U.S. Pain Foundation… changing mission statement… aligning with the NO OPIATES FOR ANYONE GROUP(s) ?

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Author and Actress, Karen Duffy, to be a Focal Point & Consulting Producer for Documentary BALANCING THE PAIN SCALE https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Author-and-Actress-Karen-Duffy-to-be-a-Focal-Point-Consulting-Producer-for-Documentary-BALANCING-THE-PAIN-SCALE-20180711 A new documentary will combine the talents of author and actress Karen Duffy, two-time Emmy and seven-time Telly Award winning filmmaker Yellow Dog Productions and author, advocate and Interim CEO of U.S. Pain Foundation Nicole […]

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Ohio: Medicaid Managed care cutting opiate Rxs… like doing surgery with a CHAINSAW ?

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Medicaid plan says opioid use down 40 percent http://www.herald-dispatch.com/ap/ap_region/medicaid-plan-says-opioid-use-down-percent/article_6662fe26-45d4-5a8d-b460-a36511ffcc43.html DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s largest Medicaid plan says the amount of opioids prescribed to its members has decreased 40 percent over the past 18 months. CareSource announced Monday it plans to reduce that number by 50 percent by the end of this year.   The […]

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CDC Opioid Restrictions Reading List – collateral damage

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

CDC Opioid Restrictions Reading List CDC Opioid Restrictions Reading List (as of June 22, 2017) In March 2016, the CDC published a guideline for opioid prescribing, which is being codified into laws, even though it was intended only as a guideline for PCP doctors. Pain itself is hard to live with but the latest restrictions on opioid […]

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Mom given emergency C-section without anesthesia, lawsuit claims

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

  http://www.foxnews.com/health/2018/08/01/mom-given-emergency-c-section-without-anesthesia-lawsuit-claims.html A California mom who welcomed a baby girl in November is suing her doctor and the hospital she gave birth in after she claims she underwent an emergency caesarian section without anesthesia. According to the lawsuit obtained by NBC 7 and filed on July 13, Delphina Mota and her fiancé, Paul Iheanachor, arrived […]

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Patient and Provider Experience with PDMPs

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

We are a group of attorneys, researchers, and journalists concerned about unintended consequences of prescription drug surveillance. We are looking for patients or health care providers who have had negative personal experiences with Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs. Answers are confidential. For some respondents we may request a follow-up. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7S2szt67H63u0n0S3RQoBQ7MDE8TbLvgbKwM_7jr2yJXwfg/viewform  

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Musician Prince’s death: caused by illegal/counterfeit “Norco” tabs containing illegal Fentanyl analog

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

New Documents Describe Prince’s Stay in an Illinois Hospital https://kstp.com/news/new-documents-describe-princes-stay-in-an-illinois-hospital-/5012465/ On Tuesday, KSTP received documents specifically to the death of Prince in the days before he was found dead at Paisley Park. The documents touch on Prince’s plane making an emergency landing in Moline, Illinois. The DEA documents indicate Prince had to be carried off that plane […]

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