, which is not regulated by the fda. >> compounding pharmacies are neighborhood pharmacies in some casesically don't do this kind of thing at all. they do small drugs, lotions and creams and other sort of simple things. >> compounding pharmacies don't traditionally make intervenous compounds. that's not what they're for. >> nobody oversees to see if the drug will do what it's supposed to do. >> if the state of oklahoma is buying drugs from a compounding pharmacy without a doctor/patient relationship then that would mean that they're violating federal law. criminal law. >> in december of 2013, a court in missouri ordered the release of records detailing transaction with a compounding pharmacy in oklahoma. >> officials from the state of missouri department of corrections went to oklahoma to obtain drugs from a compounding pharmacy apparently taking $11,000 in cash and buying it from a company in oklahoma that wasn't licensed to do business in missouri. >> it's like a shady drug deal. suddenly, you've got people carrying cash in the night across state lines so that the public doesn't know h

i used that the ache pharmacy -- the v.a. pharmacy low cost and order online and they ship to my house. guest: interestingly, thank you for that, veterans administration is the only government entity, federal government entity that is allowed to bargain over drug prices and they get substantially lower drug prices, that is why we think the experience of v.a. is something we could build on and allow medicare to use that same negotiating approach on behalf of all of us so that we can get better prices, like those in other countries. host: to tammy in vienna, virginia. good morning. caller: hi. my understanding is that many new drugs and medical protocols actually have their root in federal funding. federal agencies might support their research and development efforts when they're new. it stands to reason that these same companies would be required to sort of be more agreeable to negotiating prices down the road, especially since they have benefited from federally funded research. what is your comment on that? guest: i couldn't

each year and pharmacies make a pharmacies each year and pharmacies makea number of pharmacies each for children, an antibiotic for example, with the wrong dose. i think it's important to understand that doctors prescribe, pharmacies will dispense. as part of this system, it's another safe mechanism in place so that patient safety is protected. so it sounds like you see yourselves as one of those checks and balances, an extra layer before the medication gets to those who need it. when you find mistakes, do you feel it's easy to report those, to feed it back and ireland has been an issue? i think it's important to understand that the pharmacist, when identifying a mistake, will generally contact the prescriber to check before the medication is given. i myself saw a prescription recently for an antidepressant was being prescribed for the patient on a repeat prescription but actually, what the doctor had prescribed was anti blood pressure medication. when i spoke to the patient about this he said, the doctor didn't say at the eye was supposed to have blood—pressure medication. by conta

why so many pharmacies are out of the vaccine.>>> the sharks battling the red wings in detroit city. we will tell you how they are doing. ♪ strummed guitar you can't experience the canadian rockies through a screen. you have to be here, with us. ♪ upbeat music travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing, with a glass of wine in one hand, and a camera in the other, aboard rocky mountaineer. canada's rocky mountains await. call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. >>> the director of the cdc is resigning because of financial conflicts of interest. dr. renda fitzgerald was selected in july by tom price. today's resignation comes after political reported she purchased stock in a japanese tobacco company a month into her tenure as the director of the cdc. she had already come under congressional scrutiny for slow investment from other investments, she bought stock and at least a dozen companies including merck, bayer and a health insurance company. >>> with the flu season in full swing, lasting longer than people expected, some pharmacies are

some pharmacies are now running out of the vaccine. >> we spoke with one man trying to find a pharmacy offering flu shots, but couldn't find one. >> reporter: his wife and young daughter got there flu shots months ago, but he has been sick and hasn't got one. last saturday he went to this cvs pharmacy inside this target store to get the flu vaccine.>> they said we ran out and we are not getting anymore because flu season is almost over. >> reporter: he says he was surprised. >> my wife told my daughter's pediatrician about it and she said the flu season is not over, it is so bad. >> reporter: we called around to cvs pharmacies in the area and they all said they were out of the flu vaccine for patients under 65. they said the demand was higher than what they estimated it would be. walgreens though did seem to have the vaccine in stock in the stores we checked and so did safeway. the cdc told us there is no shortage of the vaccine, that it is available. we spoke by phone to a bay area doctor who said it is not unusual for chain stores to run out. >> i don't think anyone expected such a c

