How can every pharmacy in the Hollywood/Hallendale area not have Percocet 10/325 ?

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

Hi  I’m from Arkansas. I came to visit my daughter & grandchildren October 28th not realizing I had a broken hip (right) I had fallen the day before I left for Florida & went to the ER X- Rays showed no break so i came to Florida. On November 14th I bent over & felt […]

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Could adequate pain management be the best way to prevent many suicides ?

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

VA study uncovers critical link between pain intensity and suicide attempts https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/67708/va-study-uncovers-link-pain-intensity-suicide-attempts/ Many factors are associated with suicide risk. These factors range from PTSD, depression and anxiety disorder to financial and interpersonal concerns to access to opioids and other lethal means, like firearms. Even when we take these risk factors into consideration, moderate to severe […]

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Could the Amazon Pharmacy prevent pts who have a valid medical necessity for controlled substances from getting their meds ? – UPDATED

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

For numerous years the DEA has “forced/persuaded” the pharmacy wholesalers to RATION controlled substances that a community pharmacy can purchase.  That rationing is based on a PERCENT of all the Rx meds that a particular pharmacy purchases… I have seen rates of 15%-20% being thrown out as the limit of controls that a pharmacy can […]

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