CVS employees are slamming the company saying it repeatedly ignored reports of COVID-19 exposure and forced staff to break quarantine in order to work

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

CVS employees are slamming the company saying it repeatedly ignored reports of COVID-19 exposure and forced staff to break quarantine in order to work

https://www.businessinsider.com/employees-say-cvs-ignored-covid-cases-forced-employees-to-work-2020-8

  • CVS just raised its profit forecast this month, but some employees say that the chain’s outward optimism hides major health violations.
  • Business Insider spoke with three CVS employees in Tennessee, Missouri, and Arkansas who said that the pharmacy chain ignored reports of potential COVID-19 exposure at stores and required sick or quarantined employees to come to work.
  • A CVS spokesperson told Business Insider that the incidents in question are “not in keeping with our policies.”
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CVS raised its full-year profits forecast in August after announcing it was in talks with the US government to administer COVID-19 vaccines. But some employees tell Business Insider that the pharmacy chain has also put worker and customer safety at risk during the coronavirus pandemic. 

Business Insider spoke with three CVS employees in multiple states who said that the company actively instructed staff to come to work after potential exposure to the coronavirus, actions that go against company policies and CDC guidelines. All of the CVS employees were granted anonymity after Business Insider verified their employment status, due to fear of retaliation. 

While debate continues over testing asymptomatic people for COVID-19, experts agree anyone who tested positive for the disease can infect others. Still, a Tennessee CVS technician told Business Insider that at the end of July, employees in her district were told to report for work even if they tested positive for COVID-19, as long as they were asymptomatic.

“Corporate’s reasoning was that since we are wearing masks, no customers would be exposed,” the Tennessee technician said. 

Another CVS pharmacy technician in Missouri said that after her significant other tested positive for COVID-19 in July, she was told to violate a government-mandated quarantine to keep working. 

“I was instructed by our local health department to start my 14-day quarantine. However, my district manager and the corporate COVID hotline told me I still had to work,” the Missouri technician said, adding that she was told she did not qualify for paid leave without first showing COVID-19 symptoms. 

“The hotline [operator] specifically told me to ignore the health department, and that if I didn’t have symptoms I don’t have to listen to the isolation order,” the technician said.

CVS spokesperson Michael DeAngelis told Business Insider that the incidents described in this article are “not in keeping with our policies and practices concerning employees who test positive or are presumptive positive for COVID-19, or who are exposed to someone who has COVID-19.”

“We have numerous policies and protocols in place to help ensure our stores are safe for both employees and customers,” DeAngelis added.

According to CVS Health’s website, the company’s policy is to pay for up to 14 days of paid leave to employees who test positive for COVID-19 or are required to quarantine for exposure. CVS’ COVID-19 hotline encourages employees to self-report a coronavirus diagnosis or request time off if ordered to quarantine.

This policy is in keeping with the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which requires most employers to pay workers two weeks of paid leave if ordered to quarantine by the government or a healthcare provider.

James Biscone, a personal injury and workers’ compensation attorney at Johnson & Biscone, told Business Insider that because coronavirus response information has changed often since the pandemic began, the precise legal responsibilities of employers are often murky and vary state by state.

While taking unpaid leave to comply with the state-mandated quarantine order, the Missouri technician’s COVID-19 test results ultimately came back negative. However, two of her partner’s coworkers tested positive for the coronavirus and were asymptomatic.  

Another CVS employee, a customer service associate based in Arkansas, told Business Insider the company had repeatedly ignored possible exposure incidents in-store, even after staff made numerous calls to the COVID-19 hotline.

A woman who told staff she’d tested positive for COVID-19 picked up her medications in May through the drive-thru, then later entered the store to talk with several staff members about her medications. When staff reported the incident to HR and their district lead, they were simply told to clean what she had touched.

Similar incidents continued to occur at the Arkansas customer service associate’s CVS location, but each time they were reported, staff either did not receive a follow-up or were told nothing could be done. 

And after a coworker had tested positive for the virus and was placed on leave, the Arkansas associate said that the company did nothing — no follow-up, cleaning, or contact tracing – to ensure other workers were not infected.

