Amazing how the “political winds” can change dramatically.. what happened to the opiate crisis ?

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Editorial: Shortage of legal opioids needs to be addressed http://buffalonews.com/2018/03/25/editorial-comfort-the-afflicted/ The prospect appalls Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer: People – sometimes children – suffering unnecessary pain after surgery or while undergoing cancer treatments, simply because of “bureaucratic finger-pointing and lack of timely and effective action.” He wants the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to lift […]

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Opioid Overdose Crisis Is from Illicit Fentanyl

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

www.aapsonline.org/opioid-overdose-crisis-is-from-illicit-fentanyl/ The U.S. is said to be suffering from a crisis in deaths from opioid overdoses, prompting legislative and other efforts to clamp down on physician prescribing of these drugs. However, this effort is likely misdirected, and targeting legal prescriptions is thus unlikely to reduce overdose deaths, according to a careful review of official government data […]

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New FL LAW on opiate dosing – 205 pages and CHRONIC PAIN … mentioned SEVEN TIMES

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

New Florida opioids law puts limit on prescriptions https://www.ems1.com/legislation-funding/articles/378188048-New-Florida-opioids-law-puts-limit-on-prescriptions/ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation into law Monday that puts a limit on opioid prescriptions and provides $65 million to fight the epidemic statewide. He signed the bill at the “ground zero” of the opioid crisis — Manatee County. The new law, HB 21, […]

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Cvs Caremark – Useless pharmacist too afraid of what???

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://cvs-caremark.pissedconsumer.com/useless-pharmacist-too-afraid-of-what-201803251218883.html I needed to go out of state to see family and the pharmacist refused to fill my prescriptions 4 days early.Mind you I have been on this medication for 38 plus years. I’m aware of the risks etc. Then I was told by the rude pharmacist that she wasn’t filling it early and she […]

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Sorry, Jeff Sessions: Congress Aims to Extend Medical Marijuana Protections

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/sorry-jeff-sessions-congress-aims-to-extend-medical-marijuana-protections In our neighbor to the north, the cannabis industry is budding at an incredible pace. Canada legalized medicinal marijuana all the way back in 2001, and Health Canada, its version of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has been overseeing licensing and production ever since. Today, Canada stands on the verge of […]

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