New opioid douses pain without being addictive or deadly in primates

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

New opioid douses pain without being addictive or deadly in primates http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/09/new-opioid-douses-pain-without-being-addictive-or-deadly-in-primates/ I wish that I had a dollar for every time that there has been a “media hype” about a new drug discovery because it showed some promise in some animal study…but.. all of its promise(s) quickly fades before it comes to human clinical […]

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Federal opiate policy is unquestionably making the nation’s opioid problem worse

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

How the feds are fueling America’s opioid disaster nypost.com/2016/12/19/how-the-feds-are-fueling-americas-opioid-disaster/   One has to look at this problem from those on “both sides of the fence”… while it is definitely worse for not only those with chronic pain… it also impacts all those pts that have a valid medical necessity for using a controlled substance… which includes […]

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