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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
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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I’m trying to figure out which end is up in regards to discrimination ?
Posted on July 5, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
Law Firm Faces Charges for Defending Women’s Homeless Shelter www.toddstarnes.com/faith/law-firm-faces-charges-for-defending-christian-womens-shelter/ An Alaska law firm has been accused of violating a city’s non-discrimination ordinance after they provided legal representation to a Christian women’s shelter accused of violating the same ordinance. The Anchorage Equal Rights Commission filed a formal complaint against Brena, Bell & Clarkson, charging the […]
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Chronic Pain Sufferer Says She Can’t Get Pain Medication Amid Opioid Production Cuts
Posted on July 5, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
Chronic Pain Sufferer Says She Can’t Get Pain Medication Amid Opioid Production Cuts
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As AI/algorithms ID doc/pharmacy shoppers.. chronic painers denied therapy & suicide… illegal opiate OD’s skyrocket
Posted on July 5, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
AI Algorithms can Help Combat the Opioid Crisis Advanced analytics and cloud-based sharing technologies can put available opioid-related data to use. https://www.governmentciomedia.com/ai-algorithms-can-help-combat-opioid-crisis As the opioid epidemic marches on relentlessly, states are adding artificial intelligence to the tools they use to try to stem the tide. The problem is too big and multifaceted for data to […]
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New EAN Guideline on Palliative Care in MS
Posted on July 5, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
New EAN Guideline on Palliative Care in MS https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/898556 LISBON, Portugal — The European Academy of Neurology has developed a new guideline on the palliative care of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Increasingly, palliative care is becoming a topic of interest and concern to neurologists all over the world. Delegates to the Congress of the […]
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Kolodny: remarks inspired many students to think differently about the role of medicine in overcoming public health challenges.
Posted on July 5, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
Future leaders in health and medicine flock to Brandeis http://www.brandeis.edu/now/2018/july/global-youth-summit.html Hundreds of rising high school juniors and seniors ventured to Brandeis from June 23-30 for the annual Global Youth Summit on the Future of Medicine, which brings students who have a passion for medicine and science together with one another, as well as doctors, professors, […]
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