PHARMACIST STEVE

arbitration I never know what is going to show up in my inbox…. This makes interesting reading…  YOU ACCEPT THE POLICY BY CONTINUING YOUR EMPLOYMENT IF YOU OPT OUT>>> NO NEGATIVE ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR OPTING OUT…                   We will find other reasons to […]

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The man, who did not give his name and hid his face from BBC’s reporters for fear of himself or his family–still in Syria–being killed, explained the ISIS philosophy simply: “If you’re against me, then you’ll be killed. If you’re with me, you work with me. You submit to my will and obey me, under […]

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Align My Refills Three national pharmacy associations get behind encouraging pts to be compliant with their prescribed medications for chronic conditions. • American Pharmacists Association (APhA) • National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) • National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) http://www.alignmyrefills.com/ From the article: Med sync is especially helpful for people who take multiple, monthly […]

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Alcohol Involvement in Opioid Pain Reliever and Benzodiazepine Drug Abuse–Related Emergency Department Visits and Drug-Related Deaths — United States, 2010 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6340a1.htm?s_cid=mm6340a1_e From the article: The abuse of prescription drugs has led to a significant increase in emergency department (ED) visits and drug-related deaths over the past decade. Opioid pain relievers (OPRs) and benzodiazepines are the […]

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                    This showed up in a post on the internet… we, in healthcare,  are all about caring for pts.. especially Pharmacists… who apparently determines if a Rx is medically necessary by geography. My wonderful Obamacare insurance plan (Being sarcastic, it is terrible) creates a situation where […]

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Experts: Officials missed signs of prescription drug crackdown’s effect on heroin use http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/experts-officials-missed-signs-of-prescription-drug-crackdowns-effect-on-heroin-use/2014/03/06/2216414a-9fc1-11e3-b8d8-94577ff66b28_story.html From the article: From the beginning, the U.S. government’s decade-long crackdown on prescription drug abuse has run an unsettling risk: that arresting doctors and shuttering “pill mills” would inadvertently fuel a new epidemic of heroin use. Gil Kerlikowske, who took over as […]

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http://m.painmedicinenews.com/Article.aspx?ses=ogst&d=PRN&d_id=86&i=September+2014&i_id=1100&a_id=28114 DEA investigates (drags reputation thru the mud ) president-elect of the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) for three years This dark shadow hung over us for four years, and we had no way of knowing when—or even if—it would end. My attorney told me that there is usually no notice of an end […]

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Civil Forfeiture is the “bread and butter” of how law enforcement “pads” their coffers http://www.usmarshals.gov/assets/sales.htm   need a nice 12 passenger jet , a nice Mercedes or equipment to start your own restaurant ?      

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Press releases of the various DEA offices.. THIS YEAR …  previous years can be found here http://www.justice.gov/dea/pr/news.shtml SEP 26 DEA Atlanta Divisional Office Heads up Ninth and Final Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, September 27, 2014 SEP 26 DEA Nashville District Office Heads up Ninth and Final Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, September 27, 2014 […]

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