PHARMACIST STEVE

I recently saw an old man and his grandson getting arrested outside the local CVS while I was filling one of my Rx. From what I overheard the grandfather could not afford his Rx so his grandson paid for it with his credit card. The pharmacist filled their RX of course.then called the police because […]

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Lawsuit by Doctors in Indiana Against DEA agents and the City www.doctorsofcourage.org/lawsuit-by-doctors-in-indiana-against-dea-agents-and-the-city/ Four doctors in Carmel, IN, a suburb of Indianapolis, have sued the city and government officials responsible for the illegal attack on their clinic, Drug Opiate & Recovery Network (DORN), an addiction center prescribing Suboxone, in July, 2014.  The lawsuit asks for compensatory […]

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CVS Pharmacy just announced their pharmacist working hour cuts. “Verification sharing”, a technological workload share computer program, is now leading to sweeping hour cuts and overlap diminishes across our district and our neighboring district, and I’m certain the whole company chain. In my store, hours has been cut 8 full RPh hours, many others are […]

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Trump’s claim of ‘amazing’ success in cutting opioid prescriptions https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/02/trumps-claim-amazing-success-cutting-opioid-prescriptions The president earns Three Pinocchios. “One year ago, we pledged to cut nationwide opioid prescriptions by one-third. Already during my time in office, we have reduced the total amount of opioid prescribed by 34 percent. That’s a pretty amazing number.” — President Trump, speaking at […]

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I-Team: Feds back-pedal on opioid crackdown https://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/local-news/i-team-feds-back-pedal-on-opioid-crackdown/1971009919 LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Millions of Americans suffering with chronic pain are hoping for relief, now that the CDC has clarified its guidelines led to a nationwide crackdown on prescription opioids. The overwhelming majority of opioid related overdoses are caused by illicit drugs, including heroin, not prescription medication, but […]

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My pain med refills were supposed to be picked up yesterday. Got a call from my PM doctor this morning saying I need to fill them at another pharmacy. Dropped them off on Monday, pharmacy manager said I can pick them up the 1st. So, called the Walmart where I’ve been getting ALL my prescriptions […]

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Find your local independent pharmacy – typically won’t screw with pt’s medically necessary meds

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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 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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