PHARMACIST STEVE

House Passes Bill that Would Repeal Health Insurer Antitrust Exemption https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1418, the “Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act,” by a voice vote on September 21. The legislation, which was introduced back in early 2019 by Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon), would reduce the scope of the McCarran Ferguson Act’s […]

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FDA Orders Stronger Warnings on Benzodiazepines https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/937997 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants updated boxed warnings on benzodiazepines to reflect the “serious” risks of abuse, misuse, addiction, physical dependence, and withdrawal reactions associated with these medications. “The current prescribing information for benzodiazepines does not provide adequate warnings about these serious risks and harms […]

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This is typical of how ASS-BACKWARDS our bureaucratic system is…  the doctor signed a settlement agreement with the state medical board that included a reprimand, a $1,000 fine, and “at least 12 hours of education in prescribing opioids for pain management and in pain management record-keeping.  The pt is still out in the cold concerning […]

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https://www.harmreductionohio.org/may-2020-deadliest-month-ever-for-overdose-death/ Month of May deadliest month EVER in Ohio

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https://youtu.be/Trb9mPcpVy4 I’d like to introduce my sister Christine. She has suffered horribly with a undiagnosed rare disease. She was featured on 60 minutes 7 years ago. Her disease has progressed to her being quadriplegic and blind. She suffers horrible spasticity!! Her muscles are torturing her. She lives in Washington State and is doing death with […]

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