take your sick children to the pharmacy, not the gp, save the nhs.” sick children to the pharmacy, not the nhs. i wrote about this two decades ago, and we touched on it earlier. i wrote the weddings page for the hinkley times. this is clearly not new news. they are an underused resource, the well educated and well informed and very experienced pharmacists. it is not just basically the tool of the gp to dish out those in screw the ball pots and pills that we look at and ta ke pots and pills that we look at and take in. —— inscrutible. because the accident and emergency is so overused, especially in winter months, perhaps parents should consider taking their children as a first port of call to pharmacists instead. that obviously comes with a certain amount of risk because it could mean that parents feel obliged to perhaps downplayed their children's illness. i wonder what euphemisms they will use, the government, winter pressure. the system is crumbling. we say winter pressure every year, don't we? exactly be but accident and emergency, it is not like the governmentjust emergency, it is

many pharmacies are out of the vaccine and apparently not getting anymore.>>> her act has entertained crowds for years. balancing bowls on top of her head while riding a unicycle. this woman who goes by the name the red panda needs your help finding a key part of her act. >>> and whether we are wrapping up january on a warm note. a few 70s out there, we will let you know if this pattern continues. >>> all the items were recovered as fremont police stopped an international crime ring. henry lee talked about the operation with police and a victim who is happy that she just got her left back.>> reporter: if your laptop was stolen i members of this rain, it could've been on its way to vietnam. we caught up with the woman who got hers back today. these eight men and women charged with being part of a sophisticated crime ring, police say burglars, gang members broke into cars all over the bay area and stole 2000 laptops, tablets and cell phones. the stolen devices were bought by this man, the alleged offense or person who deals in stolen goods.>> was -- we found out he was selling it to sec

my flagship pharmacy is in missouri. it is the first pharmacy across the mississippi river on i-57 and highway 60 from illinois, tennessee, and kentucky. my state has no adequate isctioning pdmp and as such a magnet for those who would abuse prescription opioids. it is not unusual for travelers to drive hundreds of miles from eastern kentucky, ohio, or other areas distant from me to visit a pill mill in georgia or florida and end up at my prescription counter with prescriptions for narcotics. lots of narcotics. common sense tells me that somewhere between kentucky, florida, and missouri, the results have passed a pharmacy, but they end up at mind you i was investigated a traveler who had driven u.s. highway 60 across just southern missouri and seen a physicians and visited 18 pharmacies in search of opioids. i served on many search warrant teams, made many arrests. somehow my own perception counter. dodge bullets in the line of duty, spent nearly 25 years fighting drug abuse, was responsible for putting together a by cou

the pharmacy is just around the corner. i can go and see a healthcare professional.t 6am on breakfast — dan walker and louise minchin will have all the day's news, business and sport. and they'll have more on the eagerly—awaited details of prince harry and meghan markle's wedding. stay with this is the briefing from bbc news, the latest: south africa's ruling party says the fate of the president will be decided today. russia has been growing on thick —— jacob zuma to step down over allegations of corruption. cyril ramaphosa has been holding talks with mr zuma on the transition of power. on a significant shift of the position of the us vice president mike pence, he said he could be ready to talk to north korea. the policy of maximum pressure and sanctions would continue but if north korea wish to talk to the us, they would listen. details were worked out at the winter olympics. russian authorities say they are considering a number of possible causes of the crash of an airliner outside moscow, all 71 passengers and crew were killed. emergency workers are searching snow

but kaiser does have a slightly different approach than the pharmacy. so i would say the 530 is typically what we see in line for hmo plans. moving on to page 14 and 15, we did want to call out specialty pharmacy. this isn't captured the same way as other pharmacy designed provisions are on the database, so we look at how others are handling specialty prescriptions for government. will you see the page splits between 14 and 15. that most have a different specialty drug co-pay or coverage level and for national entities they typically treat specialty drugs. most treat specialty drugs the same as the non-specialty drugs. so they fall in the tier of brand formula or non-formulary. moving on to dental. we look at the dental. we look at the ppo plans on page 18 versus your delta plan which has the three tiers versus the bench marks. your plan is a little different because it does have that three tier setup. and it's slightly richer on tier 1 relatively inline with the bench marks on tier 2 and less on tier 1 which would be expected from a 3 tier plan. your p

