Alcohol related deaths: increase 20% between 2015 and 2016 — nothing to see here – move along…

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Are CDC Opioid Guidelines Causing More Suicides? www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2016/5/27/are-cdcs-opioid-guidelines-causing-more-suicides A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention documented a disturbing trend in suicides in the United States. Suicides increased by 24 percent from 1999 to 2014, and are now the 10th leading cause of death in the country.    In 2014, nearly 43,000 […]

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Did PBM and Walgreens collude to run independent competitor out of business ?

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Pharmacy accuses insurance claims processor Prime Therapeutics of squeezing it out of business http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511114389-pharmacy-accuses-insurance-claims-processor-prime-therapeutics-of-squeezing-it-out-of-business A family-owned pharmacy says in an antitrust lawsuit filed May 9 in federal court in Chicago it’s being squeezed out of business by an insurance claims processor, allegedly to benefit Walgreens. Sharif Pharmacy, of Chicago, said it opened in 1995 with […]

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DEA: creates “how to guide” telling teens how to hide drugs from parents and others ?

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

DEA might have inadvertently told teens where to hide drugs http://nypost.com/2017/05/11/the-dea-might-have-accidentally-told-teens-where-to-hide-drugs/ Teens are using a host of seemingly benign household items — teddy bears, alarm clocks, calculators and even highlighters — to stash drugs, the Drug Enforcement Agency warns parents on a new website. The site, Get Smart About Drugs, also links common teenage characteristics such […]

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Lawmakers Ask DEA for Information Regarding Opioid Diversions

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Lawmakers Ask DEA for Information Regarding Opioid Diversions http://www.hstoday.us/briefings/daily-news-analysis/single-article/lawmakers-ask-dea-for-information-regarding-opioid-diversions/fb3475fa2556aef3e02c123f61ae91e2.html Concerned about whether the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is doing enough to investigate and prosecute the illicit diversion of opioids, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) and ranking member Claire McCaskill (D-MO), this week sent a letter to DEA Acting […]

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Mystery solved: Addiction medicine maker is secret funder of Kennedy-Gingrich group

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Mystery solved: Addiction medicine maker is secret funder of Kennedy-Gingrich group www.statnews.com/2017/03/03/kennedy-gingrich-group-funder/ A company that sells a new opioid-addiction medication is a secret funder of an advocacy group fronted by Newt Gingrich and Patrick Kennedy that is pushing for more government funding and insurance coverage of such treatments. Gingrich, the former Republican House speaker and a Trump […]

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