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Opinion: Allowing pharmacies to dispense methadone is dangerous for patients and communities

STAT News

While the spending package contains many positive opioid treatment reforms, I am deeply concerned that Congress and others without on-the-ground experience will continue pushing dangerous policies to solve the opioid epidemic in the next Congress. Congress is expected to pass a massive $1.7 to receive high-quality, evidence-based care.

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U.S. Pharmacy Chains Harm Patients With Medication Errors; NABP Appears Silent

Pharmacy Checkers

When you go to your local CVS and Walgreens – and other big pharmacy chains – are you getting the highest standard of care? Have these pharmacies gone rogue? Yet the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) doesn’t seem to be paying much attention to medication errors at U.S. pharmacies. pharmacy industry.

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The social media problem for healthcare

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: The Facebook whistleblower lawsuit can be summed up in one sentence: Facebook prioritizes engagement above all else because it leads to more profits even if that engagement containing inflammatory information. Spots for Amazon Pharmacy were found on over 30 health misinformation sites. Bob Hoffman.

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Prescribing Red Flags and Suspicious Controlled Substance Orders: Current Cautionary Tales

FDA Law Blog

Houck — Separate decisions by federal district courts in Texas and Puerto Rico in the past two months provide cautionary tales for every pharmacy and wholesale distributor dispensing or distributing controlled substances. This post examines the Zarzamora pharmacy and prescribing red flags decision. d/b/a CVS/Pharmacy, Nos.

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What is a “legitimate” drug or online pharmacy?

Pharmacy Checkers

The report is an audit of companies in the drug supply chain to test compliance with regulations called for by the Drug Supply Chain Security Act of 2013 (DSCSA). On the subjects of drug importation, online pharmacy verification, drug safety and affordability, the word “legitimate” is thrown around a lot. wholesale pharmacy $80,000.

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Pharmacies Selling PSE: Remember to Train Employees and Self-Certify

FDA Law Blog

Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas announced that People’s Rx, a local chain operating five retail pharmacies and a compounding laboratory in the Austin area, agreed to pay $200,000 to settle allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”). Regulated sellers must limit daily sales of SCLPs to 3.6

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Leading commercial packaging companies in contract marketing

Pharmaceutical Technology

The list includes suppliers of a wide range of pharmaceutical packaging, containers and containment solutions, including plastic, glass and other customised packaging solutions, as well as labelling and printing solutions. Finding the best commercial packaging suppliers in contract marketing.

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