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Opioids prescribed by doctors led to 92,000 overdoses in ERs in one year Can you imagine this many OD’s and not one of them being recorded as an attempted SUICIDE .. what are the odds of that ? http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-opioid-overdose-prescription-hospital-er-20141026-story.html From the article: Study finds that 68% of ER patients who overdosed on opioid drugs took […]
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http://www.johnfloydlegal.com/Medical-Malpractice/Medication-Errors.shtml Medication Errors Medication errors are a significant cause of injuries, complications and even fatalities in the medical malpractice context. Nothing is more alarming than discovering you received the wrong medication or wrong dosage. Medication errors such as drug overdoses, incorrect administration, inaccurate dosages or missed doses can result in serious health problems Pharmacists can […]
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Pharmacists must be proactive to improve Medicare Part D Star Ratings http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/pharmacists-must-be-proactive-improve-medicare-part-d-star-ratings?page=0,0 So where does pharmacy come in? Pharmacies have a proactive role to play in five performance measures of the Medicare prescription drug plan (Part D) and three are directly linked to patient adherence to specific medications If a pharmacist sees that a patient […]
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Man says CVS wrongly gave him chemo drug http://wvrecord.com/news/270336-man-says-cvs-wrongly-gave-him-chemo-drug From the article: CHARLESTON – A Cabell County man is suing over claims a pharmacy gave him the wrong prescription. Joshua D. Hartsock filed a lawsuit Sept. 5 in Kanawha Circuit Court against West Virginia CVS Pharmacy, John Doe pharmacists, pharmacy supervisors, and pharmacy technicians, […]
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If you can imagine this… we are experimenting with Fecal Transplantation for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3365524/ and yet we can’t do clinical trials on MMJ ? Maybe because those in control of this country is FULL OF SHIT ! Did shit get approved as a “orphan drug” ?
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Supreme Court shields Pharmacy Board, hurts women http://nhrtl.org/supreme-court-shields-pharmacy-board-hurts-women/ New Hampshire Right to Life [NHRTL] is dismayed that the NH Supreme Court continues to deny citizens the right to sue state agencies who act illegally. NHRTL had sued over the Board of Pharmacy’s failure to enforce basic FDA safety protocols which are required under NH statutes. […]
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IRS seizes life savings for deposits under $10,000 http://www.wnd.com/2014/10/irs-seizes-life-savings-for-deposits-under-10000/ From the article: An Iowa woman who did not cheat on her taxes or launder money has had her entire life savings confiscated by the Internal Revenue Service simply because she deposited less than $10,000 at a time into the bank. The paper explains: “Using a […]
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Indiana mayors at meth summit call for prescription-only cold medicines Yesterday I wrote about Indiana Mayors calling for all cold medicines are available as Rx only.. I stated my opinion that this was just more bad processes of what is already in place. They mentioned that both Mississippi and Oregon had similar laws.. Missing was […]
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Indiana mayors at meth summit call for prescription-only cold medicines I kind of makes you wonder how many times these bureaucrats are going to pull another “rabbit” out of their hat.. to try and put a halt to substance abuse. It is reported that 80% of the Meth in this country comes from south of […]
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Ken seems to get the point across quite well…
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