Three Veterans in Five Days Die by Suicide at VA Facilities – RIP

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Three Veterans in Five Days Die by Suicide at VA Facilities https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/04/13/three-veterans-five-days-die-suicide-va-facilities.html WASHINGTON — Three suicides occurred during a five-day period on Department of Veterans Affairs properties, prompting reaction this week from Capitol Hill. Two veterans died by suicide in Georgia, one April 5 at a parking garage at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center […]

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It’s time to reform accessibility to prescription drugs

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

It’s time to reform accessibility to prescription drugs https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/healthcare/350091-its-time-to-reform-accessibility-to-prescription-drugs Too many Americans can’t readily access or afford their prescription drugs. Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) play a central role in creating this dynamic. PBMs are hired to administer prescription drug benefits, but these middlemen face little accountability. Increasingly, PBMs extract considerable profit from drug manufacturer rebates, […]

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Opioids II: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

this was just posted on www.youtube.com on 04/14/2019 – so in less than 48 hrs – this has a 50:1 ratio of THUMBS UP to THUMBS DOWN and has nearly 7000 comments  Does that suggests that the actual feelings of the general public about pain management or that John Oliver has a rather young audience […]

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