Pt self advocating… with a little knowledge, facts and little Chutzpah pt gets their medically necessary meds

Hello Steve, My name is xxxxxxxx  and I am on disability for several reasons. Bulging/burst discs in my back, both knees need to be replaced and I have severe depression and anxiety. I live in Florida and I am having an issue with a pharmacist at the Winn Dixie pharmacy. I recently changed pain management […]

Billions in Opiate lawsuit settlement: It’s not going to magically end this crisis

Schools, Sheriffs, and Syringes: State Plans Vary for Spending $26B in Opioid Settlement Funds https://khn.org/news/article/state-plans-opioid-settlement-funds/ A local group that advocates for people affected by the opioid epidemic has expressed similar concerns and is now suing the foundation for a lack of transparency, even though few decisions about funding priorities have been made yet. The strife […]

Did Doctors Overtreating With Opioids Cause the Overdose Crisis? A Soho Forum Debate

  The above graphic is from PROP’s website and list those involved with this organization. I finally had the opportunity to watch this debate/video and it was between Dr. Fugh-Berman,MD a member of  PROP  Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing and a professor at Georgetown U Medical Center and Jeffrey Singer.MD a  practicing surgeon and part […]

Could NSAIDs Like Ibuprofen, Aleve Make Arthritic Knees Worse?

Could NSAIDs Like Ibuprofen, Aleve Make Arthritic Knees Worse? https://www.drugs.com/news/could-nsaids-like-ibuprofen-aleve-make-arthritic-knees-worse-109147.html TUESDAY, Nov. 22, 2022 — Over-the-counter pain relievers like aspirin, Aleve or ibuprofen don’t do a thing to slow the progression of knee arthritis, and might even make things worse, a new study suggests. Knee arthritis patients who regularly took nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) wound […]