PHARMACIST STEVE

The steady stream of celebrity stories about prescription drug abuse makes Americans keenly aware of the dangers of overdosing on medications like OxyContin and Vicodin. And from President Obama’s Drug Czar to California Attorney General Jerry Brown, politicians are calling for greater power to monitor doctor-patient relationships in order to fight the “epidemic” of prescription […]

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https://www.heraldandnews.com/news/medications-malpractice-holding-doctors-accountable-can-prove-difficult-for-patients/article_4b4841af-552f-56c7-8c26-b74431036aa4.html Lori Lester never dreamed that her husband of 15 years — and someone she had known for 40 — would take his own life. “He was a very happy man, everyone said that about him,” the Klamath Falls realtor told the Herald and News this past week. “If you were down, he would lift […]

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https://www.doximity.com/doc_news/v2/entries/10680265 On a recent trip to urgent care for my child, I began to more clearly see how the changes in medicine are affecting our patients and who is benefiting from the bottom line of what is occurring in the US healthcare system. A minor injury to my 2-year-old son had me waiting patiently to […]

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Hello Steve do you know who I contact to complain about filling my prescription? For the last 2 years I have been filling my prescription at Walgreens and the pharmacist told me he can no longer fill it because I do not have cancer. I am 60 yrs old have had 2 back operations my […]

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If this had been a video of one of the terrorist in GITMO – who has tried to kill us… this would be all over the national news… but… since it is being done “quietly” in a hospital…  normally few would be aware of it… Is AMY a “prisoner” of the war on drugs ? […]

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http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/ourpain-the-other-side-of-opioids/852432872 LAS VEGAS – Millions of Americans who rely on opioid medications for pain relief are in anguish because of government pressure to reduce prescriptions across the board. Doctors, pharmacists, and other providers have already made drastic cuts in the amount of pain medicine they dispense, with more cuts on the way. The actions are […]

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Suggest that you read this http://nationalpainreport.com/when-equal-isnt-really-equal-8833382.html Those opiate conversion tables are FUZZY MATH at best.. There is no real way to determine the toxic level on pts with opiates… this 50 MME MAY BE a toxic level on SOME OPIATE NAIVE PT…but there is no reliable way to determine the toxic level on a pt […]

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http://wjhl.com/2018/01/05/patient-at-now-closed-kingsport-medical-clinic-im-scared-i-dont-know-what-to-do/ KINGSPORT, TN (WJHL) – A Kingsport medical clinic’s doors are shut, and some patients say it’s left them with nowhere to go. Centerpointe Medical Clinic posted a sign on their doors stating they’re unable to remain in business. The clinic is one of several groups named in an ongoing lawsuit filed on behalf of […]

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I-Team: Doctors sound off about concern, questions of new opioid law http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/i-team-doctors-sound-off-about-concern-questions-of-new-opioid-law/900883916 LAS VEGAS – The National Crusade Against Opioid Pain Medications hit a brick wall in Nevada Wednesday. Nevada’s medical community told the State Medical Board that a new state law has gone too far and could cause doctors to retire or even leave […]

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