DEA: STUPIDITY is not a handicap ?

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

DEA agent parking causes controversy http://www.local8now.com/content/news/DEA-agent-parking-causes-controversy–371735291.html KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) — People normally don’t park in handicap spaces or fire lanes without the proper identification. That’s not the case for the parking lot at the Atrium Building. “I’m just finally tired of it,” said Pete Herriford, Engineering Technician for ARC Automotive. Herriford works in the building. […]

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Pt’s rights… practitioner’s obligations… terminating care

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Terminating the Physician-Patient Relationship http://www.physicianspractice.com/blog/terminating-physician-patient-relationship Blog | January 24, 2014 | Difficult Patients, Law & Malpractice, Operations, Patient Dismissal, Patient Relations, Risk Management By Linda Sue Mangels, BSED, MSED Doctors often get into the field of medicine because they love helping people — their patients. However, from time to time, a patient’s behaviors and actions […]

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It is stated that 80% of meth comes from south of the border

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

DEA: Mexican meth flooding across the border http://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/dea-mexican-meth-flooding-across-the-border LAREDO, TEXAS — The Feds are actively making meth busts along the border. In the last week they seized over $500,000 worth of meth, weighing nearly 50 pounds. Eighteen pounds of it came in liquid form, which is a new tactic smugglers are using. “Of all the […]

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Shouldn’t lying to pts be consider UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT ?

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

The manager of walgreens has been out with medical issues for a few months. He is the biggest PITA..Today sunday I go to pick up my meds and he & I say hello and I say one to pick up and made small talk. I told him that I was going into the hospital tuesday […]

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grant immunity to any pharmacist who denies a sale of Pseudoephedrine

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Bill that gives pharmacists more control over cold-med sales heads to governor http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2016/03/10/bill-gives-pharmacists-more-control-over-cold-med-sales-heads-governor/81607404/ Senate Bill 80 also would grant immunity to any pharmacist who denies a sale of Pseudoephedrine Does this mean that Pharmacists can be SUED for failing to fill a LEGAL RX ???  I wonder what is going to be their next legal […]

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Human error plagues hospitals, speaker says

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Human error plagues hospitals, speaker says http://www.udreview.com/human-error-plagues-hospitals-speaker-says/ BY ANNIE RUDOLPHI Staff Reporter In January 2001, 18-month-old Josie King was admitted to the Johns Hopkins Hospital as a result of suffering third degree burns from a hot bath.  Within weeks she healed and was scheduled to be released. Two days before Josie was scheduled to go […]

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Senate approves Medicare ‘lock-in’ amendment on opioid abuse

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Senate approves Medicare ‘lock-in’ amendment on opioid abuse http://www.drugstorenews.com/article/senate-approves-medicare-lock-amendment-opioid-abuse?utm_term=DSN204726& Normally, a lock-in mechanism is used on people who have demonstrated to be doc/pharmacy shoppers. Apparently those in the Senate have decided to discriminate against all Medicare Part D beneficiaries who are prescribed certain frequently abused drugs. Not if the person has ever been a confirmed […]

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Knowledge, experience, common sense = good pt care

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

This below was posted on a pharmacy face book page.. I just submitted a article to DRUG TOPIC with the titled  “OTC Naloxone… patient care or cash cow for pharmacy ?”  but I can’t publish it until they do and then I can only publish it with a link to their publication. In that article, […]

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Dog and pony show coming to ABC 20/20 03/11/2016

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Have You or Your Family Been Affected By Heroin Addiction? …FRIDAY 03/11/2016 David Muir reports on the deadly heroin epidemic that crosses all boundaries and has few treatment options  https://www.facebook.com/ABC2020/ ABC 20/20/ SHOW 03/11/2016 10:00 EST     ABC News is looking to speak with parents who have lost their children to heroin addiction, as […]

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Newton’s Third Law of Motion… states that for every action (force) in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Below is a www.change.org petition. I have seen some very dumb/stupid petitions out there… this one has got to be in the TOP TEN. IMO.. this young woman did something pretty stupid in putting this parody of Adele’s song “HELLO” out there on the web. Her 15 minutes of fame should have expired long ago… […]

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