I didn’t go to ER I went to walk in clinic so but I still think walk in clinics can write a prescription for pain medication if they wanted to. I didn’t ask for any either but they didn’t offer any.
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This is from FLORIDA… part of the world’s best healthcare system ?
Posted on September 22, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
The CDC and their fabricated data ?
Posted on September 21, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
A little CDC.gov forced honesty from their new report released 8/31/18: Opioid deaths: 14,487 out of a total of 325.7 million people in the US died in 2016 from LEGAL PRESCRIPTION opioids. That’s .000004% of the population! Now why is there a hysteria over PRESCRIPTION opioids? Good question! Especially when alcohol related deaths are 88,000 […]
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emergency room she was denied any pain medication ..even during debridement
Posted on September 21, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
For people who think that the refusal to treat pain is just for chronic pain patients and they don’t feel that they shouldn’t help fix this issue. she got severely burned on her arm and went to the emergency room she was denied any pain medication while she was there and was sent home with […]
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$100K per year of life gained: CVS’ move to let insurers cap drug prices sparks intense controversy
Posted on September 21, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
$100K per year of life gained: CVS’ move to let insurers cap drug prices sparks intense controversy https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2018/09/21/drug-prices Amid an industry-wide debate on how to stem drug price increases, CVS launched a new program to allow self-funded insurers to deny coverage for certain treatments deemed too expensive—a move that is sparking intense industry debate, Vox […]
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Local chronic pain sufferers protest opioid restrictions at the capitol
Posted on September 21, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
https://www.channel3000.com/news/local-chronic-pain-sufferers-protest-opioid-restrictions-at-the-capitol-1/796876048 On Tuesday morning, a group of people gathered in the Wisconsin capitol rotunda to tell their stories of chronic pain and protest guidelines the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has put on opioids in an attempt to stop the addiction epidemic. Dr. Mandira N Mehra – Reviews Pain Medicine Madison, WI https://www.vitals.com/doctors/Dr_Mandira_Mehra/reviews 3.3 Stars – […]
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AG Session: sizable number of physicians who were over prescribing opioid pain pills, which were not helping people get well
Posted on September 21, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
Utilizing the palliative care “loophole” in chronic pain management www.medium.com/@aaronsells/utilizing-the-palliative-care-loophole-in-chronic-pain-management-6a25611a6f21 The DOJ is successfully escalating angst among general practitioners, who are already reluctant to prescribe narcotics above guidelines, (that were established by the CDC), out of fear of being targeted as outliers by the DEA. In turn, many patients with intractable pain are forced to, […]
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Opioid bill takes aim at doctors as well as pharmaceutical companies
Posted on September 20, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
This week, the Senate passed a major bipartisan bill that addresses the opioid epidemic, one U.S. Senator Maria Catwell says will help in Washington state. Just two years ago, 700 people in our state died of opioid overdoses, mostly in king, Snohomish and Pierce counties. On Wednesday, sheriffs from each of those counties backed this […]
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spinal injections the only option for pts ?
Posted on September 20, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
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Disabled Oregonians Suicide Rate Increasing! “Opioid Epidemic” is NOT AN EXCUSE TO ALLOW SUFFERING!
Posted on September 19, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
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Senator Bill Nelson is up for re-election in Nov – and is CLUELESS about opiates/chronic pain/substance abuse
Posted on September 19, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve
This is a email that I received from Senator Bill Nelson after writing his office about HR-6 BEFORE THE SENATE VOTED Dear Mr. Ariens: Thank you for writing to me regarding pain management and access to prescription pain medication. I have heard from many Floridians about their difficulties obtaining prescribed pain medication, and I appreciate […]
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