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Apparently Express Scripts (PBM) is trying to eliminate independent pharmacies by “hook or crook”

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Johnson & Johnson appeals opioid verdict https://journalrecord.com/2019/12/10/johnson-johnson-appeals-opioid-verdict/ OKLAHOMA CITY – Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Pharmaceuticals, companies ordered to pay $465 million to help Oklahoma recover from an opioid addiction epidemic, will press an appeal with the Oklahoma Supreme Court on claims that a judge made numerous errors in a trial held earlier this year. […]

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Reconciling the New HHS Opioid Tapering Guideline with CDC and State Policies https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/resources/ethics/reconciling-new-hhs-opioid-tapering-guideline-cdc-state-policies How clinicians can best approach opioid prescribing – as well as discontinuation – going forward. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released in October a Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics.1 […]

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Dr. Hooman Noorchashm of the American Patient Defense Union (APDU) recently sent a strong letter to Mr. Doug Lankler, the Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Pfizer Global in NYC. Alarmed by increased reports of severe medical events caused by the off-label epidural administration of Pfizer’s steroid, Depo-Medrol®, the APDU decided to step into […]

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Sally Pipes dispels myths surrounding single-payer health care proposals https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sally-pipes-sanders-warren-want-medicare-for-all-like-canada-but-canadian-health-care-is-awful Health care Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren want you to believe Canada’s health care system is a dream come true. And they want to make the dream even better with their “Medicare-for-all” plans. Don’t believe them. In truth, Canada’s system of […]

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Evernote complies with DEA https://dlike.io/post/@arunava/evernote-complies-with-dea I don’t know if i should categorise this under Tech but anyways let’s mobe on with it. It seems Evernote which is a Note Taking App and very useful if I may add recently gave data on an User of theirs to the DEA. Now it has been notified that […]

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I’m so energized by two meetings in DC this week with key stakeholders focused on policy solutions that promote individualized, multimodal, comprehensive, person-centered, integrative #pain care. Some takeaways – our voices do change policies; earlier access to treatment is key; we must implement HHS best practices pain management task force report recommendations; increasing awareness/education about […]

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This is my own personal experience regarding the Dangers of Epidural Injections.  Epidural Steroid Injections are Dangerous for Neck & Back Pain Relief Here is a post from just YESTERDAY — WORSE CASE — of having a ESI !! Epidural Steroid Injections / R.I.P. Dearest Jimmy / FDA-AADPAC There is a lot of $$ change hands […]

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Some 60,000 spinal cord stimulators are surgically implanted every year. They send a mild electrical current to the spinal cord to relieve chronic pain. An NBC News investigation in partnership with the Associated Press found tens of thousands of injury reports had been filed with the FDA.

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