Chronic pain pt’s: Service Dog Denied Entry to Virgin Airlines Lounge

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Service Dog Denied Entry to Virgin Airlines Lounge http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2017/05/12/disabled-woman-claims-virgin-airlines-denied-her-service-dog-entry-into-lounge.html Micaela Bensko and her service dog, Blue Belle, have a bone to pick with Virgin America. Bensko, who is wheelchair-bound and suffers from arachnoiditis and complex regional pain syndrome as a result of an accident in 2011, is alleging that Blue Belle was denied entry into […]

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FDA: One-third of FDA-approved drugs were later found to have safety risk

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

FDA hypocrisy on marijuana and prescription drugs is worse than we thought www.personalliberty.com/fda-hypocrisy-marijuana-prescription-drugs-worse-thought/ One-third of FDA-approved drugs were later found to have safety risks, according to a recent analysis of drugs cleared by the agency between 2001 and 2010. According to the study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, “Among 222 novel […]

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Better choice: class of heart burn medications called H2 blockers (Zantac)

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

 After Kidney Transplant, Prilosec Lawsuit Plaintiff Hopes Litigation Leads to Better Warnings  http://www.rxinjuryhelp.com/news/2017/05/12/after-kidney-transplant-prilosec-lawsuit-plaintiff-hopes-litigation-leads-to-better-warnings/#sthash.HiYPwSPm.dpuf A Northern California woman who required a kidney transplant following years of Prilosec treatment claims that she was never properly warned about its possible renal side effects. Now she’s hoping that the litigation surrounding it and other proton pump inhibitors will push […]

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WI: treating opiate addictions with dependency on Suboxone ?

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Wisconsin Medicaid panel decides to keep Suboxone on its preferred list watchdog.org/293259/wisconsin-medicaid-panel-decides-keep-suboxone-preferred-list/ WISCONSIN – Suboxone, a medication that aids in the recovery of opiate addiction, will remain a preferred Medicaid-covered drug in Wisconsin despite complaints from state jail officials that it’s too easy to smuggle into prisons because of its film form. A state Medicaid pharmacy committee decided this […]

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Sessions: what you get when political favors are REPAID ?

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

5 Reasons Why Jeff Sessions’ Drug War Reboot Will Fail https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/5-reasons-jeff-sessions-drug-war-reboot-will-fail On the day he issued a two-page bid to revive the federal government’s failing war on drugs franchise, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions stepped up to a lectern in West Virginia to address a conference on America’s opioid crisis.   Sessions sees a nation keening […]

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AG Sessions wants to enforce all laws ?

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Jeff Sessions issues tougher criminal charging policy http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/the-fox-news-specialists/index.html http://video.foxnews.com/v/5432283125001/?playlist_id=5411796059001#sp=show-clips   At about 5 minutes into the piece Chris Stirewalt asks “what is the biggest drug problem in the USA ?” Chris Stirewalt   Opiates… if course…. with two attorneys on this panel and well indoctrinated person from the media… what do you expect ?  The […]

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LAW FIRMS: unconstitutional to possibly inflict pain on criminals/murders during execution ?

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Lawsuit: Execution drug will cause unconstitutional pain FILE – In this undated file photo released by the Georgia Department of Corrections, J.W. Ledford Jr., poses for a photo. Lawyers for Ledford, a Georgia death row inmate argue the state’s lethal injection drug will cause him unconstitutional suffering and that execution by firing squad is the […]

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Former teacher sues CVS, alleging privacy violations

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Former teacher sues CVS, alleging privacy violations https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/05/12/former-teacher-sues-cvs-alleging-privacy-violations-that-led-drug-charges/ldwUVI3hn9iaISqnYy1tyJ/story.html A former teacher who was accused — and later exonerated — of providing prescription drugs to a student sued CVS in Essex Superior Court on Friday, arguing that the pharmacy chain violated her privacy rights by releasing her prescription history to police without a warrant. In 2015, […]

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JAMA: Analgesic options for patients with chronic pain have steadily declined

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Management of Chronic Pain in the Aftermath of the Opioid Backlash http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2627567 Chronic pain is a prevalent, disabling, and costly condition.1 In the United States alone, an estimated 126 million adults reported some pain in the previous 3 months, with 25.3 million adults (11.2%) reporting daily (chronic) pain and 23.4 million (10.3%) a lot of […]

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