbulletin.com/opinion/editorial-meth-bill-would-demand-too-much-of-pharmacists/article_edb93e41-353b-50e6-9cbb-aabff1a3d774.html Once again, legislators wants to force Pharmacists to “play doctor” without being able to do a physical exam or have the pt’s medical records. It is also outside/against the Pharmacy Practice Act. IMO.. so if this bill becomes a law.. every time that a Pharmacist […]

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consumers are being forced to change medications, sometimes to brands that don’t work as well for them.

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Fight To Lower Drug Prices Forces Some To Switch Medication http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/01/25/463809474/fight-to-lower-drug-prices-forces-some-to-switch-medication Steve Miller has some customers on offer. Millions of them in fact. The chief medical officer at Express Scripts, the largest pharmacy benefit manager in the U.S., has been essentially auctioning off his 80 million customers to the drug companies that will give him […]

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We can all breathe easier now.. the cure to the opioid epidemic has been found !

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

We know the cure to the opioid epidemic http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deborah-hersman/we-know-the-cure-to-the-o_b_9073208.html Deborah Hersman is president and chief executive officer of the National Safety Council, an organization focused on saving lives and preventing injuries at work, in homes and communities and on the roads. Prior to joining the Council, Ms. Hersman served as chairman of the National Transportation […]

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