“Prevagen: purported benefit is to enhance brain function and memory — which it does not do.”

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Madison biotech firm faces class-action consumer fraud lawsuit http://host.madison.com/ct/business/technology/madison-biotech-firm-faces-class-action-consumer-fraud-lawsuit/article_c3b64e90-d897-507f-b11e-1c3756639cc4.html Quincy Bioscience, a maker of dietary supplements based in Madison, is the target of a class-action lawsuit over alleged consumer fraud. Attorneys representing a nationwide class of supplement consumers filed the suit last week in a New Jersey federal court. At issue is Prevagen, an over-the-counter […]

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Elizabeth Wettlaufer was fired over ‘medication error,’ yet continued to work as a nurse

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Elizabeth Wettlaufer was fired over ‘medication error,’ yet continued to work as a nurse https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/02/15/elizabeth-wettlaufer-was-fired-over-medication-error.html Star Exclusive: Documents show that the Woodstock nursing home notified college of nurses of the “medication error” in 2014 after Wettlaufer, now charged with eight murders, was dismissed. Accused serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer was fired from a Woodstock nursing home […]

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How Have the CDC Opioid Guidelines Affected You?

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

How Have the CDC Opioid Guidelines Affected You? www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2017/2/15/how-have-the-cdc-opioid-guidelines-affected-you By Pat Anson, Editor Next month will mark the one year anniversary of opioid guidelines released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – guidelines that discourage primary care physicians from prescribing opioids for chronic non-cancer pain. At the time of their release, the CDC […]

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