Is this what happens when a country dictates what the cost of a medication has to be ?

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Epilepsy drug shortage leaves patients desperate http://www.northbaynipissing.com/news-story/6746529-epilepsy-drug-shortage-leaves-patients-desperate/ TORONTO — Mistie Delorey isn’t sure where to turn next: the Fredericton mother has a dwindling supply of clobazam, a medication that prevents her eight-year-old son from experiencing life-threatening daily seizures — and there’s a critical shortage of the drug across the country. “I’m terrified, I’m literally terrified,” […]

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The entire medical MJ market as we know it today could go away very quickly

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

How the DEA could introduce big pharma to marijuana http://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-the-dea-could-introduce-big-pharma-to-marijuana-2016-07-01 The U.S. could soon be one step closer to allowing marijuana sales at your local drugstore. But while that might mean good news for patients, it could also overturn 20 years of development in the medical marijuana industry. A long-awaited decision by the Drug Enforcement […]

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All WASH unlicensed medical marijuana dispensaries must now be closed.

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

A few glitches as the new medical marijuana law takes effect today http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/health-care-inc/2016/07/a-few-glitches-as-the-new-medical-marijuana-law.html Friday marks the day when Washington’s long-time medical marijuana industry is integrated into the new, regulated, recreational industry the state has been fine-tuning since voters approved it in 2012. All unlicensed medical marijuana dispensaries must now be closed. At the same time, […]

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