They are apparently getting to know my name ?

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Interacting with the most lethal industry Last week I blogged about my interaction with our healthcare system..  Because I am tired of #Silverscripts controlling my refills.. especially when they are not paying the first penny on the cost of the medications. I had previously called 800-MEDICARE to file a complaint against #SilverScripts for the same […]

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Political corruption at its finest ?

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Corrections Corporation of America – Official Site http://www.cca.com/ The largest PRIVATE FOR PROFIT PRISON CORPORATION… lobbying for longer prison sentences for non-violent drug offenses. The USA has the HIGHEST percent of our population in prison of any other civilized country.. and now this FOR PROFIT PRISONS is trying to get Congress to increase the penalties […]

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Your living in pain can never be greater than my pain of losing a loved one to drugs ?

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Mother of Capitol Hill overdose victim: ‘There’s no way to describe this grief’ http://komonews.com/news/local/mother-of-capitol-hill-overdose-victim-theres-no-way-to-describe-this-grief SEATTLE — Sitting inside her late daughter’s apartment Tuesday afternoon, Annie Horn was a mix of anger, grief and confusion. Horn said she that her daughter Sara Valenzuela had a history of using drugs to handle heartbreak and injury, but she […]

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Nursing groups support less treating of chronic pain pts and more focused on opiate abuse ?

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Nursing Groups Commit to Fighting Opioid Misuse http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/nurse-leaders/nursing-groups-commit-fighting-opioid-misuse Nursing organizations are uniting in a national effort to enhance education on opioid prescription and administration practices. Seventy eight people die each day from an opioid overdose, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and half of opioid overdose deaths involve prescription opioids.  In an effort […]

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Study Finds Genetic Variants Associated With Risk for Fibromyalgia

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Study Finds Genetic Variants Associated With Risk for Fibromyalgia http://www.painmedicinenews.com/Science-Technology/Article/05-16/Study-Finds-Genetic-Variants-Associated-With-Risk-for-Fibromyalgia/36078/ses=ogst   Palm Springs, Calif.—A retrospective analysis has found two genetic polymorphisms with a statistically significant association with fibromyalgia: C-reactive protein (CRP; rs1205) and protein tyrosine phosphatase, nonreceptor type 11 (PTPN11; rs2301756). According to the researchers, these findings could contribute to the discovery of better diagnostic […]

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Study conclusion: intentional abuse of many medications can have harmful outcomes… DUH !!

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

FDA Warns of Heart Risk with Loperamide Overdose Permanent and fatal arrhythmias tied to misuse of loperamide http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Arrhythmias/58365?isalert=1&uun=g578717d5074R5705800u&xid=NL_breakingnews_2016-06-07 Higher than recommended doses of diarrhea drug loperamide (Imodium) can cause serious and even fatal cardiac arrhythmias, the FDA warned. Although some of the 48 cases of QT interval prolongation, torsades de pointes, cardiac arrest, syncope, and […]

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It’s too early to access the patient benefits, but the agencie$ already are $eeing an up$ide.

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

State Medicaid agencies limiting opioid prescriptions http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160526/NEWS/160529930 State Medicaid agencies around the country are limiting how many opioids providers can prescribe in an effort to curb the disproportionate number of beneficiaries who are at risk of overdose and death. Medicaid beneficiaries are prescribed painkillers at twice the rate of other patients and are at three […]

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I won’t worry about your cold turkey withdrawal.. I won’t feel a thing !

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

I’ve had a huge Run in with my doctor. Needless to say I believe I have grounds to sue him and I’ve been talking with an attorney. But this isn’t the only thing I’m up to. I’m trying to start a class action lawsuit. I don’t know how to post this in a group. I […]

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lack of a common standard for reporting opioid-related deaths

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Specify drugs in overdoses http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/specify-drugs-in-overdoses-1.2051154 We know now that pop superstar Prince died from an overdose of fentanyl, a powerful opioid pain reliever 50 times more potent than heroin, because he was famous and his death was of global interest. But as the national opioid epidemic rages on, one of its problems is the lack […]

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What happens when more and more doctors stop treating pts with complex issues ?

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

It’s time for physicians to stop being pushovers www.kevinmd.com/blog/2016/06/time-physicians-stop-pushovers.html Like many physicians, I’m a people pleaser.  On my medical school application, my personal statement was a literary cliché filled with my dreams of helping others, easing pain, soothing suffering — and I really meant it.  What I didn’t know then was how difficult it would […]

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