The Board of Pharmacy touted a decrease of 40 million opiate doses prescribed between 2013 and 201

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Kasich announces expanded system to track prescription painkiller abuse http://www.wcpo.com/news/political/ohio-state-government-news/kasich-announces-expanded-system-to-track-prescription-painkiller-abuse I wonder how many of those 40 million doses should have gone to legit chronic pain pts ?  How much suffering is this and other BOP’s and bureaucrats/politicians good intentions are causing. ? COLUMBUS — The pharmacy at a downtown Columbus Kroger became unusually crowded […]

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Lawsuit claims DEA’s interpretation of CSA exceeds letter/intent of the law ?

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Just in time: Masters Pharmaceutical, Inc. successfully stalls DEA’s order revoking DEA Certificate of Registration http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=02c33c75-f10c-465f-918c-3532fced7ba7 On October 14, 2015, Masters Pharmaceutical, Inc. successfully persuaded the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to press pause on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Order to revoke Masters’ Certificate of Registration. Almost exactly one […]

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What a pain expert has to say

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

My position on the opioid controversy is quite simple and I ask all concerned to consider it:   1. We have a long-standing standard known as the World Health Organization 3 Step Analgesic Ladder (1982).  Only when non-opioid treatments fail are opioids used because about everyone knows they have complications;   2. there cannot be a […]

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Out of TWO MINUTES… addiction is mentioned multiple times…disease mentioned once

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Another attorney and parent that has lost a child to the mental health disease of an addictive personality and he shows  up at a “Heroin Symposium”  when his kid died from alcohol/drug abuse. During a two minute piece, only ONCE was there a mention of addiction being a disease… but not one mention of addiction […]

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Pts have to account for every control dose given since birth ?

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

This is a ADD/ADHD pt that according to “Pharmacist Bob” has failed to account for ONE DOSE every 10 weeks over the last FOUR YEARS.  It sounds like “Pharmacist Bob” has filled this person’s C-II Rx monthly over all those years.. and now he takes 45 minutes to tie out the tablet count over a […]

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