PETITION: Demand President Trump Stop the Criminalization of Kratom!

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

  https://www.americankratom.org/copy-of-petitions   I need your help and so do 3-5 million people. In some cases this is the difference between life and death. Please help me keep Kratom Legal. I don’t want to be in agony again 24/7. We can’t fight three agencies, all at once, without your help. Chronic pain eventually will reach […]

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WALMART TECH: extra hassle they have to go through to fill C-II Rx each month… we’re not going to do it anymore

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Hi, my name is XXX, I am 60yrs old and am located in Florida. I found the site “Drug Topics” while searching for help in getting my medications. Since the article I read was written in 2014 I am wondering if the same information still applies. I have been taking a prescribed medication for a […]

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The Myth of What’s Driving the Opioid Crisis

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Doctor-prescribed painkillers are not the biggest threat https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/02/21/the-myth-of-the-roots-of-the-opioid-crisis-217034 As an addiction psychiatrist, I have watched with serious concern as the opioid crisis has escalated in the United States over the past several years, and overdose deaths have skyrocketed. The latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show fatalities spiraling up to about […]

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Patients, doctors struggle with new law aimed at reducing overdoses

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/patients-doctors-struggle-with-new-law-aimed-at-reducing-overdoses/985260112 LAS VEGAS – A state law barely two months old is wreaking havoc for doctors and their pain patients. AB 474 was designed to curb opioid overdoses. The violations carry stiff penalties and something as simple as a clerical error could threaten a physician’s license. 8 News NOW spoke with pain specialist Doctor Dan […]

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Medicaid program limiting opioid prescriptions

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.news4jax.com/health/opioid-crisis/medicaid-program-limiting-opioid-prescriptions TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – As lawmakers consider proposals to limit opioid prescriptions, Gov. Rick Scott’s administration is taking steps to do the same in the Florida Medicaid program. The Agency for Health Care Administration announced last week that, effective Monday, prescriptions for narcotics in the Medicaid program will be limited to a maximum seven-day supply. […]

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FDA announces recall of dietary supplements after opioid declaration

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday announced a recall of dietary supplements that contain kratom, a herb the agency has classified as an opioid. There is one dietary supplement that is safe for your health and it is the alpilean, you can check alpilean reviews and complaints and there you will find all […]

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FDA Warns About Dangers of Epidural Steroid Injections for Back Pain

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

http://fibrowomen.com/fda-warns-about-dangers-of-epidural-steroid-injections-for-back-pain/ The Food and Drug Administration has just issued what’s called a  “Medwatch Alert” warning that Epidural steroid injections or “ESIs” for back and neck pain can be extremely dangerous. The alert says: “Injection of corticosteroids into the epidural space of the spine may result in rare but serious adverse events, including loss of vision, stroke, […]

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