What you get: when a bureaucrat has TWO SONS abusing Heroin ?

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Indiana has strategy to fight drug abuse, but costs are yet to come http://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/state_news/indiana-has-strategy-to-fight-drug-abuse-but-costs-are/article_77db91bd-3254-5b82-b973-4afffef1f283.html INDIANAPOLIS — A comprehensive strategy to address the state’s drug abuse crisis was adopted Thursday, focusing on the coordination of resources and using evidence-proven treatment programs. However, the six-page document lists no costs of implementing the strategy introduced by Jim McClelland, […]

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Walgreens: uncover new and innovative approaches to help improve outcomes for our patients

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Walgreens presents five clinical studies tracking pharmacy’s impact on adherence http://www.drugstorenews.com/article/walgreens-presents-five-clinical-studies-tracking-pharmacys-impact-adherence DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens will present the findings of five recently completed clinical studies at the 22nd Annual International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Annual International Meeting, May 20-24 in Boston. Clinical abstracts from the studies being presented focus primarily on Walgreens efforts […]

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Woman says CVS didn’t properly fill son’s seizure medication prescription

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Woman says CVS didn’t properly fill son’s seizure medication prescription http://wvrecord.com/stories/511117429-woman-says-cvs-didn-t-properly-fill-son-s-seizure-medication-prescription CHARLESTON – A Kanawha County woman is suing CVS Pharmacy after she claims it filled her child’s prescription with the wrong dosage, causing him injuries.   West Virginia CVS Pharmacy; CVS Pharmacy Inc.; CVS 6306 WV; Caremark; Jane Doe Pharmacist(s); and John Doe Pharmacy […]

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PA fired: some of his patients were on high doses of opioids that exceeded clinic policy?

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Patients Allege Mistreatment at Montana Pain Clinic www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2017/5/18/patients-allege-mistreatment-at-montana-pain-clinic By Pat Anson, Editor A Montana pain clinic is under fire from patients for abruptly stopping their opioid medication, forcing them to take expensive drug tests, and steering them towards invasive and potentially dangerous procedures. Some former patients at the Benefis Pain Management Center in Great Falls […]

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Death linked to CVS robbery, police say

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Death linked to CVS robbery, police say http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/crime/4269129-death-linked-cvs-robbery-police-say The suspect in the robbery of a pharmacy earlier this week has died, Duluth police reported. Police said they responded to a residence in the 600 block of North First Avenue East shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday to the report of a dead body. Investigators responded […]

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SPEAK UP OR BEND OVER !

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Congress made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and go back to work. TRUMP, in a recent interview with CNBC, offers one of the best quotes about the debt ceiling: “I could […]

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