CDC: 140,000 citizens die of a stroke EVERY YEAR … NO CRISIS HERE

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

CDC Director: Every 40 seconds someone in the US has a stroke. This is a wake up call, America http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/09/06/turning-tables-on-stroke.html When Sen. Paul Coverdell went to the hospital in 2000, nobody expected a stroke would end his life just days later. He hadn’t previously suffered serious health problems, and his death at the age of […]

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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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Gov. Rick Scott asks POTUS to declare pre-landfall emergency

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Gov. Rick Scott asks POTUS to declare pre-landfall emergency http://www.wtxl.com/news/gov-rick-scott-asks-potus-to-declare-pre-landfall-emergency/article_5bb7c316-9260-11e7-95e4-37e7647882bb.html INSURANCE The Department of Financial Services and the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has activated its internal Incident Management Team (IMT) for coordination of activities related to Hurricane Irma and is preparing to respond to deployments as needed, and prepared to order property insurers to […]

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President Trump Appoints Anti-Marijuana Congressman as New Drug Czar

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

President Trump Appoints Anti-Marijuana Congressman as New Drug Czar https://www.civilized.life/articles/trump-appoints-anti-marijuana-drug-czar/ President Donald Trump has appointed a lot of questionable officials to major posts in his administration. Whether it’s someone who’s against environmental regulations to lead the EPA or appointing a guy who said he wanted to eliminate the Department of Energy to be the Secretary […]

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Here’s Everything You Need To Know About The Patient’s Bill Of Rights

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Here’s Everything You Need To Know About The Patient’s Bill Of Rights https://www.forbes.com/sites/amino/2016/03/21/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-patients-bill-of-rights/#33d8d99a6d01 This is the first in a series of articles that focuses on your rights as a patient—both inside the hospital and out. First up, we explore the “Patient’s Bill of Rights” (yes, that’s a thing!). If you’ve ever been hospitalized and felt […]

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Some people don’t think everything thoroughly thru ?

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

THIS IS TOTAL ADULT POPULATION OF UNITED STATES. WHEN YOU THROW AROUND WILDLY EXAGGERATED FIGURES, LIKE 100 MILLION PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC PAIN IN UNITED STATES, IT MAKES YOU AS SPOKESPEOPLE LESS TRUSTWORTHY: ADULTS:249,485,228 Percent77%77%77%77%77% Total 323,127,513 CAUTION: DON’T PICK UP A FIGURE/STAT  FROM SOME BLOG OR OTHER PAIN ADVOCATE WEBSITE  OR FACEBOOK PAGE THAT DOESN’T COME […]

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