US sues Rite Aid for allegedly missing ‘red flags’ in unlawful prescriptions

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve

US sues Rite Aid for allegedly missing ‘red flags’ in unlawful prescriptions   Here is a quote from this article:  Associate attorney general Vanita Gupta said that the pharmacy chain’s prescribing practices had “opened the floodgates for millions of opioid pills and other controlled substances to flow illegally out of Rite Aid’s stores”.  Maybe this […]

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Opioid Settlement Hinders Patients’ Access to a Wide Array of Drugs

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve

Opioid Settlement Hinders Patients’ Access to a Wide Array of Drugs An agreement between attorneys general and major drug distributors increased scrutiny on medications for A.D.H.D., addiction, anxiety and pain. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/13/us/drug-limits-adhd-depression.html Nearly a year after a sweeping opioid settlement imposed new requirements on the companies that provide medications to pharmacies, patients across the United States […]

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