PHARMACIST STEVE

Petition to grant RaDonda Vaught clemency garners 120K signatures https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/nursing/petition-to-grant-radonda-vaught-clemency-garners-120k-signatures.html More than 100,000 people have signed a national petition calling for clemency in former nurse RaDonda Vaught’s criminal case. Ms. Vaught was convicted March 25 of criminally negligent homicide and abuse of an impaired adult for a fatal medication error she made in December 2017 […]

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Indiana board ordered to end bias against nurses with opioid use disorder https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/nursing/indiana-board-ordered-to-end-bias-against-nurses-with-opioid-use-disorder.html The Indiana State Nursing Board discriminates against nurses with opioid use disorder and must work with the Justice Department to end the civil rights violations, the U.S. Justice Department concluded in a recently released investigation. The investigation, published March 25, was prompted […]

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To all Oklahoma patients and perhaps others across the nation: If your doctor or nurse sees any type of unsafe practices, you would want them to report it for your safety. Right? Now, last year, in order to address concerns about safety in the chain pharmacies and the lack of staff which caused delays in […]

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42 U.S. Code § 1395 – Prohibition against any Federal interference https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1395 Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize any Federal officer or employee to exercise any supervision or control over the practice of medicine or the manner in which medical services are provided, or over the selection, tenure, or compensation of any […]

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More than 20 states sue CDC over federal mask mandate on public transportation https://www.abc15.com/news/national/coronavirus/more-than-20-states-sue-cdc-over-federal-mask-mandate-on-public-transportation TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — 20 states are joining the state of Florida in a lawsuit against the federal mask mandate on public transportation. Attorney General Ashley Moody and Governor Ron DeSantis announced the lawsuit on Tuesday. In a press release, Moody’s office […]

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How many pts have contacted the ACLU in their state about chronic pain pts being civil rights discriminated by the CDC prohibiting/limiting being prescribed medication to treat their chronic pain  and be told that the ACLU did not have the resources to deal with that issue ? Department of Justice Finds PA Court System Violated […]

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This is not the first time that a member of a hospital system that has been convicted for the death of a pt because of a med error. The med error was made by a technician in preparing a IV.. and the pharmacist did not catch the fact that the tech used 26.3% NACl instead […]

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Can You Be Held Liable for Prescribing Opioids in Good Faith? https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/97904 The Supreme Court is considering this question in Ruan v. United States Earlier this month, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that will impact how doctors can treat patients where opioids are involved. The threshold question in Ruan v. United […]

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FDA authorizes 2nd booster shot for Americans over 50 https://abc7.com/covid-booster-2nd-for-seniors-fda/11689371/ WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older, a step to offer extra protection for the most vulnerable in case the coronavirus rebounds. The Food and Drug Administration’s decision opens a fourth dose of the Pfizer or […]

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It is pretty simple answer…  Law firms … like all other businesses is a FOR PROFIT BUSINESS. Just look at all the “ambulance chasing “ personal injury law firms that advertise on TV…   Most claim… you don’t pay … unless YOU WIN… They don’t take every case that someone comes to them with…. they weigh […]

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