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Dispensing Wrong Medications Leads to Patient’s Death https://www.pharmacytimes.com/publications/issue/2019/september2019/dispensing-wrong-medications-leads-to-patients-death ISSUE OF THE CASE When a transcription error by a pharmacy technician while taking medication orders over the phone led to the death of a patient, did the trial court judge make an error when disallowing the surviving family members to seek damages based on aggravating circumstances? […]

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Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent https://www.amazon.com/Three-Felonies-Day-Target-Innocent/dp/B07J488Q3B/ref=sr_1_1 The average professional in this country wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes home, eats dinner, and then goes to sleep, unaware that he or she has likely committed several federal crimes that day. Why? The answer lies in the very nature […]

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Zantac Generic Pulled From Markets Worldwide Novartis unit says it’s stopping distribution while contamination is investigated https://www.medpagetoday.com/gastroenterology/gerd/82238 One manufacturer of generic ranitidine (Zantac), Novartis’s Sandoz unit, has reportedly decided to halt distribution of the antacid drug until a contamination issue is resolved. Last week, the FDA said some lots of ranitidine, a histamine H2 inhibitor, […]

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DEA Serves Inspection Warrants at Kaiser Pharmacies Across the Country https://ktla.com/2019/09/17/dea-serves-inspection-warrants-at-kaiser-pharmacies-across-the-country/ The Drug Enforcement Administration served inspection warrants at Kaiser Permanente pharmacies across the country, officials said Tuesday. The Kaiser Permanente in Woodland Hills is seen in a photo taken on Sept. 17, 2019. (Credit: KTLA) Agents are monitoring the prescription and administering of controlled […]

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Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy. What does it mean for lawsuits against the opioid manufacturer? https://www.statnews.com/2019/09/16/if-purdue-pharma-declares-bankruptcy-what-would-it-mean-for-lawsuits-against-the-opioid-manufacturer/ Law firms seem to follow the same path on many lawsuit issues… with Purdue Pharma… even though Oxycontin was only some 2+% of the opiate prescription market place, Law firms are accusing (suing) them over causing the theoretical opiate […]

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Gun control must include background checks, Democrats tell Trump https://abcnews4.com/news/nation-world/gun-control-must-include-background-checks-democrats-tell-trump Congressional Democratic leaders warned President Donald Trump on Sunday that any proposal on gun control must include a House-passed bill to expand background checks for gun purchases — or else risk no legislation at all. The question has to be asked … why is no […]

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DEAlusion https://behavenet.com/blog/dealusion According to this press release, DEA wants U.S. sucker taxpayers to think we can reduce the number of opioid overdose deaths by reducing the amount of pharmaceutical grade opioids legally produced in the U.S.  In fact, what this restriction will accomplish is an increase in prices, increase in diversion, and decrease in safety of available […]

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U.S. Rep. Steube introduces bill to reschedule marijuana https://www.yoursun.com/charlotte/u-s-rep-steube-introduces-bill-to-reschedule-marijuana/article_b1e559e8-d6ff-11e9-9005-430f1d5a6c7f.html Congressman Greg Steube, R-District 17, introduced a bill to reschedule marijuana from a schedule I controlled substance to a schedule III controlled substance, his office announced Thursday. The Marijuana 1-to-3 Act of 2019, would let further research on the substance be conducted. “As marijuana is legalized […]

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There was a time when the opioid crisis was blamed mostly on prescription painkiller abuse. But new data suggests that opioid deaths in America are now largely due to an illegal synthetic form of the drug smuggled into the U.S. One America’s John Hines has more from Washington. Visit us at: Website: https://www.oann.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OneAmericaNe… […]

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