PHARMACIST STEVE

Matching drugs to DNA is ‘new era of medicine’ https://www.bbc.com/news/health-60903839 We have the technology to start a new era in medicine by precisely matching drugs to people’s genetic code, a major report says. Some drugs are completely ineffective or become deadly because of subtle differences in how our bodies function. The British Pharmacological Society and […]

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This video appears to be a video made by a parent of a 16 y/o that had back surgery and the surgery was done in the Duke University healthcare system. I had a heard a couple of years ago that Duke U had implemented a little/no opiate policy. I can’t imagine a surgeon only willing […]

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We opened our independent pharmacy in 1976, back then the PBM industry was a minor part of paying for prescriptions, the vast majority of prescriptions were paid by cash/check/credit card. In the early 80’s as the DRG reimbursement was implemented in the hospital system. Basically, when a person was admitted to a hospital, the hospital […]

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Tennessee governor won’t consider clemency for RaDonda Vaught https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/tennessee-governor-won-t-consider-clemency-for-radonda-vaught.html A petition signed by thousands of nurses nationwide to grant RaDonda Vaught clemency has taken off in the weeks since her conviction for a fatal medication error, but the movement may be in vain.  Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s office confirmed to Kaiser Health News last week […]

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Biden Opioid Plan Puts Pharmacies On Notice https://www.law360.com/articles/1323869/biden-opioid-plan-puts-pharmacies-on-notice By Emily Field Law360 (November 8, 2020, 5:16 PM EST) — President-elect Joe Biden will enter office with a plan to curb the nation’s opioid crisis by increasing federal investigations into distributors of the drug, signaling that smaller companies should be aware that it’s not just big […]

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It would seems that the Federal bureaucracy gets more and more contradictory… a number of years ago our Supreme Court ruled that the 8th Amendment only applies to prisoners The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines, or cruel and unusual punishments. Now our Dept […]

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Some kids in pain need opioids. For doctors, that means walking a tightrope https://www.statnews.com/2019/11/04/kids-pain-opioids-pediatricians-tightrope/ As a physician who works in a pediatric emergency department, I see the downsides of trampolines, monkey bars, coffee tables with sharp corners, and even hot soup — all common sources of children’s injuries. No matter what the trauma, many of […]

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As a pain specialist, I may have caused more harm by under prescribing opioids+ https://www.statnews.com/2022/04/12/underprescribing-opioids-can-also-cause-harm/ A reporter recently asked me about what harm I may have caused as a pain management physician who prescribes opioids. As I reflected on my last 10 years in this field, my response was that the harms I may have […]

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