Yes, Assessing Pain Is Vital

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Yes, Assessing Pain Is Vital http://www.painmedicinenews.com/Commentary/Article/07-16/Yes-Assessing-Pain-Is-Vital/36824/ses=ogst I wrote in a blog last year that efforts to roll back pain as the fifth vital sign are likely to gain traction, despite inaccuracies and flawed thinking. That is precisely what has happened. A recent Medpage Today article titled “Opioid Crisis: Scrap Pain as 5th Vital Sign?” lays […]

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Guilty by association ?

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Former suspects sue over DEA raid http://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/2016/06/30/former-suspects-sue-over-dea-raid/86529042/ INDIANAPOLIS — Former employees of medical clinics in Central Indiana that were raided two years ago by the Drug Enforcement Administration filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging unlawful arrest. In July 2014, local police and federal agents with the DEA arrested doctors and staff affiliated with the Drug Opiate Recovery Network (DORN) on […]

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The ORIGINALITY of the local newscasts… as if they are sharing a SINGLE MIND ?

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

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CVS says it has tightened its policies and procedures to help its pharmacists determine whether a prescription is legitimate

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

CVS to pay $3.5M to settle allegations of forged prescriptions http://www.seattletimes.com/business/cvs-to-pay-3-5m-over-allegations-of-forged-prescriptions/ Could this mean that more CVS Pharmacist “not being comfortable” filling controlled meds ? BOSTON (AP) — CVS Pharmacy has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle allegations that dozens of its Massachusetts pharmacies violated federal law by filling forged prescriptions for addictive painkillers […]

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