“When we are informed that an employee has tested positive or is presumptive positive for COVID-19, we implement our infectious disease protocols that follow CDC guidelines. This includes: placing the employee on a 14-day paid leave so that they can self-isolate, whether or not they are symptomatic; appropriate cleaning of the worksite; and performing contact tracing,” DeAngelis told Business Insider.

Biscone believes employers should ultimately err on the side of caution when it comes to worker and public safety.

“I can think of few things more reckless than requiring an employee who shows symptoms of COVID-19 or who has tested positive to come into a work environment where they will be exposed to coworkers and patrons,” he said. “If employers continue to do this, the virus is going to be around a very long time.”

If you are a CVS employee and have a story to share, please reach out to the reporter at ijiang@businessinsider.com.

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MUST WATCH! |Corona virus | David E. martin PHD | missing link

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

https://youtu.be/rjK1B_vUVAA

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CDC guidelines say wearing a mask during prolonged exposure to coronavirus won’t prevent possible infection

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

CDC guidelines say wearing a mask during prolonged exposure to coronavirus won’t prevent possible infection

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cdc-guidelines-say-wearing-a-mask-during-prolonged-exposure-to-coronavirus-wont-prevent-possible-infection

Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that those who come in close contact with someone with the coronavirus for more than 15 minutes could spread the virus regardless of whether either party wears a mask.

“Wondering what @cdcgov really thinks about masks? Their guidance on quarantining after exposure to someone with #covid explicitly states whether the infected OR exposed person wore masks doesn’t matter,” former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson tweeted Sunday.

“My mask protects no one. So does yours. Thanks for clearing that up, CDC!” he added, accompanied by screenshots of the CDC’s guidelines.

The CDC states on its Public Health Guidance for Community-Related Exposure page that those who come in close contact with people showing COVID-19 symptoms or someone who has tested positive for the virus can spread the infection whether or not they are wearing masks.

CDC states that “data to inform the definition of close contact are limited.” Factors “to consider” when defining close contact are duration of exposure, proximity to an infected person, and whether or not that person is presenting symptoms. Data for what a prolonged exposure is are iffy; however, longer than 15 minutes can be considered an operational definition, according to the CDC.

“This is irrespective of whether the person with COVID-19 or the contact was wearing a mask or whether the contact was wearing respiratory personal protective equipment (PPE),” the CDC states.

The guidance goes on to say masks “may” help people who are infected with the coronavirus from spreading it, but adds that “there is less information” if masks protect a person coming into contact with someone with the virus.

“While research indicates masks may help those who are infected from spreading the infection, there is less information regarding whether masks offer any protection for a contact exposed to a symptomatic or asymptomatic patient,” the guideline states. “Therefore, the determination of close contact should be made irrespective of whether the person with COVID-19 or the contact was wearing a mask.”

The CDC also notes that the public has not been trained on how to use PPE properly, and so it is not certain if such equipment protects them from exposure.

“Because the general public has not received training on proper selection and use of respiratory PPE, it cannot be certain whether respiratory PPE worn during contact with an individual with COVID-19 infection protected them from exposure. Therefore, as a conservative approach, the determination of close contact should generally be made irrespective of whether the contact was wearing respiratory PPE, which is recommended for health care personnel and other trained users, or a mask recommended for the general public,” the guideline states.

Wearing face masks to stop the spread of the coronavirus has sparked debates across the country this summer. The CDC and leading U.S. doctors, such as Dr. Anthony Fauci, have advocated for the use of masks, saying they are crucial in defeating the virus.

The CDC released a meta-analysis in May 2020 of 14 controlled, extended trials studying the effects of mask usage. The study found no reduction in the rate of laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza, a similar respiratory illness.

In July, Dr. Robert Redfield, director for the CDC, said, “If we could get everyone to wear a mask right now, I think in four, six, eight weeks we could bring this epidemic under control.”

“There should be universal wearing of masks,” Fauci said earlier this month. “There should be the extent possible social distancing, avoiding crowds. Outdoors [is] always better than indoors, and [you should] be in a situation where you continually have the capability of washing your hands and cleaning up with sanitizers.”

