Federal planned GENOCIDE 2.0 ?

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Opioids under attack: Government now is on the offensive http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017/07/13/Opioids-under-attack-Government-now-is-on-the-offensive/stories/201707310015 Two announcements from the federal government represent progress in the fight against opioids. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration said it will require drug manufacturers to better educate physicians about the painkillers. On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced a $35 million settlement with Mallinckrodt […]

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FDA Struggles with Sizing Up Abuse-Deterrent Opioids

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

FDA Struggles with Sizing Up Abuse-Deterrent Opioids https://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/FDAGeneral/66563 During a two-day meeting convened by the FDA, experts discussed strategies for determining whether abuse-deterrent opioids are having a real-world impact on misuse, abuse, addiction, overdose, and death. Getting a handle on the issue has been a challenge, given that the available data sources and methodologies for […]

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AG Sessions: wants DARE back , panned by many as failing to achieve any meaningful results.

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Justice Department announces ‘largest heathcare fraud takedown in American history’ http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/justice-department-announces-largest-heathcare-fraud-takedown-in-american-history/article/2628514 The Department of Justice on Thursday announced what Attorney General Jeff Sessions called the “largest healthcare fraud takedown operation in American history.”By working with inner Justice Department offices and the Department of Health and Human Services, the federal government charged 412 defendants accused of […]

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Federal officer or employee may NOT exercise any supervision or control over the practice of medicine

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

42 U.S. Code § 1395 – Prohibition against any Federal interference https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1395?qt-us_code_temp_noupdates=3#qt-us_code_temp_noupdates Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize any Federal officer or employee to exercise any supervision or control over the practice of medicine or the manner in which medical services are provided, or over the selection, tenure, or compensation of any […]

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