Maybe the CDC opiate dosing guidelines revision will get “tabled”

Trump team weighs a CDC scrubbing to deflect mounting criticism https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/23/trump-cdc-overhaul-coronavirus-335039 With Trump under fire for his handling of the outbreak, his advisers are eyeing the federal bureaucracy for other culprits ahead of the election. White House officials are putting a target on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, positioning the agency as a […]

Oxygen levels under face mask

During the 80’s and 90’s our independent pharmacy was the largest respiratory supplier in two counties.  We had a couple of hundred pts on home oxygen.. when a pt was on supplemental oxygen typically it was via nasal cannula at 2 LPM..   In those rare incidents where pts needed to put on a oxygen mask… […]

The RAPP Report – my interview 06/24/2020

https://therappreportpodcast.podbean.com/e/e10-interview-with-pharmacist-steve/ The chronic pain community has a new venue where a number of chronic pain advocates and chronic pain pts themselves are having a place to talk about how chronic pain is impacting pts and how changes are coming down the pike – both good and bad. Last night I had the privilege to be […]