Empathy, active listening are key to communicating with patients who have chronic pain

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Empathy, active listening are key to communicating with patients who have chronic pain http://pharmacytoday.org/article/S1042-0991(17)30398-5/fulltext As the opioid epidemic surges and the government tightens its regulatory grip on prescribing, pharmacists must walk a thin line between providing compassionate care and complying with the law—and sometimes they stumble, leaving their patients with chronic pain feeling questioned and […]

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England’s Nat Health Service has put a $$$ on the cost of a life ?

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Opdivo for head and neck cancer too expensive for NHS use, says NICE https://www.thepharmaletter.com/article/opdivo-for-head-and-neck-cancer-too-expensive-for-nhs-use-says-nice In yet another negative decision of a new cancer drug, the medicines cost-effectiveness watchdog for England and Wales has issued new draft guidance that has also come in for criticism from the Institute for Cancer Research, though the latter sees a […]

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officer Joe Lloreda “made the decision to abruptly discontinue Jacobs’s Alprazolam (Xanax)

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Wrongful death lawsuit filed in case of man who died in Galveston jail http://setexasrecord.com/stories/511101163-wrongful-death-lawsuit-filed-in-case-of-man-who-died-in-galveston-jail GALVESTON – A Texas family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in connection with the 2015 death of their son in the Galveston County Jail. Jesse R. and Diane Jacobs filed the lawsuit in the Galveston Division of the Southern District […]

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Pt burns down doc’s house and then commits suicide

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Had something happen today you may want to know about and not sure how the media will spin it tomorrow in the news. A short time ago Benefis fired all their PA’s who were mostly responsible for doing the things doctor don’t have time for or want to do, like refill pain meds. So lately, […]

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Why the DEA intentionally lets drugs into communities

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Why the DEA intentionally lets drugs into communities https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/04/11/the-dea-chief-will-have-to-check-whether-dea-lets-drugs-into-communities-on-purpose-they-do/ Last week, the acting director of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration was asked whether his agents ever intentionally allow drug shipments into communities in the interest of making a bigger bust later on. Chuck Rosenberg’s answer: “I’ll have to check and get back to you on that.” Rosenberg […]

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