Leading Swedish epidemiologist Dr. Anders Tegnell, however, dismissed the idea that masks alone will “solve” the pandemic, citing “astonishingly weak” scientific evidence.

“The findings that have been produced through [the use of] face masks are astonishingly weak,” he told the German outlet Bild this month.

“I’m surprised that we don’t have more or better studies showing what effect masks actually have. Countries such as Spain and Belgium have made their populations wear masks, but their infection numbers have still risen. The belief that masks can solve our problem is, in any case, very dangerous,” he said.

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Lilly Expands Insulin Affordability Solutions

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

Lilly Expands Insulin Affordability Solutions

https://www.drugtopics.com/view/lilly-expands-insulin-affordability-solutions

Lilly is committed to helping people who face high out-of-pocket costs for insulin by offering a broad suite of affordable solutions.

This article was provided and sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company.

Lilly is committed to helping people who face high out-of-pocket costs for insulin by offering a broad suite of affordable solutions, which help fill various gaps in the healthcare system. Lilly introduced the Lilly Insulin Value Program, which reduces the monthly out-of-pocket prescription cost for most Lilly insulins to $35 for people with commercial insurance and those with no insurance.

For people with government insurance who can’t use our savings programs, Lilly has introduced two additional non-branded options to help people living with diabetes afford their insulin. Non-branded versions of Humalog® Mix75/25™ KwikPen® (insulin lispro protamine and insulin lispro injectable suspension 100 units/mL) and Humalog® Junior KwikPen® (insulin lispro injection 100 units/mL) are available for order in pharmacies. They are the same as the branded versions, with different packaging and a 50 percent lower list price of $265.20 for a package of five KwikPens.

Lilly also continues to offer Insulin Lispro Injection 100 units/mL (U-100) launched in May 2019, at a 50 percent lower list price. Because these non-branded options are the same insulin as the branded versions, pharmacists can substitute with the non-branded options if they reduce out-of-pocket expenses.

Any pharmacy that does not stock the non-branded options can place an order for them and expect delivery in 1-2 days. These non-branded insulins are distributed by major US wholesalers and are included in the Lilly Insulin Value Program.

Depending on a person’s insurance coverage, the non-branded insulins may not be the lowest-cost option for everyone. These non-branded insulins are now being distributed by major US wholesalers and are also included in the Lilly Insulin Value Program.

Information about these affordability options is available by calling the Lilly Diabetes Solution Center at 833-808-1234, Monday-Friday. Live representatives can help people determine whether a non-branded insulin, the Lilly Insulin Value Program or another of Lilly’s affordability options will provide the lowest out-of-pocket cost for someone. The solution center provides several ways to receive significant savings on Lilly insulin, including point-of-sale savings, information about obtaining Lilly insulin at free clinics, and more.

Terms, conditions, and limitations apply to the co-pay cards. Not available to those patients with government insurance such as Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Part D, TRICARE®/CHAMPUS, Medigap, DoD, or any State Patient or Pharmaceutical Assistance Program.

INDICATION AND IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR HUMALOG BRAND OF INSULINS AND LILLY’S NON-BRANDED INSULIN LISPRO PRODUCTS

Important Facts About Humalog® (HU-ma-log) and Insulin Lispro Injection

Humalog (100 units/mL and 200 units/mL) and Insulin Lispro Injection (100 units/mL) are indicated to improve glycemic control in adults and children with diabetes mellitus. Humalog Mix75/25, Humalog Mix50/50 (insulin lispro protamine and insulin lispro injectable suspension, 100 units/mL) and Insulin Lispro Protamine and Insulin Lispro Injectable Suspension Mix75/25 (100 units/mL) are indicated to improve glycemic control in patients with diabetes mellitus.

