To my friends in Indiana’s 9th Congressional District

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

DO WE NEED ANOTHER OPIOPHOBIC ATTORNEY IN CONGRESS ? Came in THIRD PLACE !! IMO, Indiana’s current Attorney General – Greg Zoeller – has proven himself to be certifiable, carding carrying OPIOPHOBE . He has gone as far as “forcing” the Indiana Medical License Board to pass EMERGENCY RULE MAKING that required pts who regularly […]

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CVS promises to investigate why Vietnam Vet couldn’t buy allergy medicine

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

CVS promises to investigate why Vietnam Vet couldn’t buy allergy medicine http://www.11alive.com/news/local/cvs-promises-to-investigate-why-vietnam-vet-couldnt-buy-allergy-medicine/167671794 LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Charles Raby says his mother’s allergies were awful on Sunday. So before church,  he took his parents to get some medicine.  It seemed like a simple, everyday errand.  Raby was wrong. Because the allergy medicine they needed contained pseudoephedrine, the […]

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Medical Error Is Third Leading Cause of Death in US

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Medical Error Is Third Leading Cause of Death in US http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/862832?nlid=104512_3901&src=wnl_newsalrt_160503_MSCPEDIT&uac=75309AG& Medical error is the third leading cause of death in the United States, after heart disease and cancer, according to findings published today in BMJ. As such, medical errors should be a top priority for research and resources, say authors Martin Makary, MD, MPH, […]

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Safe Space for Opioid Users Reveals Changing Views on Addiction – More SAVE THE ADDICT ?

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Safe Space for Opioid Users Reveals Changing Views on Addiction A Boston homeless center has started a new program allowing people who use opioids to be in a safe space where they can be supervised after taking the drugs. The program joins a growing number of places which aim to use “harm reduction” strategies — […]

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CVS: Where “Health is EVERYTHING”.. just not clear what EVERYTHING includes

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

I made this post a few days ago … https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/?p=14603  regarding the leaflet to the left that was passed out in Chicago market at the end of April.. BELOW is a post on a Pharmacist’s Face Book page… today.. Can anyone imagine a company that has a HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT in their P&P as not […]

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Clinton backs Manchin plan to tax opioids

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Clinton backs Manchin plan to tax opioids http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/03/politics/hillary-clinton-west-virginia-opioids/index.html I won’t speculate who will benefit from this tax.. but.. monies charged to a manufacturer or importer.. guess who that tax is going to be passed along to. And who will the tax monies be passed out to ?  Those who run “treatment centers”.. like those run […]

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