With most OD’s on ILLEGAL OPIATES Rep McSally wants to increase tracking of legal prescriptions

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

McSally proposes drug monitoring best-practices bill to combat nation’s opioid epidemic www.riponadvance.com/stories/mcsally-proposes-drug-monitoring-best-practices-bill-to-combat-nations-opioid-epidemic/ Toward ending the nation’s opioid crisis in her home state and around the country, U.S. Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ) on July 26 introduced the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Best Practices Act. “This crisis has plagued Arizona for too long,” Rep. McSally said. […]

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Addiction to Rx Opioids Falling

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2018/7/14/addiction-to-rx-opioids-falling A new report from health insurance giant Blue Cross Blue Shield highlights a little-known and rarely reported aspect of the opioid crisis: Addiction to opioid pain medication is declining, not increasing. Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) said 241,900 of its members were diagnosed with opioid use disorder (OUD) in 2017, a rate of 6.2 […]

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