PHARMACIST STEVE

What PharmD’s say about their education being prepared for a “job” that doesn’t exist… and NOT PREPARED for the “job” that does exist ? I begged my pharmacy school (a relatively new one) to spend some actual practical time on drug interactions, high doses, overdoses, and basic toxicology. They just weren’t interested! One professor said […]

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Per DEA… most opiate addictions start with prescription opiates… just don’t mention the details of how they were obtained ?

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Cooperation is essential to addressing health care challenges in Maine https://bangordailynews.com/2017/05/21/opinion/contributors/cooperation-is-essential-to-addressing-health-care-challenges-in-maine/ The health care challenges that we as Americans face are significant. An aging population, high prevalence of chronic diseases, stretched public and private budgets, and a lack of health insurance for nearly one in nine of our citizens are realities we need to recognize […]

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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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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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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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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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