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Whether or not this represents a savings for hospitals is not known yet but the company wanted to remove the “middlemen” so they could set their own pricing without the reliance of joining the buyers group. We kind of all know how volume sales work and bring the cost down, so in absence of such a big...
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It was just a couple months ago the company made this acquisition to grow the corporation and spent $800 Million, but as you can see when restructuring come in to play with algorithms for profit, this does not do much for those in areas to where growth is not anticipated. Medtronic Acquires Hypertension...
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Tue, Feb 22 2011
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If you have been a reader here long enough at the Quack then you have probably read one of my articles about the use of bar codes on drugs and medical devices. We have somewhat of a step in this direction, but lots of lack luster still missing. You can read the short paragraph below and see...
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This is by far the biggest neglect of both the FDA and drug/medical device and over the counter healthcare products!! Have you ever tried to return a product to a retail drug store and be told “no” because it’s not on their authorized list!! Now some of their products are used by healthcare...
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Fri, Jan 7 2011
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It’s just about one year now since I started this campaign with using Bar Codes, Microsoft Tags and I’m up to around 60 posts on the topic now, and just about every time there’s a recall, I do another post. Look how retailers and consumers are using this technology but when it comes to something...
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Thu, Dec 23 2010
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This is good to see one of those folks get caught as I like everyone else get tired of the spam that seems to to along with this, so perhaps with a major bust like this maybe the spammers might have less to spam us with? That of course is the bonus of getting the fake products off the market. ...
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Wed, Dec 22 2010
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Most healthcare professionals are familiar with Epocrates and I use it myself as a consumer to subscribe to formularies in my area so I can check too. The information I use is free and gives me drug information on the formularies that I select via my account online. Not too long ago I added...
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Wed, Oct 20 2010
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I’m not kidding on the snake bait here as I am sure the snakes and mice would not have a problem as Tylenol products are used to kill the brown tree snakes in Guam that are taking over. Dead mice are packed up and loaded with Tylenol and dropped from helicopters and when the snakes show down they die...
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Mon, Oct 18 2010
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Interpol the multi nation police agency has their own campaign warning individuals about buying medications online. In this first video below the woman who bought weight loss drugs has not become a diabetic for life, who was not one before. This was her first online purchase and she was trying...
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Sun, Oct 17 2010
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60 Million tablets sounds like a lot of lot numbers for all to research. Last year when I began this little campaign I thought the number of recalls was going to grow and sure enough, just read the news every day. So to find the lot numbers visit the FDA website or the Bristol-Myers site...
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Wed, Sep 29 2010
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This is truly a good thing as I have interviewed companies such as Cook Medical for one in the past and this is one item they is always a bear for them, the FDA stamp of approval is one thing, but coverage, which is what makes the product available is the other big mountain to climb. I think this decision...
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Fri, Sep 17 2010
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The letter of announcement from Bill Weldon is shown below. We keep seeing many top executives from all areas of healthcare and government following this process. It’s complicated out there today and technology is running a muck on those who may not be up to date as the decision making processes...
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Thu, Sep 16 2010
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This is one “huge” project and the targets and technologies change frequently, maybe hourly if we really had all the data to look at. Technology is out there throwing us a new left curve every day and when it available and simple, consumers want it now. No longer are we in the days to where...
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Wed, Sep 15 2010
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There are just under 2000 units that were distributed in the US and overseas. In July customers were notified about the potential defect with the catheter. This is a class 1 recall, having the most potential harm. FDA Publishes Information on How to Identify Recalls – Why Not Scan That...
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Tue, Aug 24 2010
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The products look like a great way and technology for helping wounds heal faster, although if the FDA reports are correct, we don’t want the devices falling apart during use. According to the website, their technology is used for cardiac surgery as well as urology and a few other specialty areas...
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Mon, Aug 23 2010
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