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Willmar Lawmaker Using Son’s Overdose to Spur Change in Prescription Monitoring Laws Joe Augustine Wed, 2 Mar 2016 18:27:43 CST A Minnesota lawmaker whose son became addicted to powerful pain medication before dying from a heroin overdose wants to strengthen the state’s oversight of opioid prescriptions. Rep. Dave Baker (R-Willmar) will introduce legislation this month […]

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Survey: Potential Dangers of NSAIDs, Acetaminophen Often Ignored, Unrecognized http://www.painmedicinenews.com/Clinical-Pain-Medicine/Article/03-16/Survey-Potential-Dangers-of-NSAIDs-Acetaminophen-Often-Ignored-Unrecognized/35450/ses=ogst A new survey conducted by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has revealed some concerning beliefs that patients have about acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). For example, over 40% of surveyed patients said they see over-the-counter (OTC) label use instructions as “just suggestions,” and some […]

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This particular article – IMO – is well researched and written and provides a lot of  REAL FACTS… but if you think about it.. most of the articles we see/read is like this BASS-O-MATIC… the DEA and other anti-opiate groups … take FACTS and FACTOIDS and throw them into a  “bad boy blender” and push […]

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This showed up as a post on a FACE BOOK page with AM… yesterday I posted about two other suicides that has come to light. Doctors are being charged/convicted of MURDER if one/more of their pts take a overdose of drugs and die.. It seems that no one ever questions if the death is a […]

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Suiting Up to Fight Rheumatoid Arthritis http://www.everydayhealth.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/suiting-up-to-fight-rheumatoid-arthritis.aspx Max Hamburger was 13 when his dad could no longer play catch with him. “He couldn’t toss me a ball, couldn’t catch a ball, couldn’t go bowling with me,” he says of the time when his father developed rheumatoid arthritis. “At that point in time there was very […]

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Sarah Kershaw, Former Times Reporter, Dies at 49 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/27/business/media/sarah-kershaw-former-times-reporter-dies-at-49.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0 Sarah Kershaw, a former reporter for The New York Times who covered real estate, the Pacific Northwest and New York City schools, died on Monday at her home in Sosúa, a beach town in the Dominican Republic. She was 49. She was found with a plastic […]

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Sherri’s Story: A Final Plea for Help http://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2016/3/3/sherris-story-a-final-plea-for-help I have been aware of bits and pieces of  Sherri’s story… since late last summer… at least that she had chosen “the final solution” to end her pain. For the coroner – IMO – to state that  Her official cause of death is listed vaguely as “combined […]

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As law enforcement and healthcare professionals pile on to the “save the addict” bandwagon with Naloxone… there appears to be a weak link in this program.. AND the addiction treatment programs appear to be focused on getting paid and making a profit. Pained lives matter .. only if they have good health insurance and or […]

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I had a floater pharmacist in my pharmacy yesterday. She refused to fill with this reason… ” we don’t fill this doctor’s prescriptions because the prescription paper on which they are written doesn’t last for 10 years as required by state document retention law”. This is the most creative, award winning even, excuse I have […]

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Pharmacist Job Market Plunges to 10-Year Low http://www.pharmacytimes.com/contributor/jason-poquette/2016/03/pharmacist-job-market-plunges-to-10-year-low If you are reading this and you know someone who is thinking about going after a PharmD degree… Suggest that they reconsider their options.  Ten years ago, new grads or Pharmacists wanting to switch jobs could be offered 10K – 30 K sign on bonus to sign […]

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