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They defend our freedom… we damage them mentally/physically… we discard them
Posted on February 19, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
Apparently some CRIMINALS have BADGES ?
Posted on February 19, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2016/feb/19/chronicle_am_supreme_court_takes Asset Forfeiture Illinois County Sued for Asset Forfeiture “Racketeering.” Three people have filed a federal lawsuit against the Kane County Sheriff’s Office alleging it is running a racketeering enterprise by stopping drivers, falsely arresting and searching them, and seizing their cash and cars for the benefit of the county. The suit also names three […]
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Not everyone that goes to a hospital comes out better
Posted on February 19, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
Minnesota Hospitals’ Medication Errors Resulted in 4 Deaths Last Year http://kstp.com/news/minnesota-hospital-errors-four-deaths/4052893/ More people died in the past year because of mistakes at Minnesota hospitals than during any year since 2008. A new report from the Minnesota Department of Health found 316 so-called “adverse health events” took place at hospitals between October 2014 and October 2015. […]
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DEA: when you find a “rotten apple”… you just bury it deeper in the barrel ?
Posted on February 19, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
Head of New Orleans DEA is recalled to Washington amid widening scandal http://theadvocate.com/news/neworleans/neworleansnews/14927103-61/head-of-new-orleans-dea-is-recalled-to-washington-amid-widening-scandal The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has recalled the head of its New Orleans field division amid a turbulent stretch for the agency that included the arrest of a task force member last month and a drug raid in the Lower 9th Ward […]
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Liar…. Liar… pants on fire ?
Posted on February 19, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
I hope this finds its way to your eyes quickly as this situation comes with clear public safety concerns and knowing law violations by pharmacy personnel; whether it goes beyond that is perhaps something you may have heard about. My regular pharmacy fills my monthly meds for chronic pain; there have been a couple of […]
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I-Team: Report Suggests Trend In Prescription Drug Errors Filled By Pharmacists
Posted on February 19, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
I-Team: Report Suggests Trend In Prescription Drug Errors Filled By Pharmacists http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/02/13/i-team-report-suggests-trend-in-prescription-drug-errors-filled-by-pharmacists/ BOSTON (CBS) — Anyone who has waited in a drug store for a prescription knows a pharmacy counter can be a busy place. “It’s a high-pace, high-stress environment,” a former CVS pharmacy technician told the I-Team. She did not want to be identified, but […]
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No “death panels” here.. just can’t have medication until you are on your “death bed” ?
Posted on February 18, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
Lawsuit targets Medicaid policy that limits spendy hepatitis C drugs http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/lawsuit-targets-medicaid-policy-that-limits-spendy-hep-c-drugs/ A new lawsuit seeks to force state Medicaid officials to revoke a policy limiting high-priced drugs to treat hepatitis C to only the sickest patients. After a similar suit last month, a private insurer changed its policy. By JoNel Aleccia Seattle Times health reporter […]
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Buyer Be Ware ?
Posted on February 18, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
Troubleshooters Investigate Pharmacy Prescription Errors http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/troubleshooters/Troubleshooters-Investigates-Pharmacy-Prescription-Errors-369213581.html If you fill prescriptions at your local pharmacy, listen up. The NBC Connecticut Troubleshooters are looking into prescription- and pharmacy-related medical mistakes investigated by the state. Hundreds of thousands of prescription medications are filled at pharmacies all across Connecticut every week, but what happens when there is something wrong with […]
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“THE FINAL SOLUTION” to your untreated .. intractable pain … The bureaucrats’ “FINAL PLAY ” ?
Posted on February 18, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
“Death with dignity” laws gain traction in several states http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/death-dignity-laws-gain-traction-several-states First it was the DEA.. then the CDC & FDA… and many state legislatures legislating the reducing of the use of opiates… all in the “purpose” of fighting the epidemic of opiate abuse.. The same bureaucrats in FIVE STATES have passed laws and TWENTY FIVE […]
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The POT calling the KETTLE black ?
Posted on February 18, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
Negligent DEA Handling Of Seized Drugs Increased Chance Of Tampering, Theft http://dailycaller.com/2016/02/18/poor-dea-handling-of-drugs-exposed-them-to-theft/#ixzz40ZY1h8Z2 The DEA routinely “NAIL” registrants ( wholesalers & Pharmacies) on sloppy bookkeeping and impose fines in MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. Apparently the DEA is very familiar with sloppy record keeping. The consequences to the DEA for all of these bookkeeping FAILURES ? They […]
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