PHARMACIST STEVE

Sugar Is the New Tobacco, so Let’s Treat It That Way http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/871064 I was recently asked to speak at the UK parliamentary “Sugar Summit.” This event was convened by Rend Platings, a mother so disturbed by England’s chief medical officer’s revelation that, as a result of obesity, today’s generation of parents may be the first […]

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DEA Posts Significant Change to Registration Renewal http://www.natlawreview.com/article/dea-posts-significant-change-to-registration-renewal The US Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently posted to its website notice of a significant change to its registration renewal process. This change eliminates the informal grace period which the DEA had previously allowed registrants to renew their registrations. The DEA announced that, starting January 1, 2017, […]

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DEA cancels hearing, wants to pull pain doctor’s registration http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/dea-cancels-hearing-wants-to-pull-pain-doctors-registration/ Already ONE DOCUMENTED SUICIDE  Just another STATISTIC of the WAR ON DRUGS ? how many suicides goes unreported ?     Because of the actions of the DEA in closing down this medical practice.  But DEATHS from DEA/Judicial’s actions… are just COLLATERAL DAMAGE ?  8000 opiate dependent […]

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DEA asks appellate court to overturn judge’s ruling requiring warrants for Oregon prescription database http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/11/dea_asks_appellate_court_to_ov.html The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration wants an appeals court to overturn a judge’s ruling that requires federal agents to get a search warrant to access information in an Oregon database that tracks doctors and the narcotics they prescribe to patients. […]

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 PBM Clawbacks Exposed in Minnesota and Louisiana Another local TV station has investigated PBM clawbacks and how gag clauses forbid pharmacists from telling patients about insurance overcharges and less expensive alternatives. Reporter Jay Olstad of KARE 11 in Minneapolis aired his segment last Friday. Among his interviews was NCPA CEO B. Douglas Hoey, Pharmacist, MBA, […]

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Stores selling expired children’s medicine http://www.nbc12.com/story/33648460/stores-selling-expired-childrens-medicine RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) – When you buy milk, you check the expiration date and same with bread. However, stores are selling expired children’s medicine — allergy relievers, cold medications, pain relievers.   Over the summer, we went to 18 different drug and dollars stores across Richmond, Henrico, and Chesterfield. We […]

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