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National lawsuit claims drug company taking advantage of heroin epidemic http://www.live5news.com/story/33541833/national-lawsuit-claims-drug-company-taking-advantage-of-heroin-epidemic GREENVILLE, SC (FOX Carolina) – Thirty-six states including North and South Carolina have filed a lawsuit against a drug company, claiming it unlawfully pushed other competitors out of the market and then increased the prices of a prescription drug. The opioid epidemic is a major issue in the […]

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High Drug Costs Forced Me to Sell My Home morningconsult.com/opinions/high-drug-costs-forced-sell-home/ With campaign season at its peak, every day we hear why each candidate should be trusted to address the challenges facing our country. Despite the seemingly constant political coverage and criticism of the Affordable Care Act, there has been a dearth of realistic solutions proposed, […]

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Op-Ed: Congress and Big Pharma lobby created opioid epidemic in U.S. http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/politics/op-ed-congress-and-big-pharma-lobby-created-opioid-epidemic-in-usa/article/478603 The opioid epidemic in the U.S. is getting worse by the day and to many of us, Big Pharma has Congress by the short hairs in order to protect their $9 billion a year in profits. Well, apparently, this is exactly what’s happening. […]

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Outrage of the Month: Foreign Drug Manufacturer Blocks FDA Inspection http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-carome-md/outrage-of-the-month-fore_b_12753644.html On Dec. 14, 2015, an investigator from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) arrived at Nippon Fine Chemical’s drug manufacturing facility in Hyogo, Japan, to conduct an inspection. But during the inspection, the facility’s quality control manager — in an audacious challenge to the […]

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Ibsen continues fight against Montana Board of Medical Examiners http://www.kxlh.com/story/33534138/ibsen-continues-fight-against-montana-board-of-medical-examiners# HELENA – Mark Ibsen, a Helena physician, continues his fight against the Montana Board of Medical Examiners in District Court. Ibsen is fighting the suspension of his license over allegations that he over-prescribed pain medication and failed to keep proper patient records. Ibsen’s suspension has been itself […]

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Grandma and Grandpa, shoplifters? CVS thinks so http://nypost.com/2016/11/01/cvs-warns-employees-that-old-people-like-to-shoplift-suits/     Public enemy No. 1 at your local CVS: Grandma and Grandpa. Seven discrimination lawsuits filed Monday against the pharmacy chain in courts across the city include the revelation that a CVS “Loss Prevention” handbook warns employees that senior citizens on a “fixed income” present a “special […]

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How Safe is Your Hospital? http://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/for-hospitals For Hospitals More than 2,600 general hospitals are issued a Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade twice per year. The Safety Grade uses national publicly available data from a variety of sources. However, because of inadequate data, we are unable to assign a grade to certain hospitals, such as critical access hospitals, specialty hospitals, children’s hospitals, […]

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