Singer Prince’s Cause of Death: SELF ADMINISTERED FENTANYL

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Singer Prince’s Cause of Death: How Did the Legend Pass Away? Singer Prince’s Cause of Death: How Did the Legend Pass Away? Music legend Prince died at the age of 57 on April 21, 2016, and the world lost one of the greats. At the time of his death, Prince’s publicist told the Associated Press,“It is […]

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if I approve too many expensive drugs, I won’t get my bonus at the end of the month.

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Who Actually Is Reviewing All Those Preauthorization Requests?   BE SURE TO READ COMMENTS ON THE ARTICLE   https://www.medpagetoday.com/blogs/revolutionandrevelation/69125 Several months ago, I was invited to give a presentation about heart failure to a group of physicians who meet every month for a lunch meeting. Don’t worry. No company sponsored the talk, and I did […]

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Are Payers the Leading Cause of Death in the United States?

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Are Payers the Leading Cause of Death in the United States? Milton Packer wonders if people suffer and die because it is cost effective https://www.medpagetoday.com/blogs/revolutionandrevelation/68935 On September 17, 2017 The New York Times and ProPublica collaborated on an interesting story. You may have missed it. As everyone knows, we are in the midst of a […]

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Doctors drug testing people prescribed anxiety medication in anticipation of new rules

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2018/02/04/doctors-drug-testing-people-prescribed-anxiety-medication-anticipation-new-rules/1058751001/ Mississippi’s proposed regulations intended to curb the opioid crisis aren’t final, but some doctors have already started drug testing patients — the cost of which can fall on the patient. And it’s not just patients on opioids being tested. The proposed regs also cover benzodiazepines like Xanax, Klonopon, Valium and Ativan, used to treat anxiety disorders, insomnia and […]

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Probe shows opioids arriving via mail from China – while kasich wants to limit opiates from wholesalers

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

www.ohio.com/akron/news/local/probe-shows-opioids-arriving-via-mail-from-china As Summit County’s drug overdose numbers continued to hover around 25 or 26 per week in January, a yearlong U.S. Senate probe revealed what Akron narcotics detectives already knew: fentanyl and carfentanil are coming here from China through the U.S. mail. The potentially deadly drugs are often as easy to order online as a […]

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