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IMO – this company was the “poster child” for a bad opiate promotion
Posted on February 16, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
“I’ve been spit on multiple times, I’ve had people throw their prescription bottles, their prescriptions, pocket books, cellphones, bottles of stuff that was over the counter at me
Posted on February 15, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Triangle pharmacists say threats, attacks are part of a typical work day https://www.wral.com/triangle-pharmacists-say-threats-attacks-are-part-of-a-typical-work-day/18195878/ One day after a customer opened fire inside a Garner Walgreens, wounding two people before he was shot by a Wake County deputy at a nearby restaurant, some pharmacists are saying threats are a daily occurrence on the job. Pharmacist Gina Tandarich […]
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Dr. Halena Gazelka Throws Us Under the Bus in Her Testimony to the Senate HELP Committee
Posted on February 15, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
www.doctorsofcourage.org/dr-halena-gazelka-throws-us-under-the-bus-in-her-testimony-to-the-senate-help-committee/ Halena Gazelka, M.D., a practicing Mayo Clinic pain specialist, was chosen to give testimony to the Senate HELP Committee Hearing on ‘Managing Pain During the Opioid Crisis’ on February 12, 2019. She also served on the HHS Pain Management Inter-Agency Task Force along with another hearing witness, Cindy Sternberg. Dr. Gazelka did nothing to […]
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Overdosing on Regulation: How Government Caused the Opioid Epidemic
Posted on February 14, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Overdosing on Regulation: How Government Caused the Opioid Epidemic https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/overdosing-regulation-how-government-caused-opioid-epidemic Opioid overdose deaths have risen dramatically in the United States over the past two decades. The standard explanation blames expanded prescribing and advertising of opioids beginning in the 1990s. This “more prescribing, more deaths” explanation has spurred increased legal restrictions on opioid prescribing. Federal and […]
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chronic pain NEVER KILLED ANYONE – it is their SUICIDE that puts a end to their pain ?
Posted on February 14, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
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Pharmacy manager one of two shot at Walgreens after dispute, suspect identified
Posted on February 14, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
https://www.wral.com/pharmacy-manager-one-of-two-shot-at-walgreens-after-dispute-suspect-identified/18192099/ Garner, N.C. — A pharmacy manager was one of two people shot Thursday morning after an altercation at a Garner drugstore, according to the victim’s friends. Sarah Wright, 31, of Clayton, was listed in stable condition at WakeMed on Thursday afternoon. According to the Walgreens website, she is a pharmacy manager and has worked […]
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BCSO warns of scammers impersonating DEA agents
Posted on February 14, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2019/02/14/bcso-warns-scammers-impersonating-dea-agents/2874907002/ The Blount County Sheriff’s Office is warning citizens about a new scam in which people are impersonating Drug Enforcement Administration agents and threatening widespread consequences unless they send gift card codes. According to BCSO, a 64-year-old woman reported that she was conned out of $7,000 by a man who claimed to be a DEA […]
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DEA: going to solve mental health/substance abuse with educational digital billboard
Posted on February 14, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
DEA Launches Digital Billboard Campaign Against Opioid Use https://news.wttw.com/2019/02/14/dea-launches-digital-billboard-campaign-against-opioid-use As part of its ongoing efforts to combat the opioid epidemic, the Drug Enforcement Agency announced Thursday it’s launching a yearlong digital billboard campaign across the Chicago area. Messages in both English and Spanish will be displayed on area roadways, train stations and other locations, warning passersby […]
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South Elgin man sues Meijer after getting wrong form of medication
Posted on February 14, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190214/south-elgin-man-sues-meijer-after-getting-wrong-form-of-medication Jim Danz was being wheeled out of his South Elgin home by paramedics on a stretcher, in the throes of what he thought was his second heart attack in barely a week. “It was horrifying,” Danz said. “I can still picture my daughter watching me being taken away. I thought I was going to […]
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Team makes breakthrough toward developing blood test for pain
Posted on February 13, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Team makes breakthrough toward developing blood test for pain https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2019-02-team-breakthrough-blood-pain.html Alexander B. Niculescu, MD, PhD. Credit: Indiana University School of Medicine A breakthrough test developed by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to measure pain in patients could help stem the tide of the opioid crisis in Indiana, and throughout the rest of the nation. […]
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