Hy-Vee pharmacies implement new opioid prescription policy – 7 days limit on acute pain

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Hy-Vee pharmacies implement new opioid prescription policy https://www.channel3000.com/news/hy-vee-pharmacies-to-limit-quantities-of-opioids/1135442312 WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – Hy-Vee pharmacies will limit opioid prescriptions for treatment of acute pain to seven days starting Thursday, according to a news release. Hy-Vee Grocery Stores said ​​​​​​the new seven-day limit “does not apply to chronic pain; pain being treated as a part of […]

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Fentanyl is the deadliest drug in the US, but in some places, meth kills more – just another crisis ?

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Fentanyl is the deadliest drug in the US, but in some places, meth kills more https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/25/health/fentanyl-deadliest-drug/index.html Fentanyl remains the deadliest drug in the United States. But in some areas of the country, methamphetamine kills more people. A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics found that […]

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97% of Congress voted for this law designed to DENY CHRONIC PAIN PTS APPROPRIATE THERAPY

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

10/03/2018 Senate Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 6. by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 – 1. Record Vote Number: 221. 09/17/2018 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 99 – 1. Record Vote Number: 210. 06/22/2018-12:03pm House On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 396 – 14 […]

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