Actor Charleton Heston once said, "...from my cold dead hands."

This 10 year old boy got prosthetic feet and 2 hand transplants. He lost his original from sepsis.

www.wallstreetdaily.com/2015/07/30/zion-harvey-double-hand-transplant/

As of July 29 eyeballing the Celgene stock price chart in january it was hovering in the 110-120 range. it is now in the 130-140 range (132.14). Like all stocks it has gone up and down based on the demands of consumers both buyers and sellers. After all in order to buy something, there must be a seller. Even if the company is the seller when it creates stock shares (ex. increasing the number of stocks due to stock option creation). So in this case those who agreed with the CNBC reported opinion to have Celgene stock were rewarded for the risk of owning it. 

From http://www.thestreet.com/quote/CELG.html

"CELG Performance as of Prev. Close

YTD

21.06%

3-Mo

19.29%"

Americans will still have to get a rx to buy statins. Neither Mevavor (in years past), nor Lipitor were given FDA permission to become OTC. Can't blame the manufacturers for trying (in different years), but in school one concept brought up was,"Where is the inexpensive OTC lab service to do periodic monitoring?
Granted it would be awesome if a patient could get lab services while waiting on a statin purchase, but often labs are expensive to set up.
Additional worries were probably: Is it normal muscle soreness or is it Rhabdomyolysis? Can we not mix statins and other OTCs? What about the statin-marijuana-alcohol combination?" 
For better or for worse, the FDA does not wish it. So let it be written, so let it be done.

From the peer reviewed literature below on the differences of US versus UK government opinion of statins.

Source:
http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/pfizer-drops-effort-make-lipitor-otc-med/2015-07-29?utm_campaign=AddThis&utm_medium=AddThis&utm_source=twitter#.VbkVxCOC2Pg.twitter

Those in the UK can get simvastatin OTC, but only after consulting with a RPH.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC558157/

Geriatric RPH news....

Brian J. Isetts, RPh, PhD, BCPS, FAPhA will be the Lamy Lecturer for #AM15.  (Note, people below are not the said RPH).

Twitter on antibiotics.....

1.  U.S. Pharmacist and 1 other follow

   ASCP ‏@ASCPharm  Jul 24

   Your weekend reading material: #Tedizolid: A New #Oxazolidinone #Antibiotic for Infections.... http://fb.me/2LsTLfyAw 

   1 retweet0 favorites
2. P&T ‏@PTJournal780  Nov 13

   A Second-Generation #Oxazolidinone to Treat Acute #Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections http://bit.ly/1AyiZqh 

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3. What Rhymes With? ‏@RhymeAnything  14 Apr 2012

   What Rhymes With Oxazolidinone... http://whatrhymeswith.com/rhyme/oxazolidinone … #rhyme #oxazolidinone

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4. Cortellis ‏@Cortellis  19 Sep 2011

   #Oxazolidinone compounds such as #LCB010676 are rapidly and well-absorbed with good Pk profiles in rats. Live from #ICAAC

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5. Cortellis ‏@Cortellis  19 Sep 2011

   Live@ #ICAAC new #oxazolidinone antibiotics from #LegoChem show good activity against #linezolid resistant strains

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www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/07/24/anthem-to-buy-cigna-to-create-new-health-insurance-giant/

"A merged company would serve 53 million people and is part of a dramatic , long- predicted reshaping of the health insurance landscape, from five big players to three. The new company is projected to generate $ 115 billion in annual revenues . Its competitors include UnitedHealth Group, which has more than 45 million members , and Aetna and Humana, which announced they would merge in July, creating a company serving 33 million people.
While the major trend of consolidation is the same in these big health care deals, analysts said there are key differences between them. Aetna' s deal to buy Humana greatly expanded its presence in the Medicare Advantage marketplace, whereas the Cigna and Anthem merger will have the biggest ripple effects for the commercial insurance market, where both companies are already major players."

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Another claim that people who save money & reduce health care costs are unable to recoup their savings so much for capitaion payments. This is the only mentioning of the profession...

http://www.latimes.com/nation/sns-tns-bc-med-medically-complex-kids-20150719-story.html#page=1  

The staff at the St. Joseph's clinic, which provides 24-hour coverage, includes 10 pediatricians, a nutritionist, a pharmacist, three nurses, a social worker, a behavioral health specialist, a scheduler and an expert to help parents navigate Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.

Advice dear readers:
Do not douse the alleged (falsely no less) cause of one's marriage in flames with or without accelerants/methylated spirits/alcohol in a fit of drug induced rage. it'll take years of surgery for the victim to recover and if done in australia will end with you being in prison for years. Though you will have a right to spend your money appealing the court's decision. Imagine if the victim was allergic to silver or sulfa how much worse it would have been to recover. Imagine the time in surgery, and the emotional trauma. Also who would like to wear a compresion mask? Most people like wearing the same clothes for 24 hours or less.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/dana-vulin-see-incredible-recovery-5596015

Bur wait there's more strang news store from the mirror http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/medical-miracles

From july 2 2013.
http://www.independentpharmacydirectory.com/blog: new legislation allows the community pharmacist to vaccinate against pneumonia, tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough, HPV infections and meningitis. And several insurance companies will cover the cost of vaccinations provided by pharmacists.
The "independent pharmacy directory" blog has not been updated since then.

But from nabp at the same time:
Effective July 1, 2013, Indiana pharmacists will be authorized to administer additional immunizations under a protocol approved by a physician. Indiana House Bill 1464, signed into law by Governor Mike Pence on April 29, 2013, allows pharmacists to administer immunizations for pneumonia, tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap), human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and meningitis, reports the Indiana Pharmacists Alliance. Previously, Indiana pharmacists were authorized to administer the influenza and herpes zoster (Shingles) vaccines under a physician protocol. The new law also authorizes pharmacist interns or pharmacy students to administer immunizations under supervision. The law is intended to make vaccinations more accessible for Indiana residents, notes the Indianapolis Business Journal.

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