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Walgreens using time-delayed safes to deter robberies – See more at: http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/walgreens-using-time-delayed-safes-deter-robberies#sthash.CB9Tuv1Y.dpuf Walgreens using time-delayed safes to deter robberies http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/walgreens-using-time-delayed-safes-deter-robberies From the article: In an effort to discourage robberies, Walgreens has installed time-delayed safes at all of it pharmacies in seven states and in parts of two others. The safes are bolted to the floor […]

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Missing Oregon mother committed suicide, police say http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/08/06/missing-oregon-mother-committed-suicide-police-say/ From the article: The Newberg-Dundee Police Department said in a news release a medical examiner has ruled the death of Jennifer Huston, whose body was found Tuesday, as a suicide. The cause of death was asphyxiation, but authorities gave no other details. Police said an empty box […]

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Zohydro Sales Growing http://americannewsreport.com/nationalpainreport/ from the article: In a conference call with analysts, the chief executive of San Diego-based Zogenix (NASDAQ: ZGNX) said the reaction from physicians and patients to Zohydro was “overwhelmingly positive,” with no sign that it was being abused, misused or diverted. So far nearly 15,000 prescriptions for Zohydro have been written […]

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Feds stop public disclosure of many serious hospital errors http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/05/foreign-objects-in-bodies-federal-hospital-reporting-changes/13467829/ From the article: The federal government this month quietly stopped publicly reporting when hospitals leave foreign objects in patients’ bodies or make a host of other life-threatening mistakes. The change, which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) denied last year that it was […]

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This is WAG’s stock price chart for the last month…  From abt $71 to $61.. 12% drop today alone…

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http://amcp.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=16164 Drug Class Quantity Limits (page 139) CMS’ 2013 call letter indicated that it would develop a submission mechanism for QLs based on cumulative morphine equivalent dose (MED) for the opioid class of agents. CMS has indicated that in 2014 the health plan management system (HPMS) submission file record will accept cumulative MED QLs for […]

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Walgreen Co. Reportedly Staying Put http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/inc-well/Walgreen-Co-Reportedly-Staying-Put-270083191.html?fullSite=y&_osource=SocialFlowFB_CHBrand When I had my pharmacy, in my small town Walgreens had a store in the downtown area for years…  The only Walgreens in the entire county.. this same county today has five stores… three in the city limits alone.  They started building a new store across from the county […]

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Top infectious disease specialist says Ebola vaccine not far away http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/08/04/top-infectious-disease-specialist-says-ebola-vaccine-not-far-away/ From the article: The nation’s top infectious disease official says there’s hope that a vaccine against Ebola will be available as early as next July. Dr. Anthony Fauci (FOW’-chee) of the National Institutes of Health says such a preventive vaccine has been successfully tested […]

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The link below is from a NJ BOP meeting… there was four requests for mitigation of fines… it would appear that CVS & Rite Aid got their fines “forgiven” ..BUT.. WAL MART and a independent pharmacy DID NOT … you be the judge ! NJBOP (5)

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Hi my name is XXXXXX I am in tears now. My unfair supervisor just fired me. The reason is performance issue why?! Because I called the ethics line about him that he insulted me. I don’t deserve this I was working very hard and floating for 2 years. Please let me know if there’s something […]

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