PT “DOCTOR SHOPS”… OD’s… Family sues.. no personal responsibility ?

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Man’s family sues doctors after fatal overdose http://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/mans-family-sues-doctors-after-fatal-overdose/515967345 McKEESPORT, Pa. – The family of a McKeesport man is suing his doctors, claiming that they repeatedly gave him prescription painkillers despite knowing about his addiction.   Nicholas Classic died in October 2015 after overdosing on prescription drugs. He was 29. According to a wrongful death lawsuit […]

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‘Prescription opioid epidemic’ is fake

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Joseph Ohler Jr.: ‘Prescription opioid epidemic’ is fake http://host.madison.com/ct/opinion/mailbag/joseph-ohler-jr-prescription-opioid-epidemic-is-fake/article_ed21bba9-fee3-5986-a8d1-35c109ae3d76.html Dear Editor: The Wisconsin Legislature patted itself on its collective backside for passing a series of measures, known as the HOPE agenda, that make it more difficult for patients in legitimate pain to acquire prescription painkillers. As will be shown statistically by rankings compiled from Wisconsin […]

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states have a “moral obligation” to help drug addicts who won’t help themselves

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

New Laws Force Drug Users Into Rehab Against Their Will http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/05/19/new-laws-force-drug-users-into-rehab-against-their-will Involuntary commitment laws are being opened up to allow some people to be detained for overdosing or even having visible track marks—in some cases up to 90 days. Christopher Moraff 05.19.17 1:00 AM ET Debra Hicks went to work on Sept. 19, 2011, to […]

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D-prescribing – taking away a pt’s medication(s) because the “BOOK” says so ?

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Adding Pharmacists Doubles Deprescription Success http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/880351#vp_1 SAN ANTONIO — An intervention in which Canadian pharmacists faxed their opinions about benzodiazepine use in older adults to physicians resulted in twice the number of deprescriptions as patient education alone, according to early data from the randomized controlled D-PRESCRIBE trial. “In Canada, about two-thirds of those aged 65 […]

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Fentanyl seized by law enforcement doubled in 2016, DEA says

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Fentanyl seized by law enforcement doubled in 2016, DEA says http://www.wlwt.com/article/fentanyl-seized-by-law-enforcement-doubled-in-2016-dea-says/9886466 The United States is seeing a dramatic increase in drugs containing fentanyl, newly released data from the Drug Enforcement Administration shows.  From 2015 to 2016, more than twice as many drugs seized by law enforcement agencies and submitted to labs have tested positive for […]

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