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I just finished exchanging emails with a pt in Florida… it would seem that the only place that this particular pt could get his/her opiates filled was a independent pharmacy for CASH ! This month the pt was greeted with the news that monthly medication cost had gone from $1824 to $2185.  This pt had […]

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Pharmacists file age discrimination suit against Mercy Medical – See more at: http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/pharmacists-file-age-discrimination-suit-against-mercy-medical#sthash.uA5syCxd.dpuf Pharmacists file age discrimination suit against Mercy Medical – See more at: http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/pharmacists-file-age-discrimination-suit-against-mercy-medical#sthash.uA5syCxd.dpuf   Pharmacists file age discrimination suit against Mercy Medical http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/pharmacists-file-age-discrimination-suit-against-mercy-medical From the article: Nine pharmacists are suing Mercy Medical Group, alleging they were fired because of their age, according […]

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Baldi, acquitted on all charges, wants to return to work http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2014/05/01/baldi–verdict-jury/8576229/ From the article: Prosecutors contended that Baldi caused the deaths by recklessly prescribing powerful medications, including to patients who clearly were addicted. But defense lawyer Guy Cook pressed his contention that tests done after each death showed that none of the patients had high […]

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Website  https://www.frysfood.com/topic/pharmacy The Kroger Co. operates nearly 2,000 retail Pharmacies in 31 states, each staffed with caring professionals dedicated to helping people lead healthier lives. Our Pharmacists provide more than just prescriptions and over-the-counter medications; they provide advice and support, and are a trusted source of information. Our Pharmacists are professionally trained to administer vaccinations […]

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Purdue technology could reduce falls http://www.jconline.com/story/news/college/2014/06/22/purdue-technology-reduce-falls/11244833/ From the article: To help with this, researchers adapted a conventional smartphone with a downward-looking wide-angle lens and a special app that allows the phone to record and calculate gait measurements. The system captures gait length — the distance from the tip of the front foot to the tip […]

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How low can you go ? FDA set to pepper food firms to reduce salt http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/17/fda-reducing-salt/10686357/ From the article: WASHINGTON (AP) — Food companies and restaurants could soon face government pressure to make their foods less salty — a long-awaited federal effort to try to prevent thousands of deaths each year from heart disease and […]

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Insurance rules force local business to change http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/anderson-township/2014/06/03/insurance-rules-force-local-business-change/9917319/ From the article: ANDERSON TWP. – As a local business enters its 75th year, it’s going through a lot of changes. Kunkel Pharmacy is now Tri-State Compounding Pharmacy and Kunkel Medical, and they’ve stopped being a regular pharmacy. The change wasn’t part of a new rebranding strategy […]

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California probes Obamacare doctor networks at Anthem and Blue Shield http://www.latimes.com/business/healthcare/la-fi-state-investigating-obamacare-networks-20140619-story.html From the article: California regulators are investigating whether Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California have violated state law in connection to patients struggling to find doctors under Obamacare. Officials at the California Department of Managed Health Care said they are looking into […]

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Tanning Addiction: The New Form of Substance Abuse http://www.skincancer.org/prevention/tanning/tanning-addiction From the article: Frequent tanners exhibit signs of both physical and psychological dependence. When a substance causes physical dependency, repeated use of that substance causes symptoms of increased tolerance, craving, and withdrawal.6 UV light has been shown to increase release of opioid- like endorphins, feel-good chemicals […]

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