Insurance tells pts to pay cash for doses above quantity limits – maybe not so easy ?

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Steve, I’m  have exchanged messages with you before. Our insurance company just sent a notice saying that they will only allow 60 tablets for a 25 day period of my husband’s class II narcotic rather than the 90/month the doctor prescribes. A statement follows this saying that the doctor can prescribe more and nothing will […]

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Your Pain, Your Rights: Dealing With Your Physician And Your Hospital

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

www.rsds.org/your-pain-your-rights-dealing-with-your-physician-and-your-hospital/   By Mary Baluss, Esq. Although I had concentrated on legal issues relating to pain in terminal illness, I had never even heard of CRPS until I got a call from a young mother in  California with the crippling syndrome. She had gone from being an athletic, employed, confident woman to one who could not care for her […]

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2018 Adult ACIP Schedule Highlights New Shingles Vaccine

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/892281 The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued its 2018 Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults Aged 19 or Older. Key changes in the updated schedule  relate to the new herpes zoster vaccine, as well as to the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. The […]

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THE ORIGIN AND PURPOSE OF THE LABEL: INTRACTABLE PAIN

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

THE ORIGIN AND PURPOSE OF THE LABEL: INTRACTABLE PAIN By Forest Tennant M.D., Dr. P.H. No. 2 – Jan., 2018 REPORT INTRACTABLE PAIN The term “intractable pain” (IP) is a mystery to many people including health professionals. This is most unfortunate because it is an old concept that has, unfortunately, been largely ignored in recent […]

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DOCTOR SHOWS UP TO MEDICAL BOARD INVESTIGATION IN HIS UNDERWEAR

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

www.doctorsofcourage.org/doctor-shows-up-to-medical-board-investigation-in-his-underwear/ Los Angeles – A Northridge doctor decided to show-up to a mandatory Medical Board interview without wearing any clothing except his underwear. Doctor Robert Markam license was restricted by the Medical Board and he was assigned to complete a police oversight program involving him taking classes for ethics, billing, monitoring, and he had to […]

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