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Lawsuit: State threatened to take children after false positive drug test http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/05/05/lawsuit-state-threatened-take-children-after-false-positive-drug-test/101328170/ according to U.S. Anti-Doping Agency: Research shows that morphine and codeine can sometimes be detected in the urine up to 48 hours after ingestion of poppy seeds from some pastries, such as bagels, muffins, and cakes (see reference one for a free article […]

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Attorney Advises Caution in Use of Compounded Meds https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/221412/attorney-advises-caution-in-use-of-compounded-meds Many pain clinics use compounding pharmacy to prepare injectables for ESI’s or to fill implanted pumps.  While this article talks about using these compounds with animals/horses… but if you want to see how bad it can get  with compounders.. suggest that you read this  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_Compounding_Center_meningitis_outbreak Where […]

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Walgreens Fights the Opioid Crisis What a large national chain is doing to combat opioid abuse. http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics/news/walgreens-fights-opioid-crisis As the opioid epidemic spirals out of control, all pharmacies from independent to major chain to health-systems are starting to take steps in fighting it. A recent APhA study looked at one of those chains, Walgreens, to analyze […]

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I would like to know if the FDA has recently passed a new law stating if you are on opiates for pain, that you can no longer take benzodiazipines? I have been on both for 23 years (alprazolam) due to MS, defective sleep structures in my brain, etc… I do not sleep without alprazolam. My […]

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Reports: White House plans 95 percent budget cut to the anti-drugs office Health 28 minutes ago A budget proposal would cut the Office of National Drug Control Policy’s budget by 95 percent, from $388 million in 2017 to $24 million in 2018, Politico, CBS and Mother Jones are reporting. Dan Diamond‏Verified account @ddiamond   SCOOP: White […]

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http://www.ksl.com/?sid=44109931&nid=148 SALT LAKE CITY — There is new concern that naloxone, the drug that counteracts an opiate overdose, could be used in what Utah’s Drug Enforcement Administration is calling “Narcan parties.” “Anytime you have something good, a criminal will capitalize on that and use it to their own advantage,” said DEA special agent Brian Besser. […]

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FDA slams Indian API firm for faking certificates of analysis http://www.fiercepharma.com/manufacturing/fda-slams-indian-api-firm-for-faking-certificates-analysis The FDA put India’s Sal Pharma on its import alert list and then issued it a warning letter for putting fake COAs on products that were manufactured by companies that are not approved by the agency and selling them in the U.S. A recent […]

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DEA Seeks Prosecutors To Fight Opioid Crisis; Critics Fear Return To War On Drugs http://www.npr.org/2017/05/04/526784152/dea-seeks-prosecutors-to-fight-opioid-crisis-critics-fear-return-to-war-on-drugs The Drug Enforcement Administration has proposed hiring its own prosecutor corps to bring cases related to drug trafficking, money laundering and asset forfeiture — a move that advocacy groups warn could exceed the DEA’s legal authority and reinvigorate the 1980s-era […]

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Woman with terminal cancer jailed over medication in her system WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) – A grandmother with terminal cancer is in the Sedgwick County Jail because of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, in her system while she was driving. But the THC was in her system because it is in a medication her pharmacist […]

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Published on Jan 18, 2017 Concern over opioid abuse is amplifying interest in opioid induced hyperalgesia among governing bodies and payor organizations. Dr. Harden discusses the current state of the science surrounding OIH, including terminology, technology/methodology, and existing evidence. Additionally, he offers some observations on the 2016 CDC prescribing guidelines for primary care practitioners.

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