Karen Smith describes her personal experience with Chronic Pain
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The Stigma and Social Consequences of Chronic Pain: A Patient’s Story
Posted on April 25, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
CDC: Opioid prescribing guidelines ‘misimplemented’
Posted on April 25, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
CDC: Opioid prescribing guidelines ‘misimplemented’ https://www.healio.com/family-medicine/pain-management/news/online/%7B6ecb6d35-6dcc-4413-868d-f15eb605cffc%7D/cdc-opioid-prescribing-guidelines-misimplemented The CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain are not consistently followed, putting patient health and safety at risk, according to a perspective recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine. “In situations for which the evidence is limited, it is particularly important not to extend the […]
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our health care system will never make any attempt to cure STUPID
Posted on April 24, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
https://www.facebook.com/jeff.dick.31 Jeff Dick Since spine surgery I have chronic pain but I refuse to take opioids. I don’t even take Tylenol. That means I have difficulty understanding how people can get hooked. It’s a good thing I will never be in a position to make the rules. I would prohibit a second refill of any […]
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Massachusetts’ contentious tactic to fight its opioid crisis: jailing addicts
Posted on April 23, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Massachusetts’ contentious tactic to fight its opioid crisis: jailing addicts https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/23/massachusetts-contentious-tactic-to-fight-its-opioid-crisis-jailing-addicts State is placing persons who are involuntarily committed to treatment – the section 35 process – in jail or prison even though no charges have been levied against them Josh Wood in Ludlow, Massachusetts Sheriff Nick Cocchi, left, on his way to visit men […]
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Alvogen Inc. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Fentanyl Transdermal System Due to Product Mislabeling
Posted on April 23, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Alvogen Inc. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Fentanyl Transdermal System Due to Product Mislabeling https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm636384.htm Alvogen, Inc. is voluntarily recalling two lots of Fentanyl Transdermal System 12 mcg/h transdermal patches to the consumer level. A small number of cartons labeled 12 mcg/h Fentanyl Transdermal System patches contained 50 mcg/h patches. The 50 mcg/h patches that […]
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New way to fight the war on drugs: arrest/charge company executives with DRUG TRAFFICKING
Posted on April 23, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
https://abcnews.go.com/US/drug-executive-laurence-doud-iii-arrested-opioids/story?id=62575543 Federal prosecutors charged drug distributor Rochester Drug Cooperative and its former CEO with drug trafficking charges Tuesday — the first criminal charges for a pharmaceutical company and executives in the nation’s ongoing opioid crisis. The charges signify a groundbreaking move by the government to try to combat the opioid epidemic, which kills 130 Americans […]
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freedom of speech – another Constitutional Amendment TRASHED ?
Posted on April 23, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
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39 State AG’s: it is incomprehensible that officials would consider moving away from key components of the CDC guideline
Posted on April 21, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
lynnwebstermd.com When Will Forced Tapering of Opioids End? Lynn Webster, M.D. 6-8 minutes When Will Forced Tapering of Opioids End? 20th April, 2019 By Lynn Webster, M.D. This article, in a slightly edited form, first appeared on Pain News Network on April 17, 2019. “Larry” recently wrote to me asking for advice. He describes himself […]
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Pain Patients Get Relief from War on Opioids
Posted on April 20, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Pain Patients Get Relief from War on Opioids https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/pain-patients-get-relief-from-war-on-opioids/ U.S. agencies warn doctors not to abruptly cut off the medications for long-time users Ever since U.S. health authorities began cracking down on opioid prescriptions about five years ago, one vulnerable group has suffered serious collateral damage: the approximately 18 million Americans who have been taking […]
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Washington state lawmaker riles nurses by saying that some spend ‘considerable’ time playing cards
Posted on April 20, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Washington state lawmaker riles nurses by saying that some spend ‘considerable’ time playing cards https://www.foxnews.com/politics/washington-state-lawmaker-riles-nurses-by-saying-that-some-spend-considerable-time-playing-cards A Washington state lawmaker has provoked the ire of nursing professionals after saying that some nurses “play cards” for a “considerable” portion of their shifts. State Sen. Maureen Walsh, R-Walla Walla, was debating a bill on Tuesday that would require […]
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