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Pain never KILLED ANYONE… can just cause the pt to COMMIT SUICIDE ?
Posted on September 24, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve
Prosecutor seeks to bar testimony at trial of doc accused of over-prescribing painkillers
Posted on September 24, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve
Prosecutor seeks to bar testimony at trial of doc accused of over-prescribing painkillers http://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/article_fd60569f-3af9-5083-a3a0-b469a9c26cb0.html HAMILTON — Ravalli Deputy County Attorney Thorin Geist is asking a district court judge to prohibit physician Chris Christensen from presenting certain testimony or evidence at his upcoming trial on 400 felony counts, including negligent homicide. In court documents, Geist asks […]
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Survey: would you BOYCOTT CVS because of new opiate dispensing policy ?
Posted on September 24, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve
CVS Health recently announced that it will limit new opioid prescriptions for acute pain to a 7 day supply. CVS pharmacies will also require that daily doses be no higher than 90mg morphine equivalent units for both acute and chronic pain. Customers must also use immediate release formulations before extended release opioids are dispensed. This […]
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PROP Founder Calls for Forced Opioid Tapering
Posted on September 24, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve
PROP Founder Calls for Forced Opioid Tapering www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2017/7/20/prop-founder-calls-for-forced-opioid-tapering Have you or a loved one been harmed by being tapered off high doses of opioid pain medication? The founder of an anti-opioid activist group wants to know – or at least he posed the question during a debate about opioid tapering with colleagues on Twitter this […]
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CDC Releases More Faulty Research About Opioids
Posted on September 24, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve
CDC Releases More Faulty Research About Opioids www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2017/9/19/cdc-releases-more-faulty-research-about-opioids A new study by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that opioid overdoses have shaved two and a half months off the average life span of Americans – a somewhat misleading claim because the study does not distinguish between legally obtained prescription opioids […]
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When “yes” sometimes means “yes”, sometimes means “maybe”, sometimes means “no”
Posted on September 24, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve
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Mexican cartels: ready to meet Americans’ insatiable appetite for illegal narcotics
Posted on September 24, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve
DEA: Meth making Illinois comeback via Mexican cartels https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/dea-meth-making-illinois-comeback-via-mexican-cartels/article_bffd2f90-9f09-11e7-b789-1773257f4680.html The Drug Enforcement Agency says Illinois’ meth problem is re-emerging and it’s not from domestic production. It’s coming from Mexico and one solution to combat the problem may be as simple as education. DEA St. Louis Field Division Special Agent in Charge James Shorba oversees the […]
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