House of Rep: why pass a single opiate related bill… when you can pass 32 ?

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed 32 opioid-related bills last week, which now advance to vote by the full House of Representatives Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) introduced both bills, including the Opioid Screening and Chronic Pain Management Alternatives for Seniors Act (H.R. 5798) and the Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act (H.R. 5809). The first, H.R. […]

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FDA: Kratom is UNSAFE… but we have no proof that it is UNSAFE .. JUST OUR OPINION ?

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

FDA warns companies selling illegal, unapproved kratom products marketed for opioid cessation, pain treatment and other medical uses https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm608447.htm The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to three marketers and distributors of kratom products – Front Range Kratom of Aurora, Colorado; Kratom Spot of Irvine, California and Revibe, Inc., of Kansas City, […]

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Veteran Opioid Abuse Prevention Act Passes the House

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.mypanhandle.com/news/veteran-opioid-abuse-prevention-act-passes-the-house/1191734447 Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Dr. Neal Dunn’s Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act passed in the house. The bill calls for increased transparency among VA prescribing of controlled substances. It directs the department of veterans affairs to connect health care providers to a national network of drug monitoring programs. They will then track data to identify abuse […]

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The addiction treatment industry is dangerously unregulated

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

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