Former Ins Exec… now Gov Mass… self declared medical expert ?

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Baker bill looks to address scourge of opioid abuse https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/10/15/baker-unveil-opioid-bill-looking-address-crisis/JY30aFl1N5sQlHz4kKSRiL/story.html Just imagine giving a pt a “72 hr supply” of a opiate/pain management on Thursday or Friday and it is insufficient and they run out over the weekend… so that they end up at a ER… being tagged as a “drug seeker” and even if […]

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Pain Nation with Ken McKim – Episode 3: Joey Aquilino

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

https://youtu.be/W0g9v7iSGEQ

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One #CVS district has lost 20 RPH’s in SIX MONTHS – Health is everything ?

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

My inbox today !!! From: DTadlock98@aol.com To: larry.merlo@cvscaremark.com, david.denton@cvsaremark.com, helena.foulkes@cvscaremark.com, jonathan.roberts@cvscaremark.com, thomas.moriarty@cvscaremark.com, Stephen.Gold@cvscaremark.com, Lisa.Bisaccia@cvscaremark.com, Per.Lofberg@cvscaremark.com, scott.baker@cvscaremark.com, Gloria.Rakaczki@CVSHealth.com, Dave.purdy@cvscaremark.com CC: DTadlock98@aol.com Sent: 10/13/2015 7:27:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: why I left CVS after 10 years   10-11-15   To who it may concern:   I feel compelled to share the reasons why I left CVS […]

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More judicial over reach by state Attorney General ?

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

 10/14/15 – Boston Doctor Files CFAA Lawsuit Against Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey http://www.pharmacychoice.com/News/article.cfm?Article_ID=1454416 BROOKLINE, Mass., Oct. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ Bharani Padmanabhan MD PhD, a multiple sclerosis neurologist practicing in the Boston area who is called Dr. Bharani by patients and colleagues, filed a lawsuit in Federal court alleging massive violations of the Computer Fraud […]

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“I’m just going to put everybody out of their misery; these charges are dismissed,” Judge Mackey said. “I think this is a case of prosecution overreach.

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Appellate Court overturns dismissal of drug charges against doctor http://ashtabulacurrent.com/appellate-court-overturns-dismissal-of-drug-charges-against-doctor/ JEFFERSON_Dr. Shannon Swanson, of East Springfield, Pa., entered the courtroom of Common Pleas Judge Alfred Mackey Tuesday for a pretrial hearing facing 52 felony counts of processing controlled substances and prescription drug trafficking. Judge Mackey dismissed all charges against Dr. Swanson after hearing arguments from […]

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Intractable Pain Survival Guide

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.foresttennant.com/pdfs/IntractablePainSurvival.pdf

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Pts with the need of “non-standard” care… may be SOL ?

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Pharmacists see patients struggle as insurers limit coverage for compounded drugs http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/10/patients_struggle_as_insurers.html A fungal meningitis outbreak blamed on unsafe conditions at a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy killed dozens of people and sickened hundreds, U.S. officials said at the time. Compounding pharmacies elsewhere in the country produced pain creams costing thousands of dollars that had little therapeutic […]

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CDC: stakeholders can’t know what is good for them or what they need ?

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines; Excluding Stakeholders is Wrong Path http://www.fdalawblog.net/fda_law_blog_hyman_phelps/2015/10/cdc-opioid-prescribing-guidelines-excluding-stakeholders-is-wrong-path.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FdaLawBlog+%28FDA+Law+Blog%29 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), the nation’s premier agency focusing on public health and safety through disease prevention and control, and a component within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is developing guidelines “to provide recommendations for the prescribing of […]

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Online Pharmacies: What You Don’t Know Could Kill You

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Online Pharmacies: What You Don’t Know Could Kill You Buying prescription drugs online is often cheaper, but it can be riskier. Before you click, heed these tips for telling phony websites from legitimate pharmacies. http://www.moneytalksnews.com/online-pharmacies-what-you-dont-know-could-kill-you/ Powdered cement, floor wax, rat poison and antifreeze. These are a few of the potentially deadly substances that have been […]

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Inflexible managed care policies causing pt harm ?

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Pharmaciststeve

Hi, we are in California ,I am friends with a woman who has really bad shoulder pain, my husband does too, and my husband just had to switch back to Fee for Service Medicaid cause his now ex Dr wouldn’t do the paperwork for his pain patch this month. The State forced my husband to […]

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