New York state plans major lawsuit against drug makers Sep. 11, 2019 – 6:37 – Governor Andrew Cuomo accuses drug makers of causing ‘immeasurable’ damage; reaction on ‘The Five.’
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New York state plans major lawsuit against drug makers – Governor Andrew Cuomo accuses drug makers of causing ‘immeasurable’ damage; reaction on ‘The Five.’
Posted on September 11, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Neighborhood pharmacies, under siege
Posted on September 11, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Neighborhood pharmacies, under siege https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-neighborhood-pharmacies-under-siege-20190909-gca6eanb2fb63psmxf2f6u22qa-story.html I proudly represent hundreds of neighborhood-based pharmacists who stand at the front line of health care for families in their communities. Patients depend on their pharmacists for advice on medications, to ask general questions about their health and of course to get the medicine they need, when they need it. […]
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Chronic Pain Suicide: as seen on the web 09/11/2019
Posted on September 11, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
My close friends brother-in-law committed suicide last Sunday, he wasn’t found until tuesday. He suffered chronic pain, would run out of his meds early and use alcohol in between time. He isolated himself. This last refill, he took them all and left a 3 page letter. His name is Mark Apple. He leaves behind 2 […]
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“Narcan is as useful for me as a screen door on a submarine”
Posted on September 11, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
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DEA proposes lowering opioid production quotas by 30% , expanding marijuana research
Posted on September 11, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
DEA proposes lowering opioid production quotas, expanding marijuana research https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/sep/11/dea-proposes-lowering-opioid-production-quotas-exp/ The Drug Enforcement Administration on Thursday proposed reducing the manufacturing quotas for the five most frequently abused opioids by an average of 30 percent in 2020. Simultaneously, the DEA announced it would triple the amount of marijuana grown for research. The moves signal the Trump […]
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Human Rights Watch Accuses Tennessee Of Over-Regulating Pain Management
Posted on September 10, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Human Rights Watch Accuses Tennessee Of Over-Regulating Pain Management https://www.nashvillepublicradio.org/post/human-rights-watch-accuses-tennessee-over-regulating-pain-management#stream/0 A report from Human Rights Watch accuses Tennessee of regulating opioids to the point of depriving patients in pain. Along with Washington State, the analysis focuses on Tennessee because of its new prescribing regulations, which are considered some of the strictest in the nation. In […]
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Calling all CPP group leaders and CPP advocates
Posted on September 10, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Calling all CPP group leaders and CPP advocates: We are developing a questionnaire to send out to House, Senate, and Presidential Candidates to find out their positions on areas of our concern. By doing so, we also tell them those areas of concern, and hopefully get them to be vocal about them on the campaign […]
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The Washington Post is interested in speaking with pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
Posted on September 10, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
The Washington Post is interested in speaking with pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who worked at chain drug stores during the opioid crisis between 2006 and 2014. If you want to talk to one of the reporters, reach out to Meryl Kornfield. Her cell is 305-798-6033 and her email is meryl.kornfield@washpost.com.
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Medical Board Corruption is violating Your Constitutional Rights!
Posted on September 10, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Medical Board Corruption is violating Your Constitutional Rights! https://www.change.org/p/dr-arnold-feldman-medical-board-corruption-is-violating-your-constitutional-rights?recruiter=461102418&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook_messenger_mobile&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=16638790-b554-11e5-b0b3-9db5ca0edfe4&share_bandit_exp=initial-17753323-en-US&share_bandit_var=v1&use_react=false Arnold Feldman MD started this petition to Don’t Punish Pain Dr Arnold Feldman and 2 others Feldman v Federation Patient Petition For Patients and their […]
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You may have noticed that I have not been around as much
Posted on September 8, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
We have been at our Panama City Beach condo since Aug 2nd… Hurricane Michael took the metal roof off of our complex … some say that it was Michael’s Cat-5 status others have stated that it was a tornado that did the damage. We have a top floor unit and our ceiling is a concrete […]
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