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JOIN  facebook Don’t cope alone. Connecting chronic patients. LIVESUPPORTGROUP.COMSupport from your own comfortable setting™ Special Guest Speaker + Q & A this Wednesday August 12th! We are proud to announce that during our regularly scheduled group this coming Wednesday (August 12th at 9:00 pm Eastern), we will have a guest speaker – Renowned Pharmacist and […]

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Woman says stranger impersonated her, took her prescription at pharmacy It’s something most of us have done at some point in time: went to the pharmacy and picked up a prescription. But a viewer reached out to us saying when she went to pick up her prescriptions at Rite Aid — they weren’t there. She […]

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Congresswoman calls for hearing on prescription access problem Cancer and hospice patients denied medication http://www.wesh.com/news/congresswoman-calls-for-hearing-on-prescription-access-problem/34606298 DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. —In a matter of days, the Florida Board of Pharmacy will meet to address the issue of pain medication being denied to patients in need, and already one lawmaker is speaking out. U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown said […]

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Report: VA at fault for veteran’s overdose death at Tomah http://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/report-va-at-fault-for-veteran-s-overdose-death-at-tomah-1.362033 WASHINGTON — An inspector general’s report faults a Wisconsin Veterans Affairs hospital for the accidental overdose death of a Marine Corps veteran that sparked outrage and legislation aimed at strengthening guidelines for prescribing painkillers. The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General found […]

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Hospice patients among latest denied prescription painkillers http://www.wesh.com/news/hospice-patients-among-latest-denied-prescription-painkillers/34587018 MAITLAND, Fla. —Hospice patients are among the latest being denied prescription painkillers. It’s medication they need to spend their final days comfortably without pain. Local pharmacist Linda Lizuka is being begged for help, but is unable to fill the need. She said she became a pharmacist so […]

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I wrote a complaint to BOP.  I got a response that “though the behavior is unacceptable”, “there is no law requiring that a pharmacist fill a prescription should he/choose not to do so.”   There has been a lot of publicity the that last few weeks about other patients being denied pain medication by pharmacies such as the […]

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  This is a relative new on line support group for chronic painers.. it is a closed group and like AA support group no last names are used.  You can use the link below to sign up… you can chose to just listen… you don’t have to participate unless you wish. JOIN GROUP Wednesday Evenings […]

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NSAIDs, Opioids Found Similar for Chronic Pain Risk After Vehicular Accidents http://www.painmedicinenews.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ses=ogst&d=Clinical+Pain+Medicine&d_id=82&i=August+2015&i_id=1211&a_id=33228 According this doctor and her colleagues CHRONIC MODERATE PAIN starts at “3” on the pain scale.. how many prescribers are happy with leaving pain pts with a “5” or higher on the pain scale and refusing to attempt to lower their pain any […]

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The House of representatives control the purse strings of the entire Federal Budget… they could reduce or defund the DEA… they are back in their home districts.. they are meeting with their constituents .. you will never have a better opportunity to get your message across..  Contact their local district office and see when you […]

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