Dr Arnold Feldman: Medical Board Corruption is violating Your Constitutional Rights!” http://chng.it/JysWFBJ8Fp Feldman v Federation Patient Petition For Patients and their families, friends and loved […]
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Dr Arnold Feldman: Medical Board Corruption is violating Your Constitutional Rights!”
Posted on September 22, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
NY: the tax on opioids, especially generics, can cost more than the drug itself
Posted on September 22, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
New York State Drew Up a Tax to Punish Opioid Makers—But Found Some Unanticipated Side Effects https://fortune.com/2019/09/16/new-york-opioid-tax-drugmakers-side-effects/ Earlier this summer, New York became the first state to place an excise tax on opioids sold to or within the state. Backers expect the tax to generate $100 million in revenue for the state, which Gov. Andrew […]
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Lawsuit blames medication mix-up at CVS Wichita pharmacy for man’s stroke
Posted on September 22, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Lawsuit blames medication mix-up at CVS Wichita pharmacy for man’s stroke https://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article235213437.html A Sedgwick County man is suing Kansas CVS Pharmacy after he says the branch at 13th and Maize in Wichita filled his prescription for a blood thinner with the wrong drug. Kansas CVS Pharmacy says in a court response that it did not […]
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Proposed bill would make doctors liable for opioid-addicted patients
Posted on September 21, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Proposed bill would make doctors liable for opioid-addicted patients https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/09/20/proposed-bill-would-make-doctors-liable-for-opioid-addicted-patients/ A proposed bill that would make doctors held responsible for patients who become addicted to prescription opioids has been met with criticism from advocates and the medical community. “Many prescribers underestimate the risk of opioids, particularly when it comes to addiction, and overestimate their effectiveness,” […]
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Hospital strike: 2,200 University of Chicago Medical Center nurses walk off the job
Posted on September 20, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Hospital strike: 2,200 University of Chicago Medical Center nurses walk off the job https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-university-of-chicago-hospital-nurse-strike-20190920-7ddk2jacgbgsxea47kqwp6delu-story.html Nurses at University of Chicago Medical Center — 2,200 of them — went on strike at 7 a.m. Friday, the first strike in the history of the 618-bed hospital, one of Chicago’s largest and most prestigious. Hundreds of nurses wearing red […]
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24 dose purchase limit of Imodium/Loperamide implemented.
Posted on September 20, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
FDA OKs New Packaging for OTC Loperamide to Help Stem Misuse, Abuse https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/918786 In its ongoing effort to stem misuse and abuse of loperamide (Imodium, Johnson & Johnson), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved changes to the packaging for brand-name, over-the-counter (OTC) tablet and capsule formulations of the opioid-based antidiarrheal medication. The […]
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Baltimore’s drug problem is all about crime and open borders, NOT opioid prescriptions
Posted on September 19, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Baltimore’s drug problem is all about crime and open borders, NOT opioid prescriptions https://www.conservativereview.com/news/baltimores-drug-problem-crime-open-borders-not-opioid-prescriptions/ As you can see, the entire surge since 2014 was all driven by fentanyl and cocaine. It was also initially driven by heroin overdoses, but much of that was because the cartels began lacing the heroin with fentanyl, just as they […]
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Coast Guard Commander Charged with Importing Narcotics
Posted on September 19, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Coast Guard Commander Charged with Importing Narcotics https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/09/19/coast-guard-commander-charged-importing-narcotics.html OAKLAND — A United States Coast Guard commander was charged with illegal importation of controlled substances Wednesday, a U.S. Justice Department spokesman said. According to a complaint, James Silcox III, 41, received three shipments of Tramadol, a controlled substance and narcotic, to post-office boxes over the summer. […]
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Here is a report from the DOJ about the DEA
Posted on September 19, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/DEA%20Quota.pdf?token=AWzUGmSNaWNztF1-OwxoYDqgeKVT5RLNGdMtrYWDhQsG8V5RUnPTkGMPbDJE-vnXJ1syacnixAPNGqYl7v1z7qC2Yp7UD4UmhNP-8655nNvhbNY6EYr14GUNGL-I8iTM-v9-nOxYqnyo13fnSfJnnkibl74DACLra0vaA5lS8rHZ-awLTKdz7epJIXfehvWi95R2NZSQYBxi_7nTQ2bfRiS- a couple of interesting quotes: The NSS and NFLIS data reports included total seized Weight without reference to whether it is finished dosage forms. container weight. tablets or pill weight provides no reference to specific API concentrations; and the databases do not distinguish between pharmaceutically and illicitly manufactured controlled substances ….. As a […]
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Enforcing the law is more important than relieving a pt’s pain from stage 4 cancer ?
Posted on September 19, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
“Just doing my job harassing and searching a stage 4 cancer patients bags for a plant.” This is TRULY pathetic. Not bravery. Not protecting the community. Just pathetic! This man could have days to live but you waste his time searching his possessions because ‘it’s the law?’ Disgusting!
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