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Herbal drug kratom faces uncertain legal future, despite public outpouring http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/whats-next-kratom/ Kratom, a leafy-green herbal supplement used by an estimated 3 to 5 million Americans, has inspired tens of thousands of responses in a public comment period over its possible controlled substance designation by the Drug Enforcement Agency. The substance is derived from a Southeast […]
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$20.4 million invested into 45 Pennsylvania drug treatment centers, six in Midstate abc27.com/2016/12/12/20-4-million-invested-into-45-pennsylvania-drug-treatment-centers-six-in-midstate/? HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The stress of the holiday season can be hard for many and even more challenging for those struggling with opioid addiction. Governor Tom Wolf recently made an investment in drug treatment in hopes of tackling those holiday blues. […]
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Alleged Drug Overcharging Scheme Spawns 10 Lawsuits https://www.bna.com/alleged-drug-overcharging-n73014448384/ Dec. 9 — Accusations of a prescription drug overcharging scheme involving some of the country’s largest pharmacy benefit managers and health insurers have spawned 10 proposed class actions in the past two months. Taken together, the lawsuits claim that PBMs OptumRx and Humana Pharmacy Solutions Inc. worked […]
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Effective Dec 1, Pharmacies, Prescribers, and Wholesalers Must Report Gabapentin to Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System http://www.natlawreview.com/article/effective-dec-1-pharmacies-prescribers-and-wholesalers-must-report-gabapentin-to Beginning December 1, 2016, the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy requires pharmacies, prescribers, and wholesalers to report the dispensing, personal furnishing, and wholesale sale of all products containing gabapentin (brand names: Neurontin, Gralise, Horizant) to the Ohio […]
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VA hospital left deceased veteran in shower room for 9 hours, report finds An internal report blames staffers at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Florida for leaving the body of a deceased veteran to decompose in a shower for nine hours and then trying to cover it up. The 24-page report concluded that hospice staffers […]
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http://www.ghlf.org/GHLF_Access%20To%20Care%20Survey_Louis_Tharp_11-29-10.pdf Are insurance practicing medicine without a license?… Switching a patient’s medications mostly based on a cost decision. What other conclusion can one come to ?
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Bah! Humbug! ACLU sues over Christmas tree cross http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/12/11/bah-humbug-aclu-sues-over-christmas-tree-cross.html For as far back as anyone can remember, there’s always been a cross atop the Christmas tree on the square in Knightstown, Indiana. But that could change if the Grinches at the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana have their way. The ACLU filed a federal […]
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Government Accountability for Torture and Ill-Treatment in Health Settings AN OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS BRIEFING PAPER THE ABSOLUTE prohibition under human rights law of all forms of torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment (“torture and ill-treatment”) does not apply only to prisons, pretrial detention centers, and other places where torture and ill-treatment are commonly thought […]
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Drug pricing explained, but still secret http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20161209/THISJUSTIN/161209595/-1/INFO0302http: MONTPELIER — The Vermont attorney general’s office says drug companies have complied with a state law requiring them to explain extreme jumps in drug costs, but the full information is not available to the public because of a public records exemption. The law, signed by Gov. Peter Shumlin […]
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The DEA refuted its own misconceptions about pot, group says Law enforcement officer Paul Budrow, right, reads a copy of High Times magazine, as officer Wray Graham looks on, while waiting to be deployed to a marijuana patch near Ukiah, Calif., Tuesday Sept. 22, 1998. They read the magazine to keep up on the drug […]
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