what does feral cats and chronic pain pts have in common ?

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

            Have you ever tried to round up a bunch of feral cats ? In efforts to get those in the chronic pain community to organize and commit to a common action.. I am not sure that rounding up feral cats wouldn’t be a lot easier. The last Presidential election […]

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How Morphine Equivalents are calculated ?

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

The Myth of Morphine Equivalent Daily Dosage http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/863477 For far too many years, pain researchers and clinicians have relied on the concept of the morphine equivalent daily dosage (MEDD), or some variant of it, as a means of comparing the “relative corresponding quantity” of the numerous opioid molecules that are important tools in the treatment […]

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There is that new “DISORDER” being used again… opioid use disorder… I smell more “SENIOR ABUSE”

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Suboxone Underused, Opioids Overused in Medicare Medicare patients who are addicted to opioids may not be getting the help they need http://www.medpagetoday.com/Psychiatry/Addictions/59206 Medicare prescribers don’t use buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone) as much as they should, given the high prevalence of opioid use disorder among their patients, researchers reported. In 2013, only 81,000 Medicare patients received buprenorphine-naloxone, even […]

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When the “CURE” causes more “HARM” ?

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Rehab Hospitals May Harm A Third Of Patients, Report Finds http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/07/21/486756178/rehab-hospitals-may-harm-a-third-of-patients-report-finds The physical therapy workouts a rehabilitation facility offers can be a crucial part of healing, doctors say. But a government study finds preventable harm — including bedsores and medication errors — occurring in some of those facilities, too. Patients may go to rehabilitation hospitals […]

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Montana’s ‘Pain Refugees’ Leave State To Get Prescribed Opioids

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Montana’s ‘Pain Refugees’ Leave State To Get Prescribed Opioids http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/07/20/481771231/montanas-pain-refugees-leave-state-to-get-prescribed-opioids? MT was one of the early states to approve/legailize medical marijuana – which they are now trying to repeal/reverse. The Medical License Board seems to be on a “medical witch hunt”… they suspended the license of one rural physician because they “believed” that he was […]

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Wisconsin ranks among worst in country for pharmacy robberies

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Wisconsin ranks among worst in country for pharmacy robberies http://www.wisn.com/news/wisconsin-ranks-second-in-country-in-pharmacy-robberies/40811910 nothing like telling the criminals all the NEW TRICKS AND TOYS that the “good guys” have to catch the criminals. Why don’t they just leave a key under the door mat and the alarm code scratched on the wall… so that they can get in […]

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Where is the AARP ?

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Where is the AARP ? Our Mission AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, social welfare organization with a membership of nearly 38 million that helps people turn their goals and dreams into real possibilities, strengthens communities and fights for the issues that matter most to families — such as health care, employment and income security, and […]

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