Insurers and other nontraditional care providers like CVS say they aren’t trying to replace doctors or randomly shave expenses.

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Insurers get into care, but is it good for your health? www.wtop.com/national/2018/03/insurers-get-into-care-but-is-it-good-for-your-health/ In the not-too-distant future, your health insurance, your prescription drugs and some of your treatment may come from the same company. Insurers are dropping billions of dollars on acquisitions and expansions in order to get more involved in customer health. They say this […]

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Acetaminophen: 112,000 annual calls to poison control centers, 59,000 emergency room visits and 38,000 hospitalizations

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Acetaminophen Often Taken In Excess During Cold and Flu Season https://www.acsh.org/news/2018/03/09/acetaminophen-often-taken-excess-during-cold-and-flu-season-12682 A new study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology suggests increased use and overdose of the common over-the-counter (OTC) pain reliever and fever reducing medication, acetaminophen, happens during cold and flu season. No surprise there. People don’t often realize that there are […]

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ACLU sues US, alleging systematic separation of parents and children

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/03/09/aclu-sues-us-alleging-systematic-separation-parents-and-children.html The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a class-action lawsuit accusing the U.S. government of broadly separating immigrant families seeking asylum. The lawsuit, filed Friday, follows action the ACLU took in the case of a Congolese woman and her 7-year-old daughter, who were being held in immigration facilities 2,000 miles apart. The woman was […]

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If the number of emails I get is any indication of what is going on “out there”.. it is really starting to hit the fan

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

I just saw your articles tonight very interesting. But I think all of us chronic pain patients are out of luck. I was just wondering if you knew why Medicare does not want my Dr to let me have Baclofen and a another muscle relaxer. I get one for my rheumatologist and one from my […]

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Here is how Indiana is going to solve the opiate crisis ?

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Fighting the Opioid Epidemic The Indiana General Assembly continues to fight the opioid epidemic facing our state using a three-pronged approach – prevention, treatment and enforcement. Below are some of the bills brought forth this session to help put an end to drug abuse in our state.   Prevention To help prevent current and potential […]

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And you are worried about “electronic snooping ” ?

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Cocaine, MDMA and Amphetamine Capitals of Europe Ranked in New Report http://www.newsweek.com/cocaine-mdma-and-amphetamine-capitals-europe-ranked-new-report-838054 Barcelona has been crowned Europe’s cocaine capital, according to a scientific study that tested the water in some of the biggest cities inside the European Union. The survey, carried out by the Europe-wide sewage analysis SCORE group, in association with the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA), sampled […]

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Cub pharmacy admits to giving woman wrong prescription dosage for months

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.fox9.com/news/cub-pharmacy-admits-to-giving-woman-wrong-prescription-dosage-for-months BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (KMSP) – A woman in Bloomington has a warning for others after she was given the wrong prescription dosage for months. “I feel like I’m a 75, 80-year-old woman and I’m a 24-year-old single mom just trying to live,” said Megan Morales. After years of trying to get a handle on her […]

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Failure to treat pts’ pain when dying of cancer can have consequences

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

In the early 90’s there was two different docs in California that were sued because they refused to properly treat the pain of two different pts – so pts wouldn’t become addicted .  They were sued by the relatives of these pts and BOTH doctors were found guilty – NOT OF MALPRACTICE – but of […]

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