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DEA warns of counterfeit drugs http://www.news4jax.com/news/dea-warns-of-counterfeit-drugs JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Authorities are asking people not to buy or use prescription painkillers unless they’re from a doctor or a pharmacist. Deputies said at least nine people died a year ago in the Tampa area after taking fake Xanax pills. That news came as doctors and paramedics told […]
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FDA scolds Indian API maker for not ensuring river water it uses is safe http://www.fiercepharma.com/manufacturing/fda-scolds-indian-api-maker-for-not-ensuring-river-water-it-uses-safe The FDA has suggested an Indian API maker hire a consultant that understands FDA regulations after finding the company didn’t have a grasp of some basic requirements, including how to make sure the water that comes from a nearby river […]
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Understanding the hidden villain of Big Pharma: pharmacy benefit managers http://www.newsweek.com/big-pharma-villain-pbm-569980 In the past few months, four bills have been introduced in Congress calling for transparency in prescription drug pricing. These bills—HR 1038, HR 1316, S.3308 and, earlier this week, one called C-THRU—largely concern pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), a heretofore largely unrecognized component of the […]
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Pharmacist Association wants stricter prescription laws wkbn.com/2017/03/19/pharmacist-association-asks-for-help-in-filling-prescriptions/ NILES, Ohio (WKBN) – The Eastern Ohio Pharmacist Association held its annual meeting Sunday. The EOPA — which is made up of six counties, including Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull — says pharmacists are busy. “Some of these pharmacies fill 700, 800 prescriptions a day,” Ray Carlson of RC Compounding said. The […]
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What Does It Mean to Have a ‘Right’ to Health Care? http://reason.com/archives/2017/03/19/health-insurance-and-rights As the debate proceeds over what should succeed the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), here are a few basic ideas to keep in mind. We live in a world of scarcity, which is to say that at any moment our ends surpass the available […]
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San Diego Debuts Mouth Swabs To Detect Drivers High On Pot But authorities haven’t defined what level of drugs is over the line. A major concern of police about state laws legalizing marijuana has been how to detect when motorists may be driving under the influence of pot — or other drugs. Now, San Diego […]
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Half of Medication Errors Involve CPOE, Data Shows http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/technology/half-medication-errors-involve-cpoe-data-shows? Computerized prescriber order entry systems and pharmacy systems are the most commonly reported factors contributing to medication errors in Pennsylvania healthcare facilities, data shows. Although health IT tools can help prevent patient safety problems, they can also lead to significant patient safety errors if they’re not […]
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Could your favorite pain medicine send you into cardiac arrest? http://www.popsci.com/ibuprofen-pain-cardiac-arrest Can popping a Motrin or Advil stop your heart? Possibly, according to a study published earlier this week in the European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy. The study found that people who take certain Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (better known as NSAIDs) were more than 30 […]
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