Woman sues Walgreens, says Farragut workers ignored medical emergency

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.wate.com/news/local-news/woman-sues-walgreens-says-farragut-workers-ignored-medical-emergency/1103783631 FARRAGUT, Tenn. (WATE) – A woman is suing Walgreens after she says she had a medical emergency while shopping at the Farragut location, but workers did nothing to help and treated her son like he was trying to steal something when he ran to get help. A representative of Beasley Allen Law Firm said […]

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Journal of American Medicine: Legalizing Marijuana Could Help Solve the Opioid Crisis

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

www.mediaite.com/online/journal-of-american-medicine-legalizing-marijuana-could-help-solve-the-opioid-crisis/ Two large papers published in JAMA Internal Medicine Monday may point to an unlikely solution to the opioid crisis – marijuana legalization. According to the papers, which analyzed over five years of Medicare Part D and Medicaid prescription data, in states that legalized marijuana, opioid prescriptions and the daily dose of opioids drastically decreased – by […]

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Senate panel unveils draft bill to combat opioid addiction

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/national/senate-panel-unveils-draft-bill-to-combat-opioid-addiction/article_babb417b-33ac-5f13-8667-f4164fa4ff81.html WASHINGTON — The Senate health panel on Wednesday released a discussion draft intended to curb opioid addiction. The development comes as other House and Senate committees also prepare legislation. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee plans to discuss this legislation at an upcoming hearing on April 11. The panel has already held […]

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Let’s not forget… healthcare is basically a FOR PROFIT BUSINESS

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

  I hate posting my problems to Facebook and I also hate that it has come to this, but I don’t know what else to do and our endocrinologist has tried everything he possibly could. Reed was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes on November 9, 2017. While in the hospital with Diabetic Ketoacidosis, he also […]

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My husband is disabled due to severe chronic pain.

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Dear Steve My husband is disabled due to severe chronic pain. He is completely compliant with the pain mgmt doctor. She wrote a script out and escripted it to the pharmacy on March 23rd to be picked up after the  31st. We called to make sure it would be ready and was told yes and […]

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