New Cannabis Pain Patch for Fibromyalgia and Diabetic Nerve Pain

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

New Cannabis Pain Patch for Fibromyalgia and Diabetic Nerve Pain nationalpainreport.com/new-cannabis-pain-patch-for-fibromyalgia-and-diabetic-nerve-pain-8831899.html A company specializing in cannabis-based medicines has developed two new medications for people with neuropathy diabetic nerve pain and fibromyalgia. The new pharmaceutical medications will be in the form of a transdermal patch that is a medicated adhesive patch placed on the skin to […]

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Indiscriminate reduction in opiate prescribing the PMP’s goal ?

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

PMP helps one state reduce painkiller Rxs http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/pmp-helps-one-state-reduce-painkiller-rxs State officials in Wisconsin are crediting their prescription drug monitoring program (PMP) with helping reduce the amount of painkiller prescriptions written by prescribers and dispensed by pharmacists. Editor’s Choice: More than 40% of physicians not using Rx monitoring sites Courtesy ShutterstockAcross the country, states have created PMPs […]

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134,000 children died from the disease in 2015.. a few more than the handful that may have died from Kratom

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Despite progress, measles kills 400 children a day: WHO http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-measles-who-idUSKBN1352B7 The number of deaths from measles has fallen by 79 percent worldwide since 2000, thanks mainly to mass vaccination campaigns, but nearly 400 children still die from the disease every day, global health experts said on Thursday. In a report on global efforts to “make […]

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