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To the best of my knowledge, HOSPICE pts are exempt from any DEA oversight on controlled meds..  This was sent to CVS’ Face Book page.. A few prescribers have been successfully sued for failing to treat pain in end of life cancer pts.. they were not charged with malpractice but .. irresponsible professional negligence.  Is […]

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CVS strips Viagra, other top drugs, from insurance coverage http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/cvs-strips-viagra-other-top-drugs-from-insurance-coverage/article_d7a69636-09e1-5ba0-a6ac-cd2e541d573c.html There are three major PBM’s that control the majority of the market CVS Health, Express Scripts, United Health… just watch .. before the end of the year.. the other two will do same/similar deletion of meds covered… but.. there is NO COLLUSION going on. Here […]

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Price of Addiction: Oregon AG outlines drug-maker’s use of aggressive tactics to win over doctors http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/health-care-inc/2015/08/price-of-addiction-oregon-ag-outlines-drug-makers.html When you have attorneys practicing medicine.. this is what you get… they made the determination that cancer pain is dramatically different than non-cancer pain..  All opiates are only FDA approved for cancer pain and they are all used regularly […]

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DEA agent: High cost of black market prescription pills leads to increase in heroin-related deaths http://theadvocate.com/news/13102586-123/dea-agent-high-cost-of In 1914 a Democratic controlled Congress passed The Harrison Narcotic Act and signed by a Democratic President Woodrow Wilson.. which took opiates out of all OTC meds and the courts determined that opiate addiction was a crime.. and threatening […]

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DEA Youth Dance program keeps kids off drugs, teaches lifelong skills http://q13fox.com/2015/08/05/dea-youth-dance-program-keeps-kids-off-drugs-teaches-lifelong-skills/ AUBURN, Wash. — “Dance like no one is watching!” You’ve heard that saying before, but what about “dance like the DEA is watching?” A new program is helping local kids stay away from drugs and explore their talents. A look inside Shaun King’s moves […]

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County upset with jail bill for prescriptions http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/3811016-county-upset-jail-bill-prescriptions The Davison County Commission took aim at the cost of providing medical care at the Davison County Jail again Tuesday, this time targeting drug retailer Walgreens.    Commissioner Kim Weitala presented her findings to the board that showed the county spent $7,345.65 during a recent month with […]

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Pain Patients Say They Can’t Get Medicine After Crackdown On Illegal Rx Drug Trade http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/state/pain-patients-say-they-cant-get-medicine-after-crackdown-on-illegal-rx-drug-trade_39596939 The accident happened 10 years ago when Chris Young was 35. He owned a salvage yard in Maui, Hawaii, and his employee had hoisted a junker on a machine called an excavator when the hydraulics gave out. The car fell […]

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Study: Teen Marijuana Use Has No Link To Mental Health Problems http://dailycaller.com/2015/08/04/study-teen-marijuana-use-has-no-link-to-mental-health-problems/#ixzz3hybzYcox Chronic marijuana use as an adolescent has no link to mental or physical health problems later in life, according to a new study conducted over the past 20 years. Published by the American Physiological Association, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center […]

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an average of 7 errors happens each month at every pharmacy across the US There are 60+ K pharmacies.. which means that there is abt 500,000 med errors every year in the USA http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/healthcare/Getting-the-wrong-persons-medicine-at-the-pharmacy.html#gHlpwI9yGGAWbLSt.99 Giving a correctly dispensed prescription to the wrong pharmacy patient is a common error in community pharmacies. If this has never […]

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Lawsuits Allege J&J Failed to Warn Patients About Dangers of Invokana http://chicago-land.legalexaminer.com/fda-prescription-drugs/lawsuits-allege-jj-failed-to-warn-patients-about-dangers-of-invokana/ Canagliflozin, brand name Invokana, is a type 2 diabetes medication that helps control blood sugar levels by helping the kidneys clear glucose from the bloodstream by flushing it out in patients’ urine. But a growing number of lawsuits filed by type 2 diabetes […]

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