Find your local independent pharmacy – typically won’t screw with pt’s medically necessary meds
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pt with Stage 4 cancer.. going to same Rite Aid for decades – being screwed with by Pharmacist ?
Posted on May 1, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
2025: opiate OD’s will increase by 50% -100% – predicting their own failure or justifying future budget increases ?
Posted on May 1, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Another front in war on opioids: Criminal charges for Big Pharma execs, MDs https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/another-front-in-war-on-opioids-66941/ An estimated 400,000 Americans have died due to opioid drug overdoses between 1999 and 2017 — and the fatalities only are increasing. By 2025, according to expert forecasts, there will be 700,000 more opioid deaths. Prosecutors now are saying that at least […]
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Another Fed Senator/attorney… fighting the war on drugs… chronic pain pts need not read !
Posted on May 1, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Another Lawmaker Overlooks Pain Management in Bill to Fight Opioid Crisis www.rewire.news/article/2019/03/28/another-lawmaker-overlooks-pain-management-in-bill-to-fight-opioid-crisis/ Hardly a day goes by when the discussion of opioids and their misuse is not on the front page of local or national newspapers. However, the flipside of the issue, pain management, is barely, if ever, centered in the conversation. This came up […]
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KIDS: are they not listening… or have no interest in learning.. undiagnosed mental health crisis ?
Posted on May 1, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Bedford Police Department. The Bedford Police Department works day in and day out to keep our Bedford community safe. To address the drug epidemic that neighborhoods across Indiana continue to face, officers are working with our local schools to teach all students to have drug-free futures. I’m honored to fight for our law enforcement officers and […]
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Editorial: Why is the Florida Senate helping drug companies in opioid lawsuit?
Posted on May 1, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Editorial: Why is the Florida Senate helping drug companies in opioid lawsuit? Attorney General Ashley Moody wants access to the state’s prescription database to build her case. The Senate’s concerns about patient privacy are unfounded. www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-why-is-the-florida-senate-helping-drug-companies-in-opioid-lawsuit-20190501/ Don’t be fooled: The “privacy” concern that state senators are using to hinder Florida’s lawsuit over the opioid epidemic […]
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Amid Opioid Crisis, Walgreens Adds Mental Health Training For Pharmacists
Posted on May 1, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Amid Opioid Crisis, Walgreens Adds Mental Health Training For Pharmacists https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2019/05/01/amid-opioid-crisis-walgreens-adds-mental-health-training-for-pharmacists/#2f041e427b68 Walgreens plans to increase mental health and substance abuse training for hundreds of pharmacists and staff at its drugstores amid the U.S. opioid epidemic. Walgreens has partnered with the National Council for Behavioral Health and the American Pharmacists Association to make training available to […]
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