We can’t arrest our way out of this opiate crisis – Gov Scott – apparently didn’t get that memo

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

http://cbs12.com/news/local/palm-beach-county-looks-into-big-pharma-new-tools-utilized-to-fight-opioid-epidemic WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Putting drug dealers behind bars with maximum penalties. On Tuesday, Governor Rick Scott held a ceremonial bill signing at The Palm Beach County Jail.  Now under Florida Law, people who sell drugs can be charged with murder. The visit to the jail comes on the heels of Governor Scott […]

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Manufacturer fined for what wholesalers, doctors, pharmacies, pts do ?

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Justice Department reaches first settlement with opioid manufacturer https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/justice-department-reaches-first-settlement-with-opioid-manufacturer/2017/07/11/93e30328-666d-11e7-a1d7-9a32c91c6f40_story.html The Justice Department and Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals reached a $35 million settlement Tuesday of charges that the company had failed to report signs that large quantities of its highly addictive oxycodone pills were diverted to the black market in Florida, where they helped stoke the opioid epidemic. […]

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Class Action Lawsuit – Blue Cross denial of mental health care

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Suit alleges Blue Shield improperly denied mental health, drug treatment claims http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/suit-alleges-blue-shield-improperly-denied-mental-health-drug-treatment-claims Blue Shield of California and its claims administrator wrongly restricted patients’ access to outpatient and residential mental health treatment, a class-action lawsuit says. Initially filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the complaint comes from two parents who allege their teenage children were repeatedly […]

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The medication categories most frequently associated with serious outcomes were cardiovascular drugs

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Patient Medication Errors Doubled Over 13 Years http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/quality/patient-medication-errors-doubled-over-13-years The most common errors were taking or giving the wrong medication or incorrect dosage, and inadvertently taking or giving a medication twice, researchers have found.  The frequency of serious medication errors by patients or their caregivers outside of a healthcare setting more than doubled from 2000 to […]

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