Did the crackdown on opioid prescriptions go too far? Here’s why doctors are reconsidering

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Did the crackdown on opioid prescriptions go too far? Here’s why doctors are reconsidering https://amp.indystar.com/amp/1287864001   Johnna Magers suffers from chronic pain and worries about pain medication guidelines that keep opioids from those who really need it. Kelly Wilkinson, kelly.wilkinson@indystar.com About two years ago, Johnna Magers’ health insurer abruptly announced it would stop paying for […]

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Why these employees are the most opioid-prescribed feds

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Why these employees are the most opioid-prescribed feds https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/watchdogs/2019/06/10/why-postal-employees-are-the-most-opioid-prescribed-feds Nationwide efforts to address the opioid epidemic have resulted in a reduction in the number of opioids prescribed to patients and the length of time a physician can prescribe such medication to a patient without extenuating circumstances. But a June 6 report by the U.S. Postal […]

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response by medical professionals and patient advocates to the May 2019 final draft report recommendations of the HHS Inter-Agency Task Force on Pain Management

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/sites/default/files/Lawhern.ResponseHHSPainManagementTaskForce_June2019.pdf   Abstract:   This paper offers a response by medical professionals and patient advocates to the May 2019 final draft report recommendations of the HHS Inter-Agency Task Force on Pain Management. The authors propose that urgent changes in public policy on pain management are needed to repair the widespread damage done to pain patients, […]

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