it’s an election year so politicians will be looking for sound bites to get re-elected.

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Rx Drug Abuse Not Just a Campaign Slogan | NCPA Executive Update | May 6, 2016 Rx Drug Abuse Not Just a Campaign Slogan Dear Colleague, Next week has been nicknamed “Opioid Week” in Congress as more than a dozen opioid abuse-related bills will be considered by House committees. The epidemic of prescription drug abuse […]

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Protect the few and PUNISH the many ?

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Physicians warn mandatory opioid prescription training could have unintended effects http://upnorthlive.com/news/nation-world/physicians-warn-mandatory-opioid-prescription-training-could-have-unintended-effects WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — As deaths and medical costs associated with opioid painkiller addiction and abuse continue to rise in the U.S., the Obama administration is considering a recommendation to mandate new training for doctors who prescribe the drugs. Following two days of […]

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Medications are imperfect … FDA turning a blind eye to some known imperfection ?

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

The FDA Is Hiding Reports Linking Psych Drugs to Homicides http://www.madinamerica.com/2016/05/the-fda-is-hiding-reports-linking-psych-drugs-to-homicides/ In my wildest dreams, I could never have imagined being drawn into a story of intrigue involving my own government’s efforts to hide, from the public, reports of psychiatric drugs associated with cases of murder, including homicides committed by youth on the drugs. But […]

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So you think that the CDC/FDA listens to your comment on proposed issues ?

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

https://youtu.be/FFroMQlKiag?t=15s If you look at the most recent comment period on the CDC proposal on limits on opium prescribing as typical of what goes on in Washington DC.  First of all you are dealing with UN-ELECTED BUREAUCRATS/REGULATORS… their ONLY job is to create regulations from the 300 odd new laws that Congress pass every year […]

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How much is your vote worth ?

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Using the last Presidential election as a gauge… where 126 million votes were cast and 106 million eligible voters — DID NOT VOTE ! .. and FIVE MILLION votes separated the winner from the loser.. It is estimated that this Presidential election that there were be 2.5 billion dollars will be spent to win a […]

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Chronic pain kills. It killed Prince. It’s time to talk about it

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Prince did not die from pain pills — he died from chronic pain http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/prince-did-not-die-from-pain-pills-he-died-from-chronic-pain The media can’t seem to get its stories about Prince right. As the news feed overflows with stories with the word “Prince” and “addiction” in them, very few of them feature the word “chronic pain.” Multiple reports mention that Prince had suffered […]

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