ED Dept: Helping pts with OUD to get therapy… believing they can put a dent in the opiate crisis – FAIRY TALE ?

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Emergency Department Program Aims At Reducing Opioid Use Disorder https://www.news-line.com/PH_news28523_enews Alabama hospital emergency departments have become all too familiar with patients suffering from opioid overdose. The state leads the nation in opioid prescriptions, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Jefferson County alone saw 98 deaths from heroin and 104 from fentanyl […]

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The insurance companies said we can funnel our profits through PBMs

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Pharmacists, state chamber at odds over prescription benefits https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/pharmacists-state-chamber-at-odds-over-prescription-benefits/article_2f79d3b4-23c0-50de-b20b-f0bd11b889fb.html Independent pharmacists and the integrated behemoths that account for as much as 85 percent of the prescription drug business are fighting it out be proxy this week in the Oklahoma Legislature. The pharmacists are hoping at least one of two similar bills — Senate Bill 841 […]

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Local veteran says nationwide push against opioids is hurting some of those who served

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Local veteran says nationwide push against opioids is hurting some of those who served https://kfor.com/2019/04/04/local-veteran-says-nationwide-push-against-opioids-is-hurting-some-of-those-who-served/ OKLAHOMA CITY – For 20 years, Don White bravely served our country and put himself in harm’s way. “There’s two Purple Hearts,” White said, showing his accolades. “I could have had three but I didn’t want to argue about it. […]

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