CVS going to compete with primary care and other practitioners.. optional or mandatory if you have Aetna Ins ?

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

CVS to debut more health services after Aetna deal https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/cvs-to-debut-more-health-services-after-aetna-deal.html After its $69 billion acquisition of Aetna is finalized, CVS plans to introduce more health services, including chronic disease management, at select drugstores, according to CNBC. CVS will open these concept stores early next year in an effort to improve health services and outcomes for […]

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New members of Congress and new majority in the House – time to meet & talk ?

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

The F.D.A. declined to issue a ban on Depo-Medrol, like Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Italy, New Zealand and Switzerland Above blog post addresses how the FDA declined to ban Depo-Medrol being used is ESI procedures unlike many other countries have done. Now that the Democrats have taken over control of the House, is it time […]

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Washington prison inmate awarded $549,000 after he’s denied pain medication for multiple sclerosis

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Washington prison inmate awarded $549,000 after he’s denied pain medication for multiple sclerosis https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/washington-prison-inmate-awarded-550000-after-hes-denied-pain-medication-for-multiple-sclerosis/ A federal jury found that three prison medical staffers showed “deliberate indifference” to Etienne Choquette’s pain and medical needs when they refused to allow him medication that was prescribed to him by a neurologist. A Washington state inmate with multiple sclerosis […]

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