PHARMACIST STEVE

View at Medium.com www.medium.com/@robertdrosejr/are-you-addicted-to-oxygen-e22c33cd3da Official Court Transcript Presiding Judge — The Honorable Clarence Darrow Testimony of Dr. Hippocrates of Kos; Plaintiff— Dr. Hippocrates, do you like coffee, tea or even breathing? Defense — Objection! The claimant is threatening the witness! Plaintiff — Objection? It is a simple question simply to determine if the good doctor if he enjoys life’s simpler pleasure. […]

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https://www.axios.com/cvs-medicare-document-prescription-drugs-a6f0cc08-6cc6-4e49-8f11-427c46057098.html A document from CVS Caremark shines another small ray of light on how pharmacy benefit managers work within the prescription drug chain. The big picture: The language is pretty standard and not controversial on its own, according to several lawyers who reviewed the document. But it reinforces the lack of transparency that exists even […]

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https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/govt-move-opioid-abuse-backfires/ There has been much discussion in recent years about the crisis of opioid abuse, and while there is broad agreement that “something must be done,” there are innocent victims of a crackdown on opioid drugs that often go unnoticed. According to the Cato Institute, those overlooked victims are hospitalized patients recovering from accidents or […]

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Every day we hear new evidence of how the Trump administration’s policies are trampling on people’s rights, ripping families apart, and destroying the very fabric of our democracy. It’s maddening. But, we can fight back. With 137 legal actions challenging the Trump administration, the ACLU is making a difference for those whose rights are most […]

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Given today’s technology, one wonders what path a constituent’s correspondence takes.  Each Member of the House represents 710,000 constituents.  Senators’ numbers are a bit different… Since TWO SENATORS represent a state and the most populous state is CALF with 40 million and then there is little old Wyoming  with a 589,000 population. There may be […]

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I have been posting on this blog for SIX YEARS as well as Facebook and Twitter. Reflecting in the rear view mirror of those in the chronic pain community…  numerous people and chronic pain pts have “stepped up” to make things happen. People have “stepped up” .. with “tons” of enthusiasm.. only to be discouraged […]

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Opioid prescribing drops largest amount in 25 years https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/opioid-prescribing-drops-largest-amount-in-25-years The number of opioid painkillers prescribed last year dropped by the largest rates in 25 years, new data show. IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science, a health data firm, released a report that showed an 8.9 percent drop on average in the number of prescription opioids, […]

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Trial for doctor linked to Glen Cove overdose begins Opening statements, undercover video in Day 1 of Belfiore opioid trial http://liherald.com/stories/feds-merrick-doctor-a-dealer-not-a-healer,102325 The Merrick physician facing federal charges of illegally prescribing opioids, and causing the overdose deaths of two South Shore men, began on Wednesday, with prosecutors calling Dr. Michael Belfiore “a dealer, not a healer,” […]

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http://wvah.com/news/local/charleston-family-says-local-pharmacy-gave-out-the-wrong-dose-of-hepatitis-a-vaccine CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS/WVAH) — With the increase of cases of Hepatitis-A, more people are getting vaccinated, but one Charleston family found out the vaccine they got Thursday was the wrong dose.  A Charleston man said he was given the child dose of Hepatitis-A vaccine at the CVS pharmacy on Oakwood Road near Fort Hill. He […]

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