What can happen when pts with mental health/addiction issues are treated like pts with a chronic condition

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Here’s What’s Wrong With How U.S. Doctors Respond to Painkiller Misuse http://www.psmag.com/health-and-behavior/heres-whats-wrong-with-how-us-doctors-respond-to-painkiller-misuse Too often, Americans with painful medical conditions who misuse pain pills like Oxycontin are denied further treatment and even prosecuted. There are more effective, enlightened responses—as the U.K. has shown for decades. Maia Szalavitz Apr 22, 2015 (Photo: JENG_NIAMWHAN/Shutterstock) When a patient recently […]

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At the VA.. only the best care available… at the lowest price ?

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

VA clinic substituted mental-health drugs to save money http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2015/04/23/va-clinic-substituted-mental-health-drugs-to-save-money/ A Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in West Virginia put patients at risk by substituting prescribed mental-health medications with older drugs to cut costs, according to a federal investigation. The practice, exposed by an agency whistleblower, violated VA policy and created a “substantial and specific […]

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Customer alleges she suffered seizures after Walgreens denied her prescription for narcotics they wrongfully sold to someone else

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Customer alleges she suffered seizures after Walgreens denied her prescription for narcotics they wrongfully sold to someone else http://louisianarecord.com/news/268166-customer-alleges-she-suffered-seizures-after-walgreens-denied-her-prescription-for-narcotics-they-wrongfully-sold-to-someone-else GRETNA – A Walgreens pharmacy is being sued by a woman who claims she suffered seizures after being denied a refill of her narcotic medication after someone else purchased it from the pharmacy without her permission […]

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