Drugstore Drama
...they’ll argue that since the doctors wrote the prescriptions, there’s no way the pharmacists could be expected to refuse them.
Drugstore Drama
...they’ll argue that since the doctors wrote the prescriptions, there’s no way the pharmacists could be expected to refuse them.
Now it's a lawsuit in Federal Court, filed near the end of last year, that will finally go to trial. This one is of interest because it involves two Ohio counties who seek $1 billion dollars each in damages from a collection of America’s biggest pharmacy chains. And yes, it’s about opioids. And the origins of the painkiller epidemic.
Which, by the way, is about to enter its third decade.
Pharmacies face 1st trial over role in opioid crisis
The weird part is that the big drugstore chains, including some of the defendants in this action, have already filed another lawsuit seeking to blame the prescribing physicians -- claiming the whole thing was the doctors' fault. A link to a post from back then:
Wal-Mart’s Pre-emptive Strike
Given all that we’ve written before, I suppose that makes this an "update of an update" in a continuing legal drama. It has to end sometime, doesn't it? The opioid epidemic itself has moved well beyond prescribed opioids. In fact,...
Which, by the way, is about to enter its third decade.
Pharmacies face 1st trial over role in opioid crisis
The weird part is that the big drugstore chains, including some of the defendants in this action, have already filed another lawsuit seeking to blame the prescribing physicians -- claiming the whole thing was the doctors' fault. A link to a post from back then:
Wal-Mart’s Pre-emptive Strike
Given all that we’ve written before, I suppose that makes this an "update of an update" in a continuing legal drama. It has to end sometime, doesn't it? The opioid epidemic itself has moved well beyond prescribed opioids. In fact,...
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Drugstore Drama
...they’ll argue that since the doctors wrote the prescriptions, there’s no way the pharmacists could be expected to refuse them.
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“Don’t worry, I’ll stop when I’m ready.” Somehow, that readiness never comes. Or perhaps it simply arrives too late.
1st Person — A Grateful Survivor
“Don’t worry, I’ll stop when I’m ready.” Somehow, that readiness never comes. Or perhaps it simply arrives too late.
Competition for the Booze Dollar
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Are users seeking out such ‘combo’ preparations because they want the extra kick from the interaction? To help overcome an elevated tolerance, perhaps.
Methamphetamine Rising
Are users seeking out such ‘combo’ preparations because they want the extra kick from the interaction? To help overcome an elevated tolerance, perhaps.
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In fact, in many instances, the trauma that occurs after they’re addicted is more damaging than what happened before.
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In fact, in many instances, the trauma that occurs after they’re addicted is more damaging than what happened before.
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People have abused opiates for 5,000 years. As much as medicine depends on them, they've always created problems for a percentage of users.
