patients in Florida are being forced to abandon the drug stores they’ve been using for years

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

  Lawmakers working on pharmacy bill after I-Team report http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/i-team-investigates/lawmakers-working-on-pharmacy-bill-after-i-team-report TAMPA, Fla. – Medicaid patients and small pharmacy owners are fighting in Tallahassee to do away with restrictions on where prescriptions can be filled. In January, the ABC Action News I-Team showed how patients in Florida are being forced to abandon the drug stores they’ve […]

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CDC study: using opioids for one day can get you hooked

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

CDC study: using opioids for one day can get you hooked Wanda Moore http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/cdc-study-using-opioids-for-one-day-can-get-you-hooked The opioid epidemic has swept across the country and now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a new warning for those thinking it might not impact them directly.  The study found that taking prescription painkillers like Oxycodone for just […]

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Fake OxyContin linked to 6 deaths in Yavapai County, Medical Examiner says

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Fake OxyContin linked to 6 deaths in Yavapai County, Medical Examiner says https://www.dcourier.com/news/2017/mar/25/oxycontin-laced-more-powerful-drug-represents-fata/ The Drug Enforcement Agency this week issued a notice that pills purported to be OxyContin but containing the more potent drug fentanyl are behind dozens of overdose deaths in Arizona. The pills are manufactured by Mexican drug trafficking organizations, and sold on […]

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