Comments on: Florida Drug Database Gears Up

By: John Reading

John Reading — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:59:55 +0000

The actual costs for having a local computer programmed to produce these reports and the time it takes to compile and transmit the reports is carried by each local pharmacy. Another free service to the community from real Pharmacies.

By: John Reading

John Reading — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:57:19 +0000

This emergency requirement is more than two years old. Governor Scott declared that he would not fund the database that allows Pharmacies to track or find these drug abusers. So, the Federal Government comes in and has hired another firm that the Pharmacy owners must report the data to. The Plan may or may not work but over 30 other states have similar ability to tell if a drug abuser has gotten his oxycontin or xanax from one Dr. in Pensacola and duplicated it in South Florida where the real problem is and got the same drugs in the same time frame. I read in the NY Times over 80 percent of this problem is in Miami. Miami is the city where the DEA lives and Pharmacies send other reports to. Maybe the DEA should just be shut down because they clearly are doing nothing but selling licenses. Most of the pills that have hit the street came from Doctors who were selling the medications in their offices and no Pharmacy was even involved. They have dispensing machines in their offices or in a building next door. Probably the Governor has a financial interest in this, like the drug testing that school and state employees must now undergo. They contracted with a company that Governor Scott controls for these new tests.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:32:46 +0000

Please expound, friction, as to what the actions of the state have to do with HIPAA

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:12:22 +0000

Purdue pharmacuetical is not going to be happy about this, but I am! Those oxy fiends commit a lot of crime, then you have the multi millionaires, walking around with a fentanyl sucker in their mouth. That stuff can kill you, and will most certainly leave you, with a monkey on your back.

By: frictionagainstthemachine

frictionagainstthemachine — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:07:04 +0000

Has state of florida ever heard of HIPPA? Where’s the ACLU? Keeping prayer out of schools I guess

By: there goes some more tax dollars

there goes some more tax dollars — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:50:39 +0000

thank you state of florida for sucking some more tax dollars!