PHARMACIST STEVE

Deaths from heroin overdoses surged in 2014 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/12/11/deaths-from-heroin-overdoses-surged-in-2014/ They keep including drug over dose deaths from OTC.. in the total death count …but.. don’t mention that HALF of that number is from OTC’s Despite increased public efforts to combat opioid abuse, the number of deaths from heroin overdoses surged by 28 percent in 2014, and […]

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Looks like they are ramping up the fear in OHIO of filling a non-bona fide  does this mean that the Pharmacist should confiscate the prescription?..  What is going to happen if the Pharmacist’s professional discretion is largely influenced by personal phobias, biases or other issues ?  If Pharmacist starts looking for something that is doubtful, […]

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Exploring The Link Between Chronic Pain And Suicide http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2015/11/chronic-pain-suicide This week’s grim report about rising suicide and overall death rates among white, middle-aged Americans contains a slim silver lining. Here it is: The new analysis by two Princeton economists, Anne Case and Angus Deaton, suggests that chronic pain — and the opioids used to treat it […]

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Pharmacist Discusses Drug Abuse in HBO Documentary http://www.pharmacytimes.com/careers-news/pharmacist-discusses-drug-abuse-in-hbo-documentary-?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Pharmacy+Times&utm_campaign=PT_eNews_Daily_12-15-15_Flumist This Pharmacist talks to a pt about “taking too many doses” and he DIES THE NEXT DAY…  She convinces a prescriber to DISMISS A PT and then refuses to refill Rxs for a pt that is physically dependent on three different controlled meds.. .throwing the pt into […]

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