What Pharmacists Want Physicians to Know

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://opmed.doximity.com/what-pharmacists-want-physicians-to-know-b52de53c09dd Having worked as a retail pharmacist for 17 years, I have learned many tips that can help ease communication between doctor’s offices and pharmacies. Pharmacists are overworked and almost never have enough help, so when we call you, it’s not because we want to annoy you or waste your time. Here are some tips […]

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Kolodny: has advised members of both political parties on opioid policy

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

What Do These Political Ads Have in Common? The Opioid Crisis. www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/us/opioid-ads-democrats-republicans.html The scenes in the political ads play out in almost the same order: A heartbreaking story about someone who can’t seem to stop taking drugs. A grim statistic about opioids. And then a somber pitch from a candidate promising solutions. More and more, […]

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DEA change may have caused illicit sales of prescription opioids to increase

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

The DEA Tightened the Rules for Legal Opioid Sales. Did That Drive the Market to the Dark Web? https://psmag.com/news/the-dea-tightened-the-rules-for-legal-opioid-sales-did-that-drive-the-market-to-the-dark-web After the 2014 rule change, sales of prescription painkillers went up among U.S. sellers on dark Web marketplaces. Prescription opioid sales in the U.S. spiked on the dark Web after it became harder for patients to […]

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B.C. doctors can’t limit opioids or discriminate against pain patients: college

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

B.C. doctors can’t limit opioids or discriminate against pain patients: college https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-bc-doctors-cant-limit-opioids-or-discriminate-against-pain-patients-2/ British Columbia doctors treating patients with chronic pain will be required to prescribe opioids without limiting dosage or refusing to see patients who are on the medication that has come to be associated with illicit overdose deaths. In revising an existing standard of […]

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Burlington to Ease Access to Opioid Addiction Medication

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/burlington-to-ease-access-to-opioid-addiction-medication/Content?oid=16884183 Gregory Shaw was spending $40 a day to buy addiction meds on the street as he waited to start opioid treatment at Rutland’s West Ridge Center. When a dealer offered him cocaine instead, the 35-year-old, who had been out on probation, took it — a decision that ultimately landed him back in prison. Shaw […]

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Cases of elder abuse bury state agencies — 400 reports of elder abuse, neglect and exploitation every week.

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

http://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/cases-of-elder-abuse-bury-state-agencies/article_3c275144-6a8f-11e8-908e-279764df3035.html The Minnesota Department of Health receives about 400 reports of elder abuse, neglect and exploitation every week. Late last year, the department was buried in a backlog of more than 2,000 reports of abuse at healthcare facilities. Health department officials say they have since caught up, thanks to help from the Department of Human […]

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CMS Roadmap TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/Emergency/Downloads/Opioid-epidemic-roadmap.pdf   Could only get  *.PDF… click on link above to read 🙁  

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