Opiate tolerance: fact or fiction ?

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Often  chronic pain pts’ need for increased pain meds is blamed on “tolerance” …  some believe that the pt’s increase needs has little/nothing to do with the concept of “tolerance”. In all likelihood this concept came from the fact that those who have abused opiates quickly develop a “tolerance” to “getting high” and keep having […]

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Obama administration: more help to save the addicts… CPP… don’t bother ?

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

D.C. Week: HHS Eases Buprenorphine Prescribing http://www.medpagetoday.com/Washington-Watch/Washington-Watch/58977 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration raised the cap on the number of individuals for whom prescribers can prescribe buprenorphine and the FDA approves the first bioresorbable stent for coronary artery disease. HHS Eases Buprenorphine Prescribing The Obama administration announced a new rule that could lower the death toll […]

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CDC Warns:Don’t Use Oral Liquid Docusate (Colace) Stool Softener in Any Patient

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Don’t Use Oral Liquid Docusate Stool Softener in Any Patient, CDC Warns http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/865957 US health officials are continuing to investigate a multistate outbreak of infections caused by Burkholderia cepacia complex possibly linked to contaminated oral liquid docusate stool softener products. In its July 8 update, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised against […]

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