Limitations of Use

The proportions of rapid-acting and intermediate-acting insulins in Humalog Mix75/25, Humalog Mix50/50, and Insulin Lispro Protamine and Insulin Lispro Injectable Suspension Mix75/25 are fixed and do not allow for basal versus prandial dose adjustments.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR HUMALOG BRAND OF INSULINS AND LILLY INSULIN INJECTABLE PRODUCTS

• Contraindications

Humalog, Insulin Lispro Injection, Humalog Mix75/25, Insulin Lispro Protamine and Insulin Lispro Injectable Suspension Mix75/25, and Humalog Mix50/50 are contraindicated during episodes of hypoglycemia and in patients who are hypersensitive to these insulins or any of their excipients.

• Warnings and Precautions

Never share a Humalog, Insulin Lispro Injection, Humalog Mix75/25, Insulin Lispro Protamine and Insulin Lispro Injectable Suspension Mix75/25, or Humalog Mix50/50 prefilled pen, cartridge, reusable pen compatible with Lilly 3 mL cartridges, or syringe between patients, even if the needle is changed. Patients using vials must never share needles or syringes with another person. Sharing poses a risk for transmission of blood-borne pathogens.

Hyperglycemia or Hypoglycemia with Changes in Insulin Regimen: Changes in insulin strength, manufacturer, type, injection site, or method of administration may affect glycemic control and predispose to hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia. Any changes in insulin regimen should be made cautiously under close medical supervision and the frequency of blood glucose monitoring should be increased. Due to reports of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia, advise patients who have repeatedly injected into areas of lipodystrophy or localized cutaneous amyloidosis to change the injection site to unaffected areas and closely monitor blood glucose. For patients with type 2 diabetes, dosage adjustments of concomitant antidiabetic products may be needed.

Hypoglycemia: Severe hypoglycemia may be life threatening and can cause seizures or death. Hypoglycemia is the most common adverse reaction of Humalog, Insulin Lispro Injection, Humalog Mix75/25, Insulin Lispro Protamine and Insulin Lispro Injectable Suspension Mix75/25, and Humalog Mix50/50. Monitor blood glucose and increase monitoring frequency with changes to insulin dosage, use with glucose-lowering medications, meal pattern, physical activity; in patients with renal or hepatic impairment; and in patients with hypoglycemia unawareness.

Hypoglycemia Due to Medication Errors: Instruct patients to always check the insulin label before each injection to avoid medication errors. Humalog U-200 should not be transferred from the Humalog KwikPen to a syringe as overdose and severe hypoglycemia can occur.

Hypersensitivity Reactions: Severe, life-threatening, generalized allergy, including anaphylaxis, can occur with Humalog, Insulin Lispro Injection, Humalog Mix75/25, Insulin Lispro Protamine and Insulin Lispro Injectable Suspension Mix75/25, and Humalog Mix50/50. If hypersensitivity reactions occur, discontinue the use of insulin and treat per standard of care until signs and symptoms resolve.

Hypokalemia: Hypokalemia may be life threatening. Insulins, including Humalog, Insulin Lispro Injection, Humalog Mix75/25, Insulin Lispro Protamine and Insulin Lispro Injectable Suspension Mix75/25, and Humalog Mix50/50, cause a shift in potassium from the extracellular to intracellular space possibly leading to hypokalemia, which, if untreated, may result in respiratory paralysis, ventricular arrhythmia, and death. Monitor potassium levels in patients at risk for hypokalemia (e.g., patients using potassium-lowering medications or medications sensitive to serum potassium concentrations).

Fluid Retention and Heart Failure with Concomitant Use of PPAR-gamma Agonists:

Thiazolidinediones (TZDs), which are PPAR-gamma agonists, can cause dose-related fluid retention, particularly when used in combination with insulin, including Humalog, Insulin Lispro Injection, Humalog Mix75/25, Insulin Lispro Protamine and Insulin Lispro Injectable Suspension Mix75/25, and Humalog Mix50/50. This may lead to or exacerbate heart failure. Observe patients for signs and symptoms of heart failure and consider discontinuation or dose reduction of the PPAR-gamma agonist.

Hyperglycemia and Ketoacidosis Due to Insulin Pump Device Malfunction:

Malfunction of the insulin pump device, infusion set, or insulin degradation can rapidly lead to hyperglycemia and ketoacidosis. Patients using subcutaneous insulin infusion pumps must be trained to administer insulin by injection and have alternate insulin therapy available in case of pump failure.

