PHARMACIST STEVE

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/legal-pot/sessions-end-obama-era-policy-legalized-marijuana-n834591 Attorney General Jeff Sessions is giving U.S. attorneys the green light to aggressively enforce federal laws against marijuana — even in states where pot is legal. In doing so, Sessions is reversing an Obama administration policy that shielded legalized marijuana from federal intervention and enabled the pot industry to flourish, a senior Justice Department […]

Filed under: General Problems | 2 Comments »

Pharmacists Slow to Dispense Lifesaving Overdose Drug https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/890852 Gale Dunham, a pharmacist in Calistoga, Calif., knows the devastation the opioid epidemic has wrought, and she is glad the anti-overdose drug naloxone is becoming more accessible. But so far, Dunham said, she has not taken advantage of a California law that allows pharmacists to dispense the […]

Filed under: General Problems | Leave a Comment »

Lawsuit by Doctors in Indiana Against DEA agents and the City www.doctorsofcourage.org/lawsuit-by-doctors-in-indiana-against-dea-agents-and-the-city/ Four doctors in Carmel, IN, a suburb of Indianapolis, have sued the city and government officials responsible for the illegal attack on their clinic, Drug Opiate & Recovery Network (DORN), an addiction center prescribing Suboxone, in July, 2014.  The lawsuit asks for compensatory […]

Filed under: General Problems | 2 Comments »

Feds employ data-driven early warning system in opioid fight  http://www.telegram.com/zz/news/20180101/feds-employ-data-driven-early-warning-system-in-opioid-fight  Authorities have been going after so-called “pill mills” for years, but a new approach brings additional federal resources to bear against the escalating epidemic. PITTSBURGH — The pain clinic tucked into the corner of a low-slung suburban strip mall was an open secret. Patients would […]

Filed under: General Problems | 5 Comments »

There is an investigative reporter for the Dallas Observer that wrote a piece on a chronic pain patient and I emailed him and got a response. He asked to tell people to email your stories. His name is Christian McPhate and he has done pieces in large Newspapers around the country. We need an investigative […]

Filed under: General Problems | 6 Comments »

Roseburg VA Death Panel Rejects Sick Veterans To Rig Performance Ratings www.disabledveterans.org/2018/01/02/roseburg-va-death-panel-sick-veterans-ratings/ NY Times exposed Roseburg VA’s use of a modern-day death panel, referred to as a “utilization management team” that accepts or rejects patients recommended by doctors for admission without regard to the medical opinion of the doctor seeking admission. The practice is likely […]

Filed under: General Problems | 2 Comments »

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/890789 TORONTO, ON — In an observational study of patients who were prescribed varenicline (Chantix in the United States/Champix elsewhere, Pfizer) to stop smoking, treatment was associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events, researchers report[1].  Patients in Ontario who visited the emergency room (ER) or were hospitalized for a cardiovascular event—such as an MI or […]

Filed under: General Problems | Leave a Comment »

A Legal Interpretation of the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/resource-centers/opioid-monitoring-2nd-ed/legal-interpretation-cdc-opioid-prescribing-guidelines The 2016 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain has left many providers confused over the potential legal ramifications.1 Among the many gray areas, medical providers have expressed uncertainty over whether the issued guideline is legally binding. Likewise, […]

Filed under: General Problems | 5 Comments »

New Nevada law aims to tackle opioid epidemic Doctors have additional protocols to consider when writing and maintaining opioid prescriptions under a new law that took effect on New Year’s Day. The Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Act, passed by the 2017 Legislature, outlines safeguards for doctors before they prescribe controlled substances to treat pain and […]

Filed under: General Problems | 6 Comments »

Filed under: General Problems | Leave a Comment »