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Indiana Opiate Prescribing Guidelines — MME limit 60/day ?
Posted on March 27, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
OPIOID PRESCRIBING GUIDELINES In 2017, more than 6 million opioid prescriptions were dispensed to Indiana residents.[1]Improving the way opioids are prescribed through clinical practice guidelines can ensure patients have access to safer, more effective pain treatment, while reducing the number of people who misuse, abuse or overdose from these drugs. The following guidelines […]
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Opioid Treatment 10-year Longevity Survey Final Report
Posted on March 27, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Opioid Treatment 10-year Longevity Survey Final Report Patients in this study were found to be functioning quite well after 10 or more years on generally stable opioid dosages—with the vast majority able to care for themselves and even drive. https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/amp/152 By Forest Tennant, MD, DrPH About eighteen months ago, I approached the publisher of Practical […]
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Senator Kamala Harris requested to investigate Medical Board Police Corruption in California
Posted on March 27, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Senator Kamala Harris requested to investigate Medical Board Police Corruption in California www.doctorsofcourage.org/senator-kamala-harris-requested-to-investigate-medical-board-police-corruption-in-california/ To: Honorable Kamala D. Harris United States House of Senate Washington, DC 20510 URGENT MATTER: Widespread Corruption against Doctors BRIEF INTRODUCTION The Drug Distributors and Big Pharma are unlawfully guiding the Department of Justice (DOJ), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Medical Boards (MB), […]
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U.S. Government and Top Mexican Drug Cartel Exposed as Partners
Posted on March 27, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
U.S. Government and Top Mexican Drug Cartel Exposed as Partners https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/north-america/item/17396-u-s-government-and-top-mexican-drug-cartel-exposed-as-partners For over a decade, under multiple administrations, the U.S. government had a secret agreement with the ruthless Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel that allowed it to operate with impunity, an in-depth investigation by a leading Mexican newspaper confirmed this week. In exchange for information and […]
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Committing suicide use to be ILLEGAL… now states are ENCOURAGING IT
Posted on March 26, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
New Jersey approves bill allowing terminally ill patients the right to die https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/435782-new-jersey-approves-bill-allowing-terminally-ill-patients-the-right-to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on Monday announced he will approve a bill that allows physicians to provide lethal prescriptions to terminally ill patients who want to die. “Allowing terminally ill and dying residents the dignity to make end-of-life decisions according […]
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Blaming Prescription Pain Pills For The Opioid Epidemic Is Fake News
Posted on March 26, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Blaming Prescription Pain Pills For The Opioid Epidemic Is Fake News How negligent media have helped inflate a deadly moral panic over prescription opioids and ignored the real sources of addiction, while hurting people who live with devastating chronic pain. https://thefederalist.com/2019/03/26/blaming-prescription-pain-pills-opioid-epidemic-fake-news/ Angela Kennecke is a popular reporter for a television news station in my hometown […]
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CVS asked us to fill out a “safety” survey
Posted on March 26, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
CVS asked us to fill out a “safety” survey and how well our teams adhered to policies and procedures for safe practices… Then they left a comment space at the end, which I dutifully filled in. This is a CVS pharmacist’s response to the corporation’s how Rx dept staff are: how well our teams adhered […]
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Bayer, J&J settle thousands of US Xarelto lawsuits for $775 million
Posted on March 26, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Bayer, J&J settle thousands of US Xarelto lawsuits for $775 million https://www.mdlinx.com/pharmacy/top-medical-news/article/2019/03/26/7561883/ Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson have agreed to settle more than 25,000 US lawsuits alleging that their blockbuster blood thinner Xarelto (rivaroxaban) caused unstoppable and in some cases fatal bleeding for a total of $775 million, court documents on Monday showed. The […]
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Just how important are the CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURES to the feds ?
Posted on March 26, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
For those who are skeptical about how important the $$$ collected by the FEDS using CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE ACT… here is a list from SEVEN DIFFERENT FEDERAL AGENCIES and the lists of property that was seized/confiscated by the FEDS https://www.forfeiture.gov/ https://www.forfeiture.gov/pdf/ATF/OfficialNotification.pdf https://www.forfeiture.gov/pdf/DEA/OfficialNotification.pdf https://www.forfeiture.gov/pdf/FBI/OfficialNotification.pdf https://www.forfeiture.gov/pdf/USAO/OfficialNotification.pdf https://www.forfeiture.gov/pdf/CBP/OfficialNotification.pdf https://www.forfeiture.gov/pdf/USPS/OfficialNotification.pdf https://www.forfeiture.gov/pdf/USSS/OfficialNotification.pdf Does it remind you of the WILD […]
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