PHARMACIST STEVE

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/02/07/john-stossel-war-on-drugs-is-just-like-prohibition-and-it-wont-work-either.html Ross Ulbricht was a quiet nerd — an Eagle Scout who never cursed. Then he became a libertarian, and he decided, “I want to use economic theory as a means to abolish the use of coercion.” By coercion, Ulbricht meant force. He viewed laws against drugs as coercion — government force that stops people […]

Filed under: General Problems | 2 Comments »

http://www.dailytimesleader.com/content/opioid-epidemic-prompting-prescription-changes WEST POINT, MS The opioid epidemic has gotten so bad in Mississippi and other states that doctors are beginning to make their patients sign waivers agreeing to take random drug tests if the doctor suspects the patient may be abusing the drugs or diverting them to others. It’s one of several changes the state […]

Filed under: General Problems | Leave a Comment »

Pharmacy coalition to Trump administration: Meet with us about opioid crisis The National Conference of Pharmaceutical Organizations (NCPO), a coalition of organizations representing more than 300,000 pharmacy practitioners, pharmaceutical scientists, pharmacy regulators, and pharmacy educators, has invited the Trump administration to meet to discuss ways of addressing the nation’s opioid crisis. Noting that each day […]

Filed under: General Problems | 2 Comments »

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/02/06/fentanyl-found-in-naloxone-kit-a-freak-accident-says-ontario-government.html Kits used to reverse opiod overdoses that has caused thousands of deaths in recent years. In what the province is calling an “isolated incident,” fentanyl was found in a naloxone kit assembled at a pharmacy, the Star has learned. A person received a naloxone kit, which is used to reverse opioid overdoses, on Monday […]

Filed under: General Problems | 1 Comment »

U.S. Attorney General Talks Opioid Crisis: ‘Take Some Aspirin’ http://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/post/us-attorney-general-talks-opioid-crisis-take-some-aspirin As he addressed a crowd of prosecutors and police officers at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, Sessions offered his opinion for preventing addiction. “I believe – and I am operating under the assumption – that this country prescribes too many […]

Filed under: General Problems | 12 Comments »

https://www.aclu.org/blog/disability-rights/integration-and-autonomy-people-disabilities/congress-let-important Imagine spending your life under someone else’s control, having to ask for permission each time you wanted to go out to eat, invite someone over, stay out late, or use the internet. For many Americans, this is their reality. Life in institutions and nursing homes often involves severe deprivations of the basic freedoms others […]

Filed under: General Problems | 1 Comment »

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/892412 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing that beginning in 2019, initial opioid prescriptions for acute pain be limited to 7 days. The agency is also suggesting in the 2018 Draft Call Letter that Medicare Part D prescription drug plans monitor patients who take medications considered to be “potentiators” of opioid […]

Filed under: General Problems | 5 Comments »

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 […]

Filed under: General Problems | 1 Comment »

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 […]

Filed under: General Problems | Leave a Comment »

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 […]

Filed under: General Problems | 2 Comments »