stop importation and prescribing those at the pharmacy? those at the pharmacy? mr.mlin: i think president trump has the unique ability in the white house to be the thisdent who solves problem because of bipartisan consensus. we want to stop the dying tragedy. the biggest victims of the disease are the kids of the addicts. as a governor, that is the most heart ripping thing you can experience. ms. van susteren: what do you see as the biggest impediment? ms. taylor: there are several. it is a supply and demand issue. ms. van susteren: does the white house help you with that or not? is that an ohio problem? ms. taylor: a federal and state problem. ge need to hold dru dealers accountable. we need to get these guys killing americans and throw them in jail. what about then: pharmaceutical industry, and the fact that a lot of money goes over capitol hill on both sides of the aisle. what about the how do you deal with that issue? lt. gov. taylor: i am not all for regulation, but this is a public safety issue. we have issued regulations where you can only prescribe a pain da

rob ross spoke with an east bay man who tried to find a pharmacy offering flu shots but had no luck.eporter: eric's wife and young daughter got there flu shots months ago but he had not gotten one. the last saturday he went to the cvs pharmacy in san ramon to get the flu vaccine. . >> and the guy said we man out and not getting any more because flu season is almost over. >> reporter: he says he is surprised. >> they say flu season is not really over. >> reporter: recalled many cvs pharmacies and they were under the flu vaccine for people under the age of 65. one pharmacist told us demand for the vaccine outpaced the supply. the centers for disease control tell us there is no shortage of the vaccine and it is available. we spoke by phone to a bay area doctor that says it is not that unusual for chain stores to sell out . >> no one expected to see later in the season demand for flu vaccines. most people are getting in october, november and december. doctor say it is a problem because they are still recommending flu shots. . >> you have to make getting medical care easy. if you don't th

now we have other issues on the pharmacy benefit managers who control 80% of the run t, they are people who the shshs drug programs, there are other issues, if we don't to drug pricing, we don't get at the problem. ost: another jeffrey in frederi frederick, maryland, good morning. caller: good morning. doing? start off by thanking david doing l and c-span for this program it is very needed. i had two questions, my two were, is there going to be a difference between life savingprograms like life drugs like harvoni, during this the hiv we're having, epidemic, difference in maintenance drugs or can there a difference? with the uestion was piate epidemic, they are not talking with car fentanyl and rugs being brought into this country. i'm a chronic pain patient with ms, suffering more today getting able to n and being live my life because there is an pidemic of this proportion, which i understand and i family and my town, as well, but in the process, you know, all these people that have cancer and ms, and chronic pain, suicide ommitting because they can't get proper help. host: mr. >> i'm j

the pharmacy is just around the corner.are professional, no appointment needed! james gallagher, bbc news. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour, but first the headlines on bbc newsroom live. oxfam is summoned to a meeting with the government over allegations some of its staff used prostitutes in haiti. its future funding could be in doubt. becky dobson is named as one of three britons who died in a helicopter crash over the grand canyon. the others are jason hill and stuart hill. theresa may has been meeting workers in belfast today. her visit to northern ireland, along with the irish prime minister, leo vardkar, prompts speculation that a deal to restore the devolved government at stormont may be closer. in the business news... did barclay‘s did ba rclay‘s bank did barclay‘s bank give qatar a loan which was used to buy shares in the bank? it is being investigated by the uk's serious fraud office. the decision to charge barclays bank as well is significant because it holds the banking licence that allows it

with the deadly epidemic still surging, pharmacies now offering the rapid flu test. but should you still see a doctor? >>> failure to act? the new report alleging how the system failed gymnasts. claiming fbi investigators took nearly a year to speak to the young women who claimed they were abused. >>> and, high anxiety. the crazy high-wire walk, between the fierce winds and the raging waves. the daredevil fighting to stay on his feet. >>> and good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i'm tom llamas. we begin with the deadly train accident in south carolina. an amtrak passenger train slamming into a freight train parked on the tracks. crews rushing in to work to contain 5,000 gallons of fuel spilled from the trains. more than 100 people taken to the hospital, and 2 amtrak crew members losing their lives. the crash, the second deadly collision involving amtrak trains in less than a week. tonight, david kerley starts us off. >> reporter: daylight showed the horrific damage from the head-on train collision, the amtrak engine nearly unrecognizable after the over

take your sick children to the pharmacy, not the gp. this is the nhs saying it.arents of children under the age of five, 18 million gp appointments and 2.1 million gp appointments and 2.1 million a&e visit taken up by patients by condition that could be treated at home. they are clogged up with children who don't have much wrong with them and a pharmacist can sort it out but the problem is, parents are not doctors. they cannot diagnose. whilst promises are extremely highly qualified, and no doubt if they saw something that required medical attention, they would advise them to see a gp, i'm still slightly concerned at this advice. parents are being asked to make a judgment about the child's illness. the chief executive of the uk sepsis trust is saying that pa rents uk sepsis trust is saying that parents should trust them, this is a high—risk strategy. normally with small kids, they bring you in early because small children can become very poorly very quickly. and spread many illnesses quickly amongst schools and nursery groups. i can remember writing an article fo

