It is like a dog chasing its tail.. when he stops still in the same place

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Committees Support CDC Opioid Guidelines http://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2016/1/29/committees-support-cdc-opioid-guidelines Who could have seen this coming… the government that is suppose to be of..for..by the people…  having secret meetings – against the laws… having anonymous committee members…. and after all the fuss.. threats of lawsuits.. when the dust settles… they have come full circle back to where they wanted […]

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Are we losing pieces of the “solution puzzle ” ?

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

It seems like nearly every week.. I get a request to “like” another FaceBook page concerning some chronic pain or disease where chronic pain is a major part of the disease state. IMO, it is getting to be like a piece being removed from a puzzle of a picture of the real basic issues of […]

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Medication rationing … Genocide American style… or death panels ?

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Drug Shortages Forcing Hard Decisions on Rationing Treatments http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/29/us/drug-shortages-forcing-hard-decisions-on-rationing-treatments.html?mabReward=A2&module=WelcomeBackModal&contentCollection=Your%20Money&region=FixedCenter&action=click&src=recg&pgtype=article CLEVELAND — In the operating room at the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Brian Fitzsimons has long relied on a decades-old drug to prevent hemorrhages in patients undergoing open-heart surgery. The drug, aminocaproic acid, is widely used, cheap and safe. “It never hurt,” he said. “It only helps.” […]

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