moderator said that the best response was to support the HHS report and work through your legislature and contact your Senators in WA DC by phone

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Who else attended the Webinar for the HHS today? I asked 3 questions-1. Are they going to address the DEA problem that is scaring the doctors’ so badly? 2-Can they ask the FDA & the CDC to study chronic & intractable pain patients who have successfully taken opioids for years because no one has studied […]

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sharing is caring – AND WORKING

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

A few days ago I made the following posts and since then the number of page views on my blog as jumped substantially and I have notice a few more people are sharing my posts. Liking vs Sharing on FACEBOOK I guess this means that I/we are getting more people “educated” on what is going […]

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cost of chronic pain to American society, based upon health care expenditures and cost of lost productivity, is $560-635 billion/year

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Response to Oregon’s Tapering Guidance and Tools www.paindr.com/%ef%bb%bfresponse-to-oregons-tapering-guidance-and-tools/ We welcome guest blogger Dr. Stephen E. Nadeau, Senior Research Advisor, Alliance for the Treatment of Intractable Pain. Dr. Nadeau agreed to share his response to The Oregon Pain Guidance Clinical Advisory Group, Tapering Workgroup*. For more context, the Advisory group recently posted a set of guidelines […]

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Vet with terminal cancer.. bedridden… because of VA opiate dosing prgm

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

+ Local veteran struggles to get prescribed medication in light of drug epidemic https://weartv.com/news/local/local-veteran-struggles-to-get-prescribed-medication-in-light-of-drug-epidemic-01-15-2019 (WEAR) — The opioid epidemic is a major concern across the country and in Northwest Florida. The national crisis recently caused the VA to update guidelines for healthcare professionals prescribing pain medication. A local veteran, Donald Houghton, tells WEAR’s Chorus Nylander the […]

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Abuse of chronic pain pts so that “needles jockeys” can generate more revenue ?

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

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New organization fighting for the chronic pain community

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Organization for the prevention of intense suffering www.preventsuffering.org/pain/

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Walmart Inc. pharmacies will no longer be part of the networks where most consumers with CVS Health Corp

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Walmart Inc. pharmacies will no longer be part of the networks where most consumers with CVS Health Corp. drug plans can pick up their prescriptions, after a dispute between the two giant companies over pricing. http://www.ncpanet.org/home/find-your-local-pharmacy CVS is one of the largest administrators of prescription-drug plans in the U.S., covering more than 93 million people. […]

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Montana has become a wasteland for pain management

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Montana has become a wasteland for pain management https://helenair.com/opinion/columnists/montana-has-become-a-wasteland-for-pain-management/article_e567f3fa-a8dc-5f69-aa83-16d37394d496.html Why would we be sycophants for the Attorney General, who misrepresents the facts for political gain, so he can claim a “victory” in a drug war (against people) that is 50 years old, costing $2 trillion? AG Fox is featured in the Montana Medical Association bulletin […]

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