PHARMACIST STEVE

“The moral test of a government is how it treats those who are at the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the aged; and those who are in the shadow of life, the sick and the needy, and the handicapped.” – VP/Pharmacist Hubert Humphrey

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Patients and patient advocates, it’s time to tell your story! https://www.daily-remedy.com/survey/patients-and-patient-advocates-its-time-to-tell-your-story/ https://www.daily-remedy.com/survey/patients-and-patient-advocates-its-time-to-tell-your-story/

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Proposed DEA restrictions on telehealth will accelerate America’s opioid crisis https://rollcall.com/2023/04/04/proposed-dea-restrictions-on-telehealth-will-accelerate-americas-opioid-crisis/ Former Democratic congressman calls for ‘Cabinet-level leadership’ on opioids On Friday, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) proposed new rules to permit the ongoing use of telemedicine to treat patients with opioid use disorder that fail to accomplish their stated objective and will effectively end […]

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Here is the SMOKING GUN to prove civil rights violations – could support a class action lawsuit – but the community needs to stand up Above is a post that I made just a couple of days ago and below is a quote I saw on the web, don’t know what city this is happening […]

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The link below is to the nearly 600 page agreement between the three major drug wholesalers and 50 state AG’s, Native American Reservations and others. There is supposedly a similar settlement for 13+ billion with Walgreen, CVS, Walmart. SURPRISE !! the settlement money is suppose to be used in a “don’t do drugs” patterned after […]

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I wonder how many prescribers will not be able to get these 8 hrs of certification finished by the end of June ?  I am not aware of this has to be accomplished in person or can be done on line via recorded sessions or some other approved methodology ?  Wouldn’t it be just like […]

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A number of years ago – during the HIV epidemic – KY required pharmacists to have ONE HOUR of CONTINUED EDUCATION (CE) ON TREATING HIV… Early this year KY Governor signed a EO that people of KY could possess MJ when they had certain medial issues – MJ could not be LEGALLY SOLD IN KY… […]

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$21B opioid settlement is ‘disrupting patient care,’ APhA CEO says https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/21b-opioid-settlement-is-disrupting-patient-care-apha-ceo-says.html A $21 billion settlement between 46 attorneys general and three pharmaceutical distributors — AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson — may be leading to more drug supply issues, The New York Times reported March 13.  The settlement was intended to tweak former allowances and diminish […]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 2023 Contact: CMS Media Relations CMS Media Inquiries HHS Finalizes Rule to Strengthen Medicare, Improve Access to Affordable Prescription Drug Coverage, and Hold Private Insurance Companies Accountable to Delivering Quality Health Care for America’s Seniors and People with Disabilities Thanks to President Biden’s new law to lower prescription drug costs, […]

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Dr. Ruan Requests Support For Another Writ https://www.daily-remedy.com/dr-ruan-requests-support-for-another-writ/ Xiulu Ruan, MD; 66857019 F.C.I. Oakdale 1, Eva 2 P.O. Box 5000, Oakdale, LA 71463   Re: Request for Amicus Brief for Our Upcoming Petition for Writ of Certiorari (Case Number: to be assigned soon)   March 18, 2023   Jane M. Orient, MD, Executive Director Association […]

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