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Just give them a reason to say no ?
Posted on February 14, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
Lawmakers zeroing in on anti-meth plan http://www.thenewsdispatch.com/news/indiana_state_news/article_09af0bb9-8ec6-5030-8793-b5a109206e24.html Once again the bureaucrats have put Pharmacists in a position that if they get the wrong drug in the wrong hand.. there are consequences.. and if they “just say no” ..there is no consequences for the Pharmacists. For the last 5+ yrs, Indiana has used a national electronic […]
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when solution are sought without the thought of collateral damage ?
Posted on February 14, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
A vaccine for drug addiction is in the works http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/a-vaccine-for-drug-addiction-is-in-the-works/ Imagine this, you have someone that has been a addict and has been vaccinated and successfully refrained from abusing opiates.. and they are involved in a accident or develop a disease that now cause them to be in mod-severe chronic pain. Now you have a […]
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Ken McKim on Ankylosing Spondylitis
Posted on February 14, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
Feel This Pain: Ankylosing Spondylitis Ankylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory disease. The more common symptoms are a heaviness in the feet and lower back and extremely swollen hands, and at its worst it can cause some of the vertebrae in your spine to fuse together. Sounds charming, doesn’t it?
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Amazing what elected official will do without proper supervision ?
Posted on February 13, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
Want Viagra? Not without a note from the wife http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2016/02/12/want-viagra-not-without-note-wife/80294772/# Now this here is first, although probably not for long in today’s political climate. If you can believe it Rep. Mary Lou Marzian has a plan for Kentucky men’s”johnsons”. Kentucky men would have to visit a doctor twice and have signed permission from their wives before […]
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Facebook Pain Groups Attacked by Spammers
Posted on February 13, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
Facebook Pain Groups Attacked by Spammers http://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2016/2/13/facebook-pain-groups-attacked-by-spammers By Pat Anson, Editor The websites all have innocent sounding names, like Personal Medical Treatments, Personal Health, and Health Care Solutions Plus. Their articles also sound interesting, with titles like “7 Ways to Relieve Fibromyalgia Pain” and “Alternatives Treatments: The Rx for Chronic Pain is Changing.” But when […]
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Injuries, medication errors, expired food: ABC27 investigates county, state-owned nursing homes
Posted on February 12, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
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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Proposed bill before the Indiana Senate SB80
Posted on February 12, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
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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Piling on to the Naloxone “bandwagon”
Posted on February 12, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
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
Posted on February 12, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve
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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