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http://www.thecabin.net/news/20180206/your-pharmacist-doesnt-want-to-see-you-now If your pharmacist doesn’t look happy to see you the next time you visit, it’s probably because she’s losing money filling your prescription. The problems are occurring with two groups of patients. The largest are those covered by Arkansas Works, which uses Medicaid dollars to purchase private health insurance for 285,000 low-income Arkansans. The […]

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http://www.thv11.com/news/health/pill-peril-how-pharmacists-make-sure-you-get-the-right-medication/515122789 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) — If you take medication every day, you’re part of the majority of Americans, but how do you know what you’re prescribed and what you’re given is correct? Mistakes happen. THV11 looked into what we can do to avoid medication errors Eighty-two percent of American adults take at least one […]

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https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/892135 As part of its ongoing efforts to address the opioid crisis, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a revised blueprint containing core content for training that drug manufacturers are required to make available to opioid prescribers. “The revised Blueprint broadens content to include information on acute and chronic pain management, safe […]

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http://www.wjhl.com/local/addiction-psychiatrist-questions-involuntary-tapering-of-opioids/943940749 JOHNSON CITY, TN (WJHL) – A renowned author and addiction psychiatrist says the efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs and other institutions across the country to taper people off opioids without their consent is “an outrage.” “To take a patient who’s doing well off of medication abruptly and without their permission is not […]

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