CDC guidelines to reduce opioid overdose may cause malpractice

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

CDC guidelines to reduce opioid overdose may cause malpractice http://www.salazarandsullivan.com/blog/2015/10/cdc-guidelines-to-reduce-opioid-overdose-may-cause-malpractice.shtml By Patrick Sullivan of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski posted in Doctor Errors on Thursday, October 1, 2015. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has drafted proposed guidelines for prescribing opioids to prevent addiction and overdoses. However, this could have a […]

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promises of Xarelto’s superiority over warfarin were misleading: 17,000 bleeding claims

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Third Xarelto Lawsuit Set for Trial, After Defendants Denied Summary Judgment on Failure-to-Warn, Design Defect Claims www.rxinjuryhelp.com/news/2017/07/24/third-xarelto-lawsuit-set-for-trial-after-defendants-denied-summary-judgment-on-failure-to-warn-design-defect-claims/ A Xarelto lawsuit filed on behalf of a Mississippi woman will head to trial next month, after the federal judge overseeing a massive litigation involving the blood thinner denied a defense bid for Summary Judgment on the plaintiffs’ […]

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Pharmacies warned to observe opioid regulations

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Pharmacies warned to observe opioid regulations https://www.abqjournal.com/1037063/pharmacies-ripe-for-liability.html Between May and November 2009, the teenager filled numerous prescriptions for Oxycodone and Oxycontin at a New Mexico pharmacy. The prescriptions were all valid, signed by a licensed physician. If the teenager had been taking the opioids as directed, each prescription would have been sufficient for a certain […]

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Share your denial of adequate pain therapy/care: email dsapatkin@phillynews.com

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

‘I am the other side of the opiate crisis’ http://www.philly.com/philly/health/addiction/pain-patient-speaks-out-on-opioids-20170607.html Lynn Frank, 64, of Northeast Philadelphia, a former records and information manager at a law firm, experienced a serious foot injury in a car accident 12 years ago and was later diagnosed with CRPS/RSD (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome/Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy), a chronic neuro-inflammatory disorder.  If […]

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