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Superbug spread through contaminated scopes sickened dozens in Seattle http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/01/22/us-usa-washington-hospital-idINKBN0KV2P620150122   By Victoria Cavaliere SEATTLE (Reuters) – A drug-resistant superbug infected 32 people at a Seattle hospital over a two-year period, with the bacteria spreading through contaminated medical scopes that had been cleaned to the manufacturer’s recommendation, officials said on Thursday. Eleven of the patients […]

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Recent pharmacy thefts raise concerns about addiction and street drug sales http://fox59.com/2015/01/22/recent-pharmacy-thefts-raise-concerns-about-addiction-and-street-drug-sales/ It’s a disturbing trend–robbers targeting several local CVS pharmacies around Indianapolis. Police say cash isn’t the motive. Instead, thieves are going after powerful narcotics.  Just this week, police released  photos of a young boy about 10 or 11-years-old robbing a CVS store. He handed […]

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Pharmacy danger – Pharmacists speak out about a system they say endangers Canadian lives Pharmacy errors: How often do they happen? Nobody knows http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/pharmacy-errors-how-often-do-they-happen-nobody-knows-1.2920158 If a pharmacist gives you the wrong drug or dose, it can be dangerous or even deadly. But how often does it happen in Canada? A CBC News/Marketplace investigation reveals that […]

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New privacy concerns over health care website http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2015/01/20/health-overhaul-privacy/22035873/ Washington — The government’s health insurance website is quietly sending consumers’ personal data to private companies that specialize in advertising and analyzing Internet data for performance and marketing, the Associated Press has learned. The scope of what is disclosed or how it might be used was not […]

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DEA: Narco-drones not major smuggling concern, but could help set up attacks on agents http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2015/01/22/dea-narco-drones-not-major-smuggling-concern-but-could-help-set-up-attacks-on/ Given that the drone that crashed was only carrying six pounds – worth up to $100,000 in some parts of the country – the DEA’s Barden, however, said law enforcement agents are more interested in hunting down larger shipments. Anyone […]

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Carly’s Law gets UAB approval, still needs OK from DEA http://www.myfoxal.com/story/27909006/carlys-law-gets-uab-approval-still-needs-ok-from-dea BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) – The Carly’s Law study is one step closer to beginning. On Wednesday, the UAB Institutional Review Board approved the research but they still the need the Drug Enforcement Administration’s approval. Dustin Chandler, who is Carly’s father, is hopeful they will […]

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Judge dismisses indictment against doctor http://www.starbeacon.com/news/judge-dismisses-indictment-against-doctor/article_6142f042-a1b0-11e4-8249-03edf0c4d65d.html JEFFERSON — A judge has dismissed charges against a former Andover doctor. for issuing illegal prescriptions County common pleas Judge Alfred Mackey on Tuesday threw out the grand jury indictment against Dr. Shannon Swanson, a former physician at St. Joseph’s Andover Medical Center who was charged with 52 counts […]

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Walgreens sued by customer who claims it gave him wrong medication http://louisianarecord.com/news/265918-walgreens-sued-by-customer-who-claims-it-gave-him-wrong-medication GRETNA – A corporate pharmacy is being sued by a customer who claims he experienced health problems after being given medication meant for another customer. Marvin Smith filed suit against Walgreens Family of Companies and Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. in the 24th […]

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                  http://www.raps.org/Regulatory-Focus/News/2015/01/21/21128/DEA-Scheduling-Process-Targeted-by-Legislators-Hoping-to-Speed-up-Drug-Approvals/ As explained by Regulatory Focus last year, the bill would make changes to the US Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) scheduling process under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The 1970 law is, along with the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938, the backbone of […]

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              This is not the first time that I have been told my a chronic pain pt that they were threaten with being arrested for trespassing because they were trying to get their meds filled and never raised their voice, got hostile or threatening to the staff.. In all […]

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