PHARMACIST STEVE

Injuries, medication errors, expired food: ABC27 investigates county, state-owned nursing homes http://abc27.com/2016/02/12/injuries-medication-errors-expired-food-abc27-investigates-county-state-owned-nursing-homes/ HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – ABC27 continues to investigate nursing homes after first reporting new, disturbing violations in Golden Living facilities. Reports from the Department of Health over the last two years show violations and subsequent measures to fix problems in York and Cumberland […]

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I find this bill very interesting in the fact that the legislature has to specifically give civil immunity to a Pharmacist for the refusal to sell PSE to someone.  Once again, the legal system is forcing Pharmacists to “diagnose” a person’s need for a medication… which Pharmacists are not authorized to do under the Indiana […]

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  What’s an antidote to death worth? http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20160212_What_s_an_antidote_to_death_worth_.html With a price tag of up to $187.00 CASH… community/chain pharmacies are getting on board with the “save the addict from over dosing bandwagon”  I wonder if these same pharmacies will be willing to sell clean syringes to “addicts” to help them from catching/spreading HIV, HEP B&C […]

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United States reaches $8 million settlement agreement with CVS http://www.thebaynet.com/articles/0216/unitedstatesreaches8millionsettlementagreementwithcvs.html Often Pharmacists tell pts that they are not going to put their license at risk for filling a Rx not for a valid medical necessity.  Pharmacists are not licensed/registered with the DEA and as this article and settlement points out.. it was the permit holder […]

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New Obama Budget Could Allow DEA Interference http://www.cannabisnowmagazine.com/current-events/joint-opinions/new-obama-budget-would-allow-dea-interference A couple of weeks ago, President Obama said that he had no plans to reform the marijuana laws in the United States before exiting the White House. However, a new budget proposal indicates that while the leader of the free world may not intend to initiate the […]

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