When the prescriber tells the pt — YOU’RE FIRED

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/InVitroDiagnostics/HomeUseTests/ucm125722.htm If the test results are negative, can you be sure that the person you tested did not abuse drugs? No. No drug test of this type is 100% accurate. There are several factors that can make the test results negative even though the person is abusing drugs. First, you may have tested for the […]

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Could this be the future of healthcare ?

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Closed Formulary Could Decrease Use of ‘N’ Drugs http://www.riskandinsurance.com/closed-formulary-decrease-use-n-drugs/ I may have missed it, but in this whole article on workman comp and medication therapy.. I did not see ONE WORD on pt outcomes. There is a lot about CUTTING COSTS…  In fact I can’t find the word PATIENT in this entire article either.  Doesn’t […]

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Social workers going to “educate” prescribers how to treat pain in NM ?

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

 State gets federal grant to help combat overdose deaths http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/health_and_science/state-gets-federal-grant-to-help-combat-overdose-deaths/article_d2179dc8-8bf8-5395-ba9d-d42d0dd9ec2e.html Just six weeks after New Mexico announced that the overdose death rate had unexpectedly climbed, the state received a federal grant to target opioid overdoses with big data, better monitoring and more education. The New Mexico Department of Health said it received an $850,000-a-year grant […]

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