right they'd pharmacy is back in the spotlight but this time for a different reason the drugstore chain is being purchased by the grocery giant albertson's combining the two will be worth around twenty four billion dollars when you include their debt the two will now have around forty nine hundred locations across the u.s. although albertson's may have the acquisition there will now be branded as rite aid stores while the normal rite aid pharmacies will keep their names shares of rite aid shot up earlier today by thirty percent and they ended in positive territory the move comes on the heels of c.v.s. pharmacies announcement that it will be acquiring aetna for sixty nine billion dollars and more recently that walgreens may be buying amerisource bergen. a billionaire dr based out of los angeles closes in on a five hundred million dollar deal purchasing a los angeles times and the sister paper the san diego union tribune archies natasha suite has more from los angeles biotech billionaire patrick still song brings local ownership back to the los angeles times and after selling out some fiv

pharmacy chains are impersonal.as prescribing a simple cough medicine for someone, i had to call even though i submitted it electronically. i called them and they said you don't exist, doc. we never heard of you. i spent an hour trying to get a poor patient a prescription they needed because they were coughing all night. my 94-year-old father was trying to get a blood pressure medication filled. kennedy: why are they treating patients and doctors like criminals? >> they are not considering us at all. they keep piling on stuff that makes it harder for to us do what we do best. kennedy: there are layers of bureaucracy here. the big pharmacy chains and the government, they hide behind it, people are able to say, i don't make the rules and none of the rules get changed because no one is accountable. will this consortium bring greater accountability? >> over a million employees. the amazon arm of this could be providing its own drugs and telling. we are going into an area of personalized medicine. jpmorgan chase could be

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. >>> betting big on drugs what amazon just did that could deal a blow to pharmacy stocks >>> and clean up in aisle four walmart posted its worst day in 30 years what's the next step for the company? a top retail expert's take on that it's wednesday, february 21, 2018 "worldwide exchange" begins right now. ♪ >>> good morning welcome to "worldwide exchange" on cnbc. i'm courtney reagan here in for sara >> i'm dominic chu in for wilfred frost. wilfred had a great fund-raiser last night he's out in london best wishing to him. let's check the global markets this morning the futures are pointing us to a slightly lower open for the dow jones as well as the s&p 500 the nasdaq for now is holding on to an implied slight gain if we were to open here. this is after we had a down day yesterday across the board for the broader indices. the dow, the s&p and the russell 2000 broke six-day winning streaks. the nasdaq was down for the second straight session. look at the ten-year we've been hapaying attention to this, 2.888, very close to getting to 2.9 again. >> let's look at asian equities. that pictu

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you look at pharmacies across the nation, you have three, four, maybe five large pharmacies that reallyate the market in the majority of states, off the top of my head i would say cvs, rite-aid, walgreens are certainly three of those top five. if they come together and they say we are going to create a set of credentials pharmaciy techs that are level one, two, three and four and it might be able to offer that to their employees and do so on a national level where you have quality, you have portability from company to company and from state to state. where you can set that up in a way very different from the apprenticeships currently happening whether in montana or colorado because they are nationally recognized and portable. we are looking to provide options and opportunities. you look at building trades. the building trades have a really interesting model. you have labor management partnership between the unions and management, where a portion of everyone's paycheck goes into a training fund. they spend nearly a billion dollars a year of private sector money. they have 1600 different

visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. >>> some bay area pharmacies are running out of flu shots. many cvs pharmacies are out of the flu vaccine for people under 65 but you can find the vaccine at safeway and walgreens. one doctor says he is not surprised they are running out. >> i don't think anyone expected to see such a crush for later in the season demand for the flu vaccine. most people are getting them in october, november and december. >> the center for disease control says there is plenty of vaccines available but you may have to call around. >>> a legal sediment -- settlement has led companies in california to agree to post warning signs that say coffee could cause cancer. the council for education sued arguing coffee contains a carcinogen. the group is trying to draw attention to the chemical which occurs naturally in some foods and is produced when coffee beans are roasted. the companies agreed to post the signs rather than fight the lawsuit, other roasters are fighting the lawsuit. the world health organization does not consider coffee to be a carcinogen. i don't know

