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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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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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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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Seizure Drug from Sagent Pharmaceuticals Recalled Over Faulty Seal

XTalks

is recalling four lots of its injectable seizure medication levetiracetam over concerns of container closure integrity on vials of the drug product. Pharmacies that might have distributed the product are requested to identify their customers and reach out to them to notify them of the recall. Sagent Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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Can you get melatonin over the counter in the UK?

Druggist

In other words, melatonin acts as a biological clock that regulates sleep. Melatonin, therefore, can be used to promote and regulate sleep (Wagner et al., Each 1ml of melatonin contains 1mg of melatonin. Buying melatonin from UK online pharmacies (private service). Melatonin controls the sleep-wake cycle (24-hour cycle).