How could someone lose ONE BILLION dollars in ONE YEAR ?

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

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

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

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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The war on patients… is getting more help to complete the GENOCIDE ?

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

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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Profit$ over Patient $afety ?

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

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

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

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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hydrocodone manufacturing in 2017 – will be REDUCED 34%

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

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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Maternal #marijuana use not significantly linked to adverse neonatal outcomes

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Maternal marijuana use not significantly linked to adverse neonatal outcomes http://www.clinicaladvisor.com/obgyn-information-center/maternal-marijuana-use-may-not-be-linked-to-adverse-neonatal-outcomes/article/522493/ (HealthDay News) — Maternal marijuana use is not independently associated with adverse neonatal outcomes, according to a review published in the October issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Shayna N. Conner, MD, from Washington University in St. Louis, and colleagues extracted data from studies that compared […]

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DEA rescheduled KRATOM without legal authority ?

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

DEA Officials Complain That Synthetic Drug Ban Is Too Narrow http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/senate-kratom-dea_us_57ed85fde4b0c2407cdcf0a4 This is supposedly the law that the DEA used to reschedule KRATOM on an emergency basis.  KRATOM is not a SYNTHETIC DRUG… it is a NATURAL SUBSTANCE/HERB… part of the COFFEE plant family, and has been labeled/sold as a SUPPLEMENT for DECADES/CENTURIES, not a […]

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Chelsea Clinton suggested that marijuana has the ability to kill

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

In a campaign appearance Saturday in Youngstown, Ohio Chelsea Clinton suggested that marijuana has the ability to kill. http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/09/29/chelsea-clinton-suggested-that-marijuana-has-the-ability-to-kill/   So now ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE is enough to declare that MJ can KILL ?… but anecdotal evidence is INSUFFICIENT to prove that long term use of opiates in treating chronic pain is beneficial for pts. There are all […]

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Reportedly the position of the four Presidential candidates – war on drugs

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

17. Opioids There is a growing opioid problem in the United States, with tragic costs to lives, families and society. How would your administration enlist researchers, medical doctors and pharmaceutical companies in addressing this issue? Hillary Clinton (D): Our country is in the grips of a quiet epidemic of drug and alcohol addiction. Twenty-three million […]

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