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The upside of opiates: How drugs taken properly are saving lives fox6now.com/2017/02/16/the-upside-of-opiates-how-drugs-taken-properly-are-saving-lives/ KENOSHA COUNTY — Michael Weirich, 51, rarely leaves his Kenosha County home. Michael Weirich When he does, he makes sure wherever he’s going has a bathroom and that he can get to it quickly. Using the bathroom presents two major problems for the Air Force […]

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TV NEWS: Baby Dies Due To Medication Error at Seattle Children’s Hospital http://www.mensbroad.us/tv-news-baby-dies-due-to-medication-error-at-seattle-childrens-hospital Q13 FOX – It was just last year that another patient at Children’s suffered a similar fate. Tammy Jarbo-Blakenship lost her son Michael on day after a routine visit for dental work. The family’s lawyer Chris Davis says the drug should have […]

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Opioids for chronic pain: a new clinical guideline from the VA and Department of Defense http://www.clinicaladvisor.com/pain-management-information-center/clinical-guideline-for-opioids-and-chronic-pain/article/639780/ A new clinical practice guideline regarding the use of opioids for chronic pain has been released by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD). The evidence-based recommendations are intended for practitioners throughout the DoD and […]

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Pharmacy loophole: Law allows pharmacists secrecy in prescription mistakes http://www.fox19.com/story/34577659/pharmacy-loophole-law-allows-pharmacists-secrecy-in-prescription-mistakes CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) – Randy Crews was just weeks away from retirement. He’d just finished up his final construction job, then planned to live out his retirement with his wife, Carmen. Crews did have a medical problem. A problem many men his age have: high […]

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