long lines for the flu shot, pharmacies struggling to keep tamiflu on hand. and schools and churches taking urgent action to prevent the spread. we get the latest from nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: in florida, louisiana, and texas today, the offer of free flu shots brought out families like the belews. >> we know it's more prevalent this year than it has been in the past, and so we just knew it was time. >> reporter: an urgent reason to get vaccinated, cases like 45-year-old hope mccord-mcfarland. >> it's every mother's worst nightmare. >> reporter: now on a ventilator in virginia. >> flu shots saves lives. if you get the flu shot, you won't be living the nightmare that i'm living now. >> reporter: as more schools across the nation close for deep cleaning, at catholic churches, parishioners no longer share the same chalice during the sacrament. >> i ask the lord every day to bless me and keep me healthy. >> reporter: widespread flu has driven demand for tamiflu. the anti-viral drug reduces the flu's duration and symptoms. it's safe for pregnant women. wha

this is certainly a number that is not lost on pharmacy retailers. three largest chains, cvs, walgreens and rite aide are trying to protect themselves as you guys well know the health care industry at large is watching amazon's moves in the space very closely, not just pharmacies >> that is one to watch. thank you for that let's bring in gene munster. in the case this week for walmart, how much of it do you attribute to a district amazon effect >> i would say it is 70% i just want to take one step back and look at the big picture here walmart is down because they grew e-commerce at 23% that maps the exact growth that amazon grew in the fourth quarter. they are eight times bigger than walmart so they should be growing stathder and i think that puts some context into the magnitude. i think it is largely driven by amazon i think what we're talking about today will be another battlefield that they will have to face against amazon as well >> walmart and other chains as well who, gene, in your view has developed the best fix the lock for this key? >> when

who is to blame here, the drug manufacturers, the pharmacies and the doctors? >> yes, yes, and yes. it's a gigantic problem. >> reporter: we went to the two williamson pharmacies mentioned in a congressional report just two blocks apart. hi there. gabe gutierrez with nbc news. one refused to speak to us. >> no comment. >> reporter: the other declined to go on camera but the owner told us she thought the congressional report was misleading. she said the family-run business served not just williamson but a large surrounding area, and that it fills legal prescriptions. >> everybody's addiction. they've got to be getting it somewhere. >> reporter: now in treatment, she has hope that shining a light on an epidemic can help her and this town. tonight there is frustration here as to how this community was flooded with pills. the congressional committee says it will continue to investigate and attorney general jeff sessions has just launched a crackdown in the coming weeks to try to stop the oversupply of opioids across the country. lester? >> absolutely stunning revelation. gabe gutierrez,

reporter: it wouldn't be as transformative as cbs's deal to buy insurer aetna the bring together pharmacy and health benefits and affordable retail clinics under one company. in this case, walgreen's would be put in chargef its drug supply complain while fending off the threat of amazon a its new health venture with berkshire hathawayp ndrgan aimed at cutting costs. >> the supply chain in health care is really now up for grabs. init's clear that amazon is going to get into business. if you look at the deal now with jp morga anderkshire hathaway. and they are a great master of disrupting supply chain and disintermediatiating it. >> walgreen's was blocked on acquiring re aid pharmacies on anti-trust grounds. it's not clear i will buy amary source but if it does it could impact independent drugstores still, it would come as businesses the government are training to rein health costs. >> to keep the deal m efficient. >> a deal could costs in the system saving money for large ployer and governmen health plans. but ultimately walgreen's may have to make the case that those savings would actuall

the defendants trickle down to some of the largest pharmacy chains in the country. patty says her son's fatal heroin overdose is directly related to big pharmaceutical greed. >> $14 billion. that's greed. >> reporter: now camden county says it's time to pay in ground-breaking litigation. they are suing 18 defendants starting with drug companies including family ownered purdue pharma, the makers of oxycontin. >> the members of the sackler family are the lowest form of humans you can imagine. they allege it was a calculated scheme to get patients addicted and pharmacies should have known better than to fill so many prescriptions. >> in our minds are no different than members of a drug cartel that distribute drugs illegally. >> reporter: justin says a high school sports injury led him from painkillers to heroin. >> 17 years old. a full-blown heroin addiction coming to camden city every day. >> reporter: he's in long-term recovery. >> this lawsuit means hope. this means that the stigma of addiction is finally slowly being broken down. >> reporter: fighting opioid addict

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