Pet Owners Find New Challenges Filling Prescriptions Over New Opioid Laws

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

www.minnesota.cbslocal.com/2019/07/23/pet-owners-find-new-challenges-filling-prescriptions-over-new-opioid-laws/ MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Curbing Minnesota’s opioid crisis means owners of sick pets will make more trips to their pharmacies. The state’s new opioid law went into effect at the beginning of the month, and parts of it have forced veterinarians to clear up confusion. For eight years, Boo Boo has been by Bobby Wilbur’s […]

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Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand proposes prescription drug crackdown, prosecution of pharma executives.

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

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MASS: Male Addicts are jailed for 90 days without charges

Posted on July 24, 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 Tue 23 Apr 2019 02.00 EDT Last modified on Tue 23 Apr 2019 02.43 EDT Sheriff Nick […]

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Sickle cell “flare” can be VERY PAINFUL

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/sicklecell/data.html The exact number of people living with SCD in the U.S. is unknown. Working with partners, the CDC supports projects to learn about the number of people living with SCD to better understand how the disease impacts their health. It is estimated that: SCD affects approximately 100,000 Americans. SCD occurs among about 1 out […]

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