It is time to cut fish or cut bait…

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

This election season is going to be maybe a once in a lifetime event for change. On the one hand we have two candidates… one which is winning the majority of the primaries but trails in delegates because the INSIDERS have rigged the process so that their “preferred candidate” will get the nomination of their […]

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The Opioid Crisis Is Really a Crisis of Compassion – More SAVE THE ADDICT !

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

The Opioid Crisis Is Really a Crisis of Compassion http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mehmet-oz/opioid-crisis-is-really-a_b_10067174.html   Yesterday I found myself in an odd discussion – I was trying to imagine under what circumstances I would tell a patient that I simply couldn’t treat them because I had reached my quota of 100 heart surgeries and they were number patient 101. […]

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Do we now have a new autonomous federal entity ?

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

DEA agents raid Four Corners dispensary http://www.kbzk.com/story/32009555/dea-agents-raid-four-corners-dispensary Even after being instructed by Pres Obama and AG Holder, Congress passed a law and a Federal Court declared that the DEA was NOT TO BOTHER MJ dispensaries in states where it has been declared legal… the DEA apparently has decided to continue with BUSINESS AS USUAL. Congress […]

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Opiate Rxs DOWN.. Heroin deaths UP.. connection ?

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Changes to Ohio laws endanger patients’ access to opioids http://www.indeonline.com/news/20160522/changes-to-ohio-laws-endanger-patients-access-to-opioids/?Start=1 Opioid pain medications can lead to addiction, but they’re also the most effective drugs for some patients. State and federal guidelines have been crafted to guide doctors. Bob remembers the exact date he hurt his back: June 11, 2005. He picked up a scrap item […]

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AG Zoeller: can always use a “work around” to get at doc’s license ?

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

AG cracks down on painkillers from doctors; a look into prescribing http://wlfi.com/2016/05/16/ag-cracks-down-on-painkillers-from-doctors-a-look-into-prescribing/ TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) — Doctors overprescribing painkillers is a growing problem in Indiana. In 2015, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller took action against 140 license holders for alleged violations of overprescribing, drug dependence or drug diversion. Zoeller said pain used to be treated […]

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