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US DEA backs off banning popular herb, Kratom http://www.ktvu.com/news/209461343-story JUST WATCH… the DEA screwed up using the wrong law and declaring an EMERGENCY to reschedule Kratom… They will now go back to the drawing board and find or create an interpretation of some law that they believe that they can use.. they will have some […]
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EEOC Suit Highlights Risk of Prescription Meds at Work www.workforce.com/2016/10/04/eeoc-suit-highlights-risk-prescription-meds-work/ When dealing with an employee’s medications, silence on an employer’s part equal liability. There is no doubt that prescription pain medication abuse is a rampant problem in America. Indeed, this week the State of Ohio even went so far as to limit the ability of […]
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Hillary Clinton was in the Senate between Jan 2000 until Jan 2009… when she resigned in the middle of her second term to become Sec of State. During that time frame… our country’s national debt increased abt 5 TRILLION DOLLARS… about 1.7 billion/day During the 8 yrs of the Obama administration… our national debt increased […]
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woman alleges she was given the wrong prescription at a New Orleans pharmacy http://louisianarecord.com/stories/511001708-woman-alleges-walgreens-filled-incorrect-dosage-of-perscription Is it only me.. but.. doesn’t it seem strange that a chronic pain pt can be turned away – refused to have a medically necessary medication filled – and this is different than giving a pt the wrong medication… and the […]
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http://drugfreenj.org/news/appcom-volunteers-make-house-calls-doctors-about-opioids/ http://www.americanmedicinechest.com/ http://www.shoutdowndrugs.com http://www.parentchecknj.com/ http://www.drugfreenj.org/private-property-ordinance-database/ The above organizations are the ones sponsoring this… what is commonly referred to as anti-detailing… the reverse of what drug company reps do with doctors… “detailing” the medications that their employer produces… The FIRST WEB LINK has the logo for : www.phrma.org PhRMA represents the country’s leading biopharmaceutical research companies […]
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Patients at center of debate over medication administration rules Patients at center of debate over medication administration rules http://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/ci_30434397/patients-at-center-debate-over-medication-administration-rules BOSTON >> Nurses packed a hearing room Tuesday to voice strong opposition to regulatory changes they said could allow unlicensed workers to administer medication, pull trained nurses away from bedsides and potentially put patients at risk […]
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Johnson & Johnson warns of insulin pump hack risk http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/10/04/johnson-johnson-warns-insulin-pump-hack-risk-animas/91542522/ SAN FRANCISCO — A major maker of medical devices has for the first time issued a warning about a potential computer security flaw in a consumer product, but cautions that the danger to patients is extremely low. Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday issued a warning about […]
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DEA Reduces Opioid Manufacturing for 2017 http://www.pharmacytimes.com/news/dea-reduces-opioid-manufacturing-for-2017 While the DEA claims that they are “NOT DOCTORS” … theirs – and other parts of the Federal government’s alphabetic soup of agencies … actions… have apparently caused a reduced prescribing of opiates… This suggests two things…. more and more chronic pain pts with a medical necessity of […]
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