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http://www.pharmacytoday.org/article/S1042-0991(17)31791-7/fulltext Pharmacy errors can occur in many different ways. A recent case from Missouri reviewed several key sources of pharmacy error and eventually restored an aggravating damages claim in a pharmacy error case. Background According to the court, a patient was discharged from a hospital, and a nurse phoned prescriptions to the patient’s pharmacy. The […]

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http://time.com/4952176/cvs-pharmacy-opioid-epidemic/ With the 64,000 deaths from opioid overdoses last year alone, the medical community is struggling to contain the out-of-control opioid epidemic. Now, CVS, one the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers that oversees prescription drug benefits for 90 million people through its CVS Caremark plan, is attempting to address opioid abuse by no longer reimbursing […]

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www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2017/12/8/12-myths-about-opioid-pain-medication Myth #1: Above 100mg of morphine equivalence, opioid pain medications are ineffective. NONSENSE! They have no ceiling in most patients and may remain effective at dosages in the thousands. Myth #2: All pain patients who take over 100mg of morphine equivalence are diverting or selling part of their prescription allotment. NONSENSE! Most patients who […]

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42 U.S. Code § 1395 – Prohibition against any Federal interference https://www.law.cornell.edu/us code/text/42/1395?qt-us_code_ temp_noupdates=3#qt-us_code_ temp_noupdates Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize any Federal officer or employee to exercise any supervision or control over the practice of medicine or the manner in which medical services are provided, or over the selection, tenure, or […]

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