The personal beliefs of pharmacists cannot outweigh their professional duty — or the law

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Supreme Court right to not interfere with Wash. state’s pharmacy contraceptive rules http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/supreme-court-right-to-not-interfere-with-wash-states-pharmacy-contraceptive-rules/ I wonder if Judge Susan Graber‘s opinion “Speed is particularly important considering the time-sensitive nature of emergency contraception and of many other medications… The personal beliefs of pharmacists cannot outweigh their professional duty — or the law.” could apply to medications that […]

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Forgotten news: Bill Clinton was DISBARRED for perjury

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

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Legalized MMJ: Because there’s too much money to be made

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

DEA Source Confirms that Schedule II Marijuana is in the Works. http://www.smobserved.com/story/2016/07/04/news/dea-source-confirms-that-schedule-ii-marijuana-is-in-the-works/1562.html “Let me tell you how the big pharma industry works,” said the DEA lawyer, picking up a glass of chardonnay and swirling it around. We were having lunch at Shutters on the Beach, and the wine, which I would pay for, cost $150 […]

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Senators face off over bill to help retired coal miners

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Senators face off over bill to help retired coal miners http://www.whas11.com/ext/news/nation-now/senators-face-off-over-bill-to-help-retired-coal-miners/417/nationnow/5NiKd4r2g0yCgKK8oQGKeC     While McConnell is not up for election until 2020… there are more Republican Senators up for re-election than Democrats… At the very least McConnell could be stripped of his Senate Majority Leader status.  Hillary Clinton has stated that – if elected – […]

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Happy 4th of July

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

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Death resulting from withdrawal and denial of care ?

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Father of woman who died in Douglas County Jail suing for $1.35 million http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2016/jul/03/father-woman-who-died-douglas-county-jail-suing-13/ Heading into the Douglas County Jail, Rachel Hammers understood that alcoholism put her health at risk. In particular, Hammers, 32, was afraid that her jail sentence for drunken driving would send her into a fit of seizures induced by alcohol withdrawal, so […]

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So you think that you can influence members of Congress

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/ Lobbying Database In addition to campaign contributions to elected officials and candidates, companies, labor unions, and other organizations spend billions of dollars each year to lobby Congress and federal agencies. Some special interests retain lobbying firms, many of them located along Washington’s legendary K Street; others have lobbyists working in-house. We’ve got totals spent […]

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It is reported that 80% of the Meth on our streets come from south of our border.

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Pharmacies in northern Maine halt sales of certain decongestants to thwart meth labs https://bangordailynews.com/2016/07/02/news/aroostook/pharmacies-in-northern-maine-halt-sales-of-certain-decongestants-to-thwart-meth-labs/ LINCOLN, Maine — Nearly a dozen northern Maine Rite Aid pharmacies and several independent drug stores are halting nonprescription sales of certain nasal decongestants that contain pseudoephedrine in an effort to stop the illegal production of the street drug methamphetamine, according […]

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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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