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Another “victim” of the CDC/DEA/FDA and the world’s best healthcare system ?
Posted on February 7, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Pharmacist files a Petition for a Peremptory Writ of Mandamus with 7th District Court of Appeals in Mahoning County, Ohio.
Posted on February 7, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Chains’ ties run deep on pharmacy boards By Kevin McCoy, USA TODAYDec 30, 2009 9:48 PM ET https://abcnews.go.com/Business/story When the Illinois Board of Pharmacy meets, Philip Burgess, national director of pharmacy affairs at Walgreens wag, the Illinois-based firm that’s the nation’s largest drugstore chain in sales and profits, chairs the sessions. Michael Podgurski, vice president […]
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Walgreens has worst record among pharmacies for selling tobacco products to minors
Posted on February 7, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Walgreens has worst record among pharmacies for selling tobacco products to minors https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2019/02/07/walgreens-poor-record-for-selling-minors-tobacco.html The kids hanging around your local Walgreens may be buying more than candy. Walgreens has the worst record among pharmacies regarding selling tobacco products to minors, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. The Deerfield, Illinois-based pharmacy racked up about 1,800 […]
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How your health information is sold and turned into ‘risk scores’
Posted on February 7, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
https://youtu.be/R16GXtgSzUE https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/03/health-risk-scores-opioid-abuse-1139978 Companies are starting to sell “risk scores” to doctors, insurers and hospitals to identify patients at risk of opioid addiction or overdose, without patient consent and with little regulation of the kinds of personal information used to create the scores. While the data collection is aimed at helping doctors make more informed […]
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