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DO NO HARM… too bad it does not apply to all pts dealing with chronic diseases ?
Posted on February 21, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
#NEVERAGAIN
Posted on February 21, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
I have been watching/listening to the “tube” today… here we are one week later since those 17 students were shot/murdered in FL. The news showed students protesting at Tallahassee, FL and the White House and numerous other places… shouting #NEVERAGAIN… unlike the two groups of handicapped/disabled people that protested on the hill a number of […]
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Chronic pain patients: ‘War’ on opioid epidemic could kill us
Posted on February 21, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2018/02/02/chronic-pain-patients-war-opioid-epidemic-could-kill-us/1081785001/ Many chronic pain patients, who don’t suffer from cancer or other fatal diseases, worry they will become the casualties in the battle against the opioid epidemic. “It’s like a war on chronic pain patients,” said Jaqueline Schneider, a 56-year-old Pittsburgh woman who suffers from two rare spine diseases. “Nobody mentions legitimate pain patients. It’s like […]
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House Republicans Plan Legislative Hearings As First Step to Fight Opioid Crisis
Posted on February 21, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold its first hearing on Feb. 28 to address opioid abuse in the U.S. Lawmakers noted the committee will likely require additional funding from Congress to draft legislation to focus on law enforcement, insurance coverage issues and public health and prevention programs. “It’s my top priority as […]
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Veterans file formal complaints after VA cuts back on opioids
Posted on February 21, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
http://www.wjhl.com/news/veterans-file-formal-complaints-after-va-cuts-back-on-opioids_2017120104022247/871629252 JOHNSON CITY, TN (WJHL) – In the months since Mountain Home VA started weaning veterans off opioids, many of those patients filed formal complaints, according to federal records. A breakdown of complaints, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, identified nearly 300 complaints since October linked to opioids. “They have every right to […]
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