You should be MAD AS HELL AND NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

My regular readers should have noticed that the number of post that I have been doing – starting with last month – have been about HALF – previous months and I have been making many more OPINIONATED PIECES… This is INTENTIONAL on my part… There are 435 House Members and 33 in the Senate that […]

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I didn’t want heavy painkillers after surgery — but my hospital pushed opioids on me anyway

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

I didn’t want heavy painkillers after surgery — but my hospital pushed opioids on me anyway https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2018/10/03/opioid-use-hospital-health-care-column/1430473002/ Hospitals want to keep their patients happy, but too often doctors treat pain like a disease and push opioids even when people explicitly say no. This is a story about how the health care industry effectively forces patients […]

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WHEN SIZE MATTERS

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

It would appear that the nomenclature surrounding the use/abuse of opiates is changing once again… They have seem to finally figure out that we don’t have a EPIDEMIC.. because addiction is not contagious. They have also seem to be moving away from using both terms addiction and dependency and now they are just using the […]

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The board said she shouldn’t just cut me off though

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

So, I am on hd opioids. My pharmacist, whom I’ve been with for years, won’t fill my prescription because 60 minutes spooked her. I get it filled weekly. She gave me one week. Is that abandonment? Any advice? I’ve been in stable dose for 15 years Can I share what you said with her? I […]

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