PHARMACIST STEVE

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/19768428/attorney-general-seeks-closure-of-hrc-medical Attorney General Seeks Closure Of HRC Medical This is from a CBS affiliate in Nashville, TN involving another compounding pharmacy… From the article: “the New York-based MasterPlarm had continuing problems with quality control, making the release of hormones in patients “wholly unpredictable and potentially dangerous.” and according to  the article… HRC Medical was being […]

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http://rt.com/usa/news/meningitis-pharmaceutical-scandal-366/ Here is a published article concerning NECC & Ameridose… at last count deaths are now up to 15 with nearly 200 being “sick” “Technicians and pharmacists at Ameridose, a drug manufacturing company neighboring the New England Compounding Center (NECC), which shares owners with Ameridose, told The New York Times they had safety concerns about […]

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This appeared on www.pissedconsumer.com 10-05-12 http://walgreens.pissedconsumer.com/walgreens-made-an-error-with-my-husbands-prescription-and-he-died-20111005266318.html Original review: Atlanta Walgreen‘s Pharmacy made an error with my husband’s prescription and he died. We picked up the prescription on Friday and began taking it. My husband became ill over the weekend we noticed that he had been given the wrong dosage. I immediately contacted Walgreen‘s and was […]

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This was on www.pissedconsumer.com from 10-13-12 http://cvs-pharmacy.pissedconsumer.com/need-a-flu-shot-don-t-go-to-cvs-20121013351473.html I recently went to the pharmacy with a friend to get a FLU SHOT. CVS advertises flu shots available any time, every day. We walked past a sign that said, “Get a flu shot! No appointment needed.” Inside was a podium decked out in signs about flu shots […]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/13/us/workers-cite-concerns-at-firms-tied-to-meningitis.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 From the article:  you come to your own conclusion… profits over patient safety ? “One pharmacist said she quit because she was worried that unqualified people were helping prepare dangerous narcotics for use by hospitals. A quality control technician said he tried to stop the production line when he noticed that some labels were […]

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http://www.chattanoogan.com/2012/10/12/236257/Corker-Alexander-Ask-FDA-For-Clarity.aspx October 12, 2012 The Honorable Margaret H. Hamburg, M.D. Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993 Dear Commissioner Hamburg: We are writing to express our deep concern about the recent outbreak of fungal meningitis in patients throughout the country, and especially in our home state of Tennessee. […]

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http://www.hallrender.com/health_care_law/library/articles/1276/100512HLN.html Potential Prescription Drug Audit Areas Highlighted in the OIG’s Fiscal Year 2013 Work Plan Payments for Drugs Infused Through Medical Equipment Compared to Provider Acquisition Costs.  The OIG plans to review provider acquisition costs for Part B covered drugs infused through medical equipment and determine the potential savings if these payments were on the […]

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http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/1897124882001/ This is a video from Fox Business… more coverage about CVS alleged charges of fraud.. I have been told – by a CVS RPH – that they expect a 43% auto refill rate – at a minimum .. and this is one item on your ANNUAL REVIEW ! I hope that some of you […]

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Two days ago I wrote :  “I can sense the personal injury attorneys starting to “circle” already – cha-ching !“  http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2012/10/12/calls-for-criminal-probe-grow-as-meningitis-outbreak-widens/ First Lawsuit Filed as Meningitis Outbreak Grows This is not from the family/estate of one of the 14 that have died from the contaminated injectable but… a woman who… suffered “bodily harm, emotional distress […]

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http://www.myvisajobs.com/Pharmacist-11JT.htm Here are the top 10 for 2011 1 CVS Pharmacy 493 $115,010 2 Rite Aid 146 $120,273 3 Wal Mart Associates 36 $119,843 4 Walgreen 21 $122,098 5 Winn Dixie Stores 19 $108,132 6 Elite Pharmacy Management Ltd 10 $88,000 7 Kroger Limited Partnership I 9 $114,263 8 Albertson s 7 $117,074 9 The […]

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