***URGENT CALL TO ACTION***

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

***URGENT CALL TO ACTION*** WE ARE FIGHTING FOR OUR LIVES HERE! DUE TO THE GROWING NUMBER OF PAIN PATIENTS LOSING THEIR ACCESS TO PAIN MEDICATION & DOCTORS UNWILLINGNESS TO PRESCRIBE, WE HAVE BEEN INUNDATED WITH MESSAGES, AND THERE’S A HIGH DEMAND FOR INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO GET PROPER TREATMENT. WE NEED HIGHLY EXPERIENCED TECH SAVVY […]

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Medicare Part D consolidation will only get worse with proposed megamergers

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.healthexec.com/topics/healthcare-economics/medicare-part-d-consolidation-will-only-get-worse-proposed-megamergers Three sponsors of Medicare Part D plans—UnitedHealth Group, Humana and CVS Health—account for more than half the program’s total enrollment. If proposed mergers involving smaller players like Aetna, Express Scripts and Cigna move ahead, the market would become even more concentrated. The study, led by Juliette Cubanski, PhD, MPP, MPH, the associate director of […]

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FDA to approve CBD product ?.. annual cost est $20K – $30K/yr

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

5 Things You’ll Want to Know About What Could Be the Biggest Medical Marijuana Drug Ever https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/05/17/5-things-youll-want-to-know-about-what-could-be-th.aspx GW Pharmaceuticals executives give the scoop on the anticipated upcoming launch of the first cannabinoid drug with blockbuster potential. Only three drugs based on marijuana have ever been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). None […]

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she picked up Democratic support, particularly from those in tough midterm re-election fights. Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Gina Haspel confirmed as CIA director, first woman to lead agency http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/05/17/gina-haspel-confirmed-as-cia-director-first-woman-to-lead-agency.html President Trump’s pick for CIA director Gina Haspel was confirmed Thursday by the Senate, with help from several Democrats who backed the nomination despite concerns over her role in post-9/11-era interrogation and detention practices. The Senate voted 54-45 to confirm Haspel, with a […]

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Uncle Sam facilitating shipments of illegals into USA ?

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Online Sales of Illegal Opioids from China Surge in U.S. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/01/24/us/politics/senate-investigation-china-mail-opioids.html# WASHINGTON — Nearly $800 million worth of fentanyl pills were illegally sold to online customers in the United States over two years by Chinese distributors who took advantage of internet anonymity and an explosive growth in e-commerce, according to a Senate report released on […]

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