Exclusive: OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma exploring bankruptcy – sources

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Exclusive: OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma exploring bankruptcy – sources https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-oxycontin-maker-purdue-pharma-151955953.html (Reuters) – OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP is exploring filing for bankruptcy to address potentially significant liabilities from roughly 2,000 lawsuits alleging the drugmaker contributed to the deadly opioid crisis sweeping the United States, people familiar with the matter said on Monday. You can check […]

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Veteran Shoots ER Doctor At West Palm Beach VA

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Veteran Shoots ER Doctor At West Palm Beach VA www.disabledveterans.org/2019/02/28/veteran-shoots-er-doctor-at-west-palm-beach-va/ Reports of a veteran shooter late Wednesday night were confirmed by witnesses as is the FBI investigation into the incident. A wheelchair-bound double amputee reportedly shot an ER doctor in the neck, a source told local CBS12 News. Early reports suggested two to six individuals […]

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here is ONE WAY to cut your needs of opiate/pain meds ?

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

A Swimmer Saved by What She Lost www.nytimes.com/2019/03/03/sports/morgan-stickney-swimming-amputee.html Tormented by pain, Morgan Stickney made the agonizing decision to have her lower leg removed. The groundbreaking procedure may change the course of her life, and the future of amputations. COLORADO SPRINGS — The last thing Morgan Stickney remembers from before her lower leg was amputated is […]

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Some People Still Need Opioids

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Some People Still Need Opioids https://slate.com/technology/2017/08/cutting-down-on-opioids-has-made-life-miserable-for-chronic-pain-patients.html The crackdown on pain medication prescribing is intended to help the addiction crisis—but it’s leaving chronic pain patients in untenable situations. On July 26, Todd Graham, 56, a well-respected rehabilitation specialist in Mishawaka, Indiana, lost his life. Earlier that day, a woman complaining of chronic pain had come to […]

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Walmart: moto “save money, live better” just don’t ask us to fill your controlled meds with us

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

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CVS Caremark Silver Script: charge of $2,373.56 copay.. Walmart $447.84 CASH PRICE

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Letter: Prescription plan’s charge higher than Walmart’s https://www.dispatch.com/opinion/20190302/letter-prescription-plans-charge-higher-than-walmarts I am a retiree with the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System. I am a diabetic who needs to take injectable insulin. I am covered by CVS Caremark Silver Script for my prescriptions through OPERS. I ordered 18 vials of Novolin N insulin and was “assessed” a charge […]

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Legal Foundation of Washington

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

https://legalfoundation.org/ About Grants Campaign Endowment Goldmark Connect Invest We Fuel Equal Justice The Legal Foundation of Washington invests in programs and strategies that make our state a fair and just place to live. PrevNext 1 2 3 4 Since 1984, LFW has distributed more than $200 million to Washington’s legal aid community. The Legal Foundation […]

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The practice of medicine has been stolen

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

The practice of medicine has been stolen. https://www.physiciansrise.com/ It’s time for physicians to reclaim responsibility for the patient-physician relationship. Third-party payors, government, hospitals, and non-physician staff disrupt the patient-physician relationship, once considered sacred. Productivity demands, shorter appointments, and one-size-fits-all algorithms rob patients of physician time. Political funding schemes limit expansion of graduate medical education. Graduating […]

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Fentanyl-laced cocaine, not heroin, is now the biggest overdose threat in Massachusetts

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Fentanyl-laced cocaine, not heroin, is now the biggest overdose threat in Massachusetts https://www.masslive.com/news/2019/01/fentanyl-laced-cocaine-not-heroin-is-now-the-biggest-overdose-threat-in-massachusetts.html Overdoses in the state from fentanyl-laced heroin may be on the decline, but the state is increasingly facing a new problem: fentanyl-laced cocaine. According to a report issued in August by the Department of Public Health, the first three months of 2018 […]

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Workers comp doctor provides false information about injured employee

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.wfla.com/8-on-your-side/investigations/workers-comp-doctor-provides-false-information-about-injured-employee/1760416871 LAKELAND, Fla.(WFLA) – Documents obtained by 8 On Your Side show that a doctor hired by workers comp carrier Travelers Indemnity provided false information on an injured worker’s condition. Neil Eckelberger suffered serious burns as well as neurological psychological and orthopedic injuries when a reactor at Natural Advantage Food Flavorings in Lakeland exploded in […]

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