Another story … it is everyone for themselves

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

What No One Tells You About Surviving a Natural Disaster With Chronic Illness www.themighty.com/2017/09/hurricane-flood-natural-disaster-chronic-illness-disability   For those who don’t follow my Facebook page, I live in Texas on the gulf coast and we were just hit by a hurricane. It made landfall hundreds of miles away, but it caused a lot of rain and I do […]

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Unintentional Prescription Opioid Deaths in the Oklahoma Medicaid Population,

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Unintentional Prescription Opioid Deaths in the Oklahoma Medicaid Population http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170906005319/en/Purdue-Pharma-L.P.-Present-Data-Research-Studies Reports suggest that the Medicaid population is uniquely vulnerable to opioid overdose; however, little is known about patterns of pharmacy and medical utilization prior to death in this population. This study was designed to describe demographic and clinical characteristics in the year prior to overdose […]

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Surescripts and Allscripts Join Forces to Make Patient Medication History Data Available to Pharmacists in the Wake of Hurricane Harvey

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Surescripts and Allscripts Join Forces to Make Patient Medication History Data Available to Pharmacists in the Wake of Hurricane Harvey http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170906006529/en/Surescripts-Allscripts-Join-Forces-Patient-Medication-History ARLINGTON, Va. & CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In the wake of the devastating impact of Hurricane Harvey, Surescripts and Allscripts (NASDAQ:MDRX) are collaborating to provide free access to patient-specific medication history data for pharmacists in Texas and […]

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It is only a HURRICANE … just deal with cold turkey withdrawal… NOT MY PROBLEM !

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Hi Steve my name is Sxxxxx… I am on disability I am on Social Security I am on Medicare and I also have freedom Health as a subsidiary… anyways I’m not sure how to go about this so please bear with me… we have a hurricane coming our way I am in Florida and right […]

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Emerging Drug Threats and the Whac-a-Mole Theory

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Emerging Drug Threats and the Whac-a-Mole Theory https://www.thefix.com/emerging-drug-threats-and-whac-mole-theory “What does it mean if there are more seizures of fentanyl? … The metric that should be used is, are we reducing overdose deaths? By that metric, law enforcement and the DEA are failing.” As soon as one drug is made illegal, another similar chemical pops up […]

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