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Clinton plans to prevent drug price hikes with federal oversight group Instead of suggesting that the FDA approve generic products that are being used in Europe that are trying to get FDA approval and let the “free market place” to do its work.. Clinton is suggesting more bureaucracy – and cost – to help save […]

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Legal medical marijuana date won’t help most patients http://www.wkyc.com/news/health/legal-medical-marijuana-date-wont-help-most-patients/312899831 While many people are looking forward to this long Labor Day weekend, others have their sights set on Sept. 8, the day medical marijuana becomes legal in Ohio. In June, Ohio was the 25th state to legalize a comprehensive medical marijuana program.  There’s no licensed legal businesses […]

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KENTUCKY PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT I received this email at 9:56 AM this morning (Friday)..  with a recommendation that community pharmacies and other healthcare professionals – STOCK UP – on Naloxone for the Labor Day weekend..  Most community pharmacies get wholesaler deliveries daily Mon – Fri and the cut off for Friday’s delivery is normally around […]

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Progress with Chinese selling synthetic drugs in US http://www.wptz.com/health/progress-with-chinese-selling-synthetic-drugs-in-us/41489166 (CNN) —China’s ban on certain chemicals is being credited by Drug Enforcement Administration officials in a noticeable decrease in certain synthetic drugs in the United States. Police encounters with six substances that were part of China’s 115-chemical ban have dropped dramatically (PDF) since it took effect […]

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Police arrest 3 suspects after pharmacy robberies in Mooresville About one year + ago all the major chains in Indianapolis/Marion County Indiana put in time delayed safes to help put a halt to all the pharmacy robberies – Indiana is/has been NUMBER ONE in pharmacy robberies out of all 50 states… So what did people interested […]

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Class action says CVS has improperly called former Target pharmacy customers’ cell phones http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511004262-class-action-says-cvs-has-improperly-called-former-target-pharmacy-customers-cell-phones A Chicago man has hit CVS with a class action lawsuit, saying the drug store giant, which recently purchased all of Target’s retail pharmacies, should be made to pay out for allegedly calling former Target pharmacy customers, without their consent, using […]

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