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Order medicines online safely with the new .pharmacy
Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Carmen Catizone, MS, RPh, DPh (Executive Director/Secretary of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy a/k/a “NABP“) and lawyer, Libby Baney, J.D. (Founder/Executive Director of Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies a/k/a “ASOP Global“) regarding the June 3rd launch and release of .pharmacy [dot pharmacy] to the general public. This is a long time coming regarding verifiable and vetted online sites for ordering online medications (prescription or not). Due to the high-volume of sites (and ads) that consumers see on a daily basis they have undertaken the process of working with distributors and Pharmacy Organizations where they must pass a stringent 10-point system in…
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April 26th is DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
You know how dangerous it can be if the wrong hands discover an old, half-full prescription medicine bottle deep in a cabinet. When my daughter was just a baby, I read a story about a mom of 3 year old twins who was absolutely heartbroken because they got into her prescription drugs upstairs in her bathroom while she was downstairs making dinner. Both children took a couple pills and unfortunately only one made it through after heroic efforts by a nearby hospital. This mom is now an advocate for telling parents the danger of these drugs and how to make sure they are kept safe out of little hands. Because of…
