Twitter chat: Americans are pessimistic about the opioid crisis. What does that mean for a solution?

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Twitter chat: Americans are pessimistic about the opioid crisis. What does that mean for a solution? http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/twitter-chat-americans-pessimistic-opioid-crisis-mean-solution/ A recent PBS NewsHour/Marist poll showed that Americans consider opioid addiction a “serious and growing” problem. And they don’t foresee the crisis improving without intervention. The poll, released in partnership with the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, also […]

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Cigna says it won’t cover OxyContin prescriptions through employer plans

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Cigna says it won’t cover OxyContin prescriptions through employer plans www.statnews.com/2017/10/04/cigna-opioids-oxycontin/ The health insurer Cigna on Wednesday announced it will no longer cover OxyContin prescriptions for customers on its employer-based health plans, the second major announcement in two weeks from an industry group billed as an effort to slow the opioid epidemic. Cigna also announced […]

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This is a interesting listen and perspective

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

If you listen to this 7 minute video from a Canadian citizen about the USA’s 2nd Amendment  and the reason behind it justification. BUT.. if you insert opiates and the war on drugs … there is some very similar “facts” about the bureaucratic mindset as to  how the “war on drugs” need to be continues […]

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DEA Agents Sold Opioids, Stole Cash, and Falsely Identified Drug Suspects, Say Feds

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

DEA Agents Sold Opioids, Stole Cash, and Falsely Identified Drug Suspects, Say Feds Four former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) operatives face federal corruption and conspiracy charges after allegedly engaging in all sorts of shady behavior, from selling drugs themselves to lying under oath, falsifying records, falsely identifying drug suspects, accepting bribes, and stealing cash and […]

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CVS Health’s website and mobile apps could be a violation of federal disability laws.

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

CVS Pharmacy Inc.’s website and mobile apps do not ensure blind users can access services and could be a violation of federal disability laws. http://www.therecorder.com/id=1202799612711/CVS-Cant-Boot-Suit-Challenging-Websites-ADA-Compliance?mcode=1202617072607&curindex=0&slreturn=20170904160043 A California federal judge’s ruling this week keeps alive a suit that alleges CVS Pharmacy Inc.’s website and mobile apps do not ensure blind users can access services and could be a […]

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