• Adverse Reactions

Adverse reactions associated with Humalog, Insulin Lispro Injection, Humalog Mix75/25, Insulin Lispro Protamine and Insulin Lispro Injectable Suspension Mix75/25, and Humalog Mix50/50 include hypoglycemia, hypokalemia, allergic reactions, injection-site reactions, lipodystrophy, pruritus, rash, weight gain, and peripheral edema.

• Drug Interactions

Some medications may alter glucose metabolism, insulin requirements, and the risk for hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia. Signs of hypoglycemia may be reduced or absent in patients taking anti-adrenergic drugs. Particularly close monitoring may be required.

Please see provided Humalog Full Prescribing Information, Insulin Lispro Injection Full Prescribing Information, Humalog Mix75/25 Full Prescribing Information, Insulin Lispro Protamine and Insulin Lispro Injectable Suspension Mix75/25 Full Prescribing Information and Humalog Mix50/50 Full Prescribing Information.

Please see Patient Information and Instructions for Use included with the product.

Humalog®, KwikPen®, Humalog® Mix50/50TM, and Humalog® Mix75/25TM are trademarks or registered trademarks owned or licensed by Eli Lilly and Company, its subsidiaries, or affiliates.

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We have to believe the scientists/experts as to what we should do ?

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

I have been “binge watching” the HLN newwork’s shows titled “How it really Happened”.   One in particular “The Strange Case of the Killer Nanny”

concerning the death of a 6 month old little boy under the care of a live-in Nanny.  The defense was made up of  high priced attorneys and various top-notched medical experts.  The extensive details of the medical experts was pretty “into the medical weeds” and to me established a more than reasonable doubt that the nanny was the cause of the baby’s death.

How a jury of 12 lay people could even begin to understand what was presented seems like monumental task and apparently it was over the head of most of the jury since they came back and found her guilty.

The prosecutor had their own set of medical experts and put forth a whole 180 degree different hypothesis of why the baby died.

There is a lot of daily talk about “listening to the experts” as to what should have been done and should be done going forward in dealing with COVID-19.

Here is a recent post on a opiate crisis trial in NY, where the prosecutor’s “expert”  David Aaron Kessler (born May 13, 1951) is an American pediatrician, lawyer, author, and administrator

In this article there is some alarming admissions from Kessler that he did little examination of pt’s medical records and/or very little any studies to come to his conclusions that “opiates are bad”

New York’s opioid case: No improper prescriptions, no misled docs, big damages

Remember the Oklahoma’s J&J opiate trial and who the prosecuting team HIRED as a EXPERT  – Andrew Kolodny !!

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $572 million for its role in Oklahoma’s opioid crisis

You will also notice in the above link that the video testimony from Kolodny has been taken down 🙁

Everyone needs to pay attention that when some is saying that they are “following the expert’s advice” they need to look into the background of THE EXPERT

 

 

 

 

 

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“On Duty” one final time

Posted on August 22, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

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The INVISIBLE MAJORITY ?

Posted on August 22, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

I don’t think it would be a good idea to ask the candidates about the “opioid epidemic” because they will spit out all the myths and untruths that we have been hearing about for years. Too many people in this country have no idea what we are experiencing and even who we are as a separate distinct group of people. I would not expect either of these candidates to talk about this in any meaningful way, Since the theme of the convention has been about “empathy and caring” about others, I just have to be hopeful that in the future, somehow, this issue might be addressed by informed activists, who can find a way to get the facts and our plight to the right people who will listen and be open to change. I have just a small hope for change. In any case, I think bringing this up as a topic right now is a big mistake. No politician is that courageous and most are ignorant of the facts.

