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I am having an issue getting a narcotic prescription filled by all my local pharmacies.  I am aware that my physician faced an issue w (i believe) medicaid fraud, but as far as i can tell, the issue was in reference to his improper billing practices and NOT anything like writing false/unnecessary prescriptions.  Obviously, he […]

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FDA: The Wait for COVID Pills Is Over https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/96356 Oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19 is now on the table following FDA’s emergency use authorization (EUA) for nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid), the agency announced on Wednesday. Paxlovid is authorized for use in adults and pediatric patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who are at high risk of progressing to severe […]

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To me, this is a very interesting read,  you could replace a few words in this article and it would read and apply to those in the chronic pain community.. referring to all the deaths, suffering of substance abusers and their families. I also find it interesting the political party that those sponsoring this bill […]

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I read where the prime minister of UK … had a break-thru COVID-19 infection and he got the AstraZeneca  vaccine… the one that our FDA did not approve, but one that the Feds ordered 300 million doses and “shared ” them with other countries – one was India or Pakistan when there was a break […]

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https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/meta-facebook-worst-company-2021-survey BMJ Slams ‘Incompetent’ Facebook Fact-Checking of Vaccine Article BMJ Slams ‘Incompetent’ Facebook Fact-Check of Vaccine Article (medscape.com) Editors at The BMJ have released an urgent request to Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and parent company Meta regarding a recent “fact-check” on the medical trade journal’s article about questionable Pfizer vaccine trial practices.   According to an open letter written by […]

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Swedish company showcases microchip that can download COVID-19 passport status https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/swedish-company-showcases-microchip-download-covid-19-passport-status A microchip technology introduced in recent years by the Stockholm-based startup Epicenter is being presented as a means to store one’s COVID-19 vaccine passport under the skin, according to a video from the South China Post that went viral Friday. The firm has showcased […]

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FDA denies approval of life-saving medicine for Tooele County girl https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/fda-denies-approval-of-life-saving-medicine-for-tooele-county-girl A Tooele County family is hoping for answers from the FDA, after they said the FDA denied approving a life-saving medication that is allowing their little girl to survive a rare childhood disease. Music filled Shellie’s Dance studio in Grantsville Thursday evening, along with […]

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When I taught ethics at a university, I brought this topic up with my class, and was horrified to discover that virtually every student who worked in a pharmacy believed that they had an unlimited right to deny pain medications to anyone who “could be an addict.” When I asked how they knew, one answer […]

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