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CVS: 1.2 Billion IN FINES for 452 violations since 2000 – how many violations didn’t get CAUGHT ?
Posted on January 28, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve
Philly to start tracking doctors to target opioid over prescribers
Posted on January 26, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve
This appears to be a DISASTER IN THE MAKING… we have bureaucrats ( Philadelphia health officials ) that are going to make determination as to what is “OVER-PRESCRIBING OF OPIATES ” based on some pretty much RAW DATA. What if those prescribers that they are already targeting – very small number of physicians in the […]
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Georgia HB 867: requires PBMs to calculate patient cost sharing for prescription drugs based on true costs to plans
Posted on January 25, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve
Georgia Pharmacy Association t1cp2mg0nm349hs96mag52c · House Chairman and physician Mark Newton introduced HB 867, which requires PBMs to calculate patient cost sharing for prescription drugs based on true costs to plans, by taking into account rebates PBMs receive from pharmaceutical manufacturers. PBMs are in opposition to this legislation and trying to point the finger at […]
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Political Science: DeSantis SLAMS Biden’s FDA for Abruptly Closing Florida’s ‘Lifesaving’ Treatment Sites ?
Posted on January 25, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve
Political Science: DeSantis SLAMS Biden’s FDA for Abruptly Closing Florida’s ‘Lifesaving’ Treatment Sites ? https://www.toddstarnes.com/politics/desantis-fda-biden-monoclonal-antibody-treatment-sites/ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is demanding the Biden administration reverse its “sudden and reckless” decision to pull Emergency Use Authorizations for monoclonal antibody treatments. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cut off Florida’s monoclonal antibody treatment sites Monday, citing […]
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Hospital Removes Man from Transplant List Over Vaxx Status
Posted on January 25, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve
Hospital Removes Man from Transplant List Over Vaxx Status https://www.toddstarnes.com/national-news/hospital-removes-man-from-transplant-list-over-vaxx-status/ A Boston hospital has removed a patient from the front of the transplant list because he refused to get the COVID vaccine. DJ Ferguson, 31, is in desperate need of a heart transplant at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a Harvard Medical School teaching facility, but […]
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PBM collateral damage:rural residents cant get their medicines or covid 19 help with pharmacies shuttering
Posted on January 25, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve
PBM collateral damage:rural residents cant get their medicines or covid 19 help with pharmacies shuttering https://www.npr.org/2022/01/22/1075049595/rural-residents-cant-get-their-medicines-or-covid-19-help-with-pharmacies-shutte Americans have been going to their local pharmacy for more than just prescriptions during the pandemic. They’ve been going there for masks, COVID-19 tests and vaccines. But even with that increased business, retail pharmacies, big and small, are closing […]
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New Study Finds Kratom Effective for Pain, Addiction
Posted on January 25, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve
New Study Finds Kratom Effective for Pain, Addiction https://www.paintreatmentdirectory.com/posts/new-study-finds-kratom-effective-for-pain-addiction The controversy over kratom safety Kratom is a Southeast Asian herb that is being used by millions of Americans to treat chronic pain, anxiety, depression and opioid withdrawal. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the FDA have been trying to ban kratom for several years. […]
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when are health practitioners going to have their feet held to the fire ?
Posted on January 24, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve
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Another New Covid Variant? Omicron Sub-Lineage BA.2 Under Investigation
Posted on January 23, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve
Another New Covid Variant? Omicron Sub-Lineage BA.2 Under Investigation https://www.sentinelassam.com/health/another-new-covid-variant-omicron-sub-lineage-ba2-under-investigation-574335 New Delhi: If you thought that the world is finally about to get rid of Covid, then you were mistaken. In fact, it seems like it is far from getting over. New strains of covid, most notably the Delta variant and the Omicron variant, has […]
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The nonsense of dosing opiates to treat chronic pain
Posted on January 23, 2022 by Pharmaciststeve
Morning Mr. Steve, I hope you’re and Barb are fairing well with the cold. It’s freezing here After explaining to my “Pain Management“ doctor yesterday that all I’ve tried all his recommendations in terms of injections and oral medications without success in lowering my pain. I went on to further explain it’s impossible to find […]
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