Saturday, February 1, 2020

Pharmacy to pay $1 million to settle drug law violation allegations

https://www.wyodaily.com/story/2020/01/30/news/pharmacy-to-pay-1-million-to-settle-drug-law-violation-allegations/10229.html

In secret deal with drugmaker, health-records tool pushed opioids to doctors

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-01-30/health-records-company-pushed-opioids-to-doctors-in-secret-deal

Retired Flint teacher with big prescription drug bills picked to attend State of the Union Updated Jan 30, 2020; Posted Jan 30, 2020

https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2020/01/retired-flint-teacher-with-big-prescription-drug-bills-picked-to-attend-state-of-the-union.html

HHS Issues Final Rule Requiring Disclosure of Partial Refills of Prescriptions to Help Curb Opioid Abuse

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/hhs-issues-final-rule-requiring-79856/

Most disapprove of Trump's handling of prescription drug prices by Cassidy Morrison | January 30, 2020 03:00 AM

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/most-disapprove-of-trumps-handling-of-prescription-drug-prices

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/01/801832788/healthcare-software-firm-fined-145m-in-opioid-scheme-with-drug-companies

https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/the-gist/

Health Care Software Firm Fined $145M In Opioid Scheme With Drug Companies February 1, 20208:03 AM ET

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/01/801832788/healthcare-software-firm-fined-145m-in-opioid-scheme-with-drug-companies

How chaos at chain pharmacies is putting patients at risk

https://www.boston.com/news/health/2020/02/01/how-chaos-at-chain-pharmacies-is-putting-patients-at-risk

Surgeon General Report Emphasizes Role of Pharmacists in Smoking Cessation 2020-02-01 19:00:00 Jennifer Gershman, PharmD, CPh


https://www.pharmacytimes.com/news/surgeon-general-report-emphasizes-role-of-pharmacists-in-smoking-cessation

Friday, January 31, 2020

Teens find a big loophole in the new flavored vaping ban
The policy allows mint, dessert and fruit flavors to continue to be sold in disposable e-cigarettes, prompting many teens to switch from Juul to those devices.

Read in The New York Times: https://apple.news/AktAXmXwFSCqaTX2aeXtsfg