Jeff Sessions Continues to Sabotage Federal Research into Medical Marijuana

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.civilized.life/articles/jeff-sessions-sabotage-medical-marijuana-research/ Attorney General Jeff Sessions hasn’t been able to institute any marijuana crackdowns due to political pressures in Congress, but he has found one area where he can stymie marijuana growth: research. It’s been nearly two years since the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) announced it would open up the process for producing marijuana for research by […]

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Good example of how out of touch some Senators are ?

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

@CVS Health/Caremark/Silver Scripts screwing pts on Medicare Part D ? I called Senator Donnelly’s DC office about the issue that I had made in the above blog post earlier in the week… and you can read the letter that I got back from his office.  Being overcharged by CVS Health/Caremark/Silver Scripts has NOTHING to do […]

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Some healthcare professionals… start out trying to find a way to JUST SAY NO.

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

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Opioid stigma is keeping many cancer patients from getting the pain control they need

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Opioid stigma is keeping many cancer patients from getting the pain control they need www.statnews.com/2018/07/06/cancer-patients-pain-opioid-stigma/ History is repeating itself. Twenty years ago, a pain management crisis existed. As many as 70 percent of cancer patients in treatment at that time, or in end-of-life care, experienced unalleviated pain. Identified as a major medical problem, poor pain […]

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Pay attention to cost of prescription at CVS/Caremark

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Pay attention to cost of prescription at CVS/Caremark http://www.dispatch.com/opinion/20180706/letter-pay-attention-to-cost-of-prescription I want to share my recent experience with CVS Caremark. I called my doctor’s office to refill my 30-day prescription at their local dispensary. My two previous orders were 54 cents each, with help from my insurance company. When I asked for another refill, I was […]

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Judges reverses decision to suspend Helena doctor’s (Mark Ibsen) license

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Judges reverses decision to suspend Helena doctor’s license https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article213990399.html HELENA, Mont. A state judge reversed a decision by the Montana Board of Medical Examiners to suspend the license of a Helena physician after a former employee alleged he overprescribed pain medication. District Judge James Reynolds ruled Tuesday the board was wrong to reject the findings […]

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Walmart: stopped accepting Rx discount card… PRICE TRIPLED

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

My husband who is disabled with a double brain injury full blown glaucoma in his right eye dysphagia a muscle disorder which is deemed the most painful. and hernia. We have to use discount cards to fill his pain prescription. Walmart said they no longer accept those so I asked if they had any other […]

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