I agree completely Having “rally’s” with only a handful of people able to show isn’t going to do anything..It will be seen as a nuisance more than anything else..Until we can get a “big gun” someone with a name or lawsuits won in favor of CPP Im not sure what can be done. I no these politicians are hell bent on being anti pain medicine..Im also sure they all have their Medicine cabinets stocked
with pain meds for when they need them or a family member. Maybe if we could get 300 CPP able to function enough to destroy property and start fires . It sure worked for the “peaceful protests” in Portland,Chicago,New York to name a few.
And the bonus is you dont get arrested!! Yup thats the future of GRAMPS being in the White House,when we all know he should be in the BIG HOUSE

https://www.projectknow.com/drug-addiction/statistics/

https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/research-reports/methamphetamine/what-scope-methamphetamine-misuse-in-united-states

If anyone reads Biden/Harris position paper on the opiate crisis  https://joebiden.com/opioidcrisis/

It is full of empathy & caring … there are some 2-3 million serious opiate abusers they want to help get sober, but then the paper pulls in alcoholics – some 14 million – and serious methamphetamine abusers – another million – and then pulls in untold number of mental health pts. Just think of all the extra tax revenue could be generated if all of these individuals get back in the work force and paying taxes ? The largest group – 100  million chronic pain pts – seems to have a token amount of empathy & caring…  so the title of Biden/Harris position paper “Opioid crisis” is misleading as to the real content of the paper ?

The community can take all the NSAID’s they want to… they are OTC anyway – and nobody really worries or counts the estimated 15,000/yr that die from GI bleeds they cause from use/abuse, but they do incorporate those numbers in their tens of thousands of drug overdose deaths. Plus any non-opiate (alternative therapies) that Medicare/Medicaid/Insurance may pay for…  Maybe you will get 5%-10% improvement in your pain levels.. Your pain moves from 9.0 to 8.5 …after all improvement is improvement.

 

The community seems to have painted themselves into a corner…  can’t get enough “bodies” to a demonstration/protest/rally to make a dent into the political mindset.  Shouldn’t bring up the issue of opiates being used for chronic pain management when 85% of Congress is up for re-election.  Can’t get a small percent of the community to contribute money to a “war chest” for law firms, lobbying firms, PR firms.  They say that you can’t “buy a politician” but it costs a lot of $$$ to get their attention. It is reported that lobbyists spend 9+ million/day trying to influence the 535 members of Congress.  We could try and get our own political candidate, but I seriously doubt that if he/she is not part of the political party that the chronic painer believes in… would not get their vote.

They talk about the “silent majority” and their ability to determine an election.. if they  come out to vote.. maybe the community should be considered as the “invisible majority”… no one seems them suffering… no one sees them committing suicide or dying from complications of the comorbidity issues after their pain meds are lowered or cut altogether.

 

 

 

 

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Joe Biden promises to ‘cure cancer’ if elected president

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

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I am not here for a political debate, only to direct readers to the facts. You are free to reach your own conclusions. I found Joe Biden’s “Plan to End the Opioid Crisis” here on his campaign’s website:

https://joebiden.com/opioidcrisis/

When I looked for a similar plan on President Trump’s campaign site, I did not find anything, but did find this: a record of his healthcare achievements, which includes a sub-head dedicated to opioids:

https://www.promiseskept.com/achievement/overview/healthcare/#

I read the above biden.com page on opioidcrisis and it is about 4000 words and abt 95%+ was about opiate addiction and the remaining mentioned the use of less addicting pain meds and various other alternative therapies.  Biden wants treatment for alcohol abuse as well, but not a single word about Nicotine abuse that kills about 450,000/yr.

As I finished reading that biden.com page, I came to the conclusion that the campaign’s opinion that there is little difference between opiate use/abuse and a pt taking opiates long term to help their address their unrelenting chronic pain and optimizing their QOL.   Biden’s position paper seems to blame just about everyone for the causing the abuse of opiates, except Congress that first created the “black drug market” with the Harrison Narcotic Act 1914 and the Decade of pain law that Congress passed in 2000 and encouraged the adequate treatment of a pt’s pain and hospitals – in particular – were required to include a “pain question” on questionnaires pts were asked to submit in how they were treated during their hospital stay.

According to this person’ s IP address suggests that he is in the Seattle/Bellevue, Washington area, but he could be using a VPN and could be no where near there. His email domain ltc-associates.com  brings up a company that sells long term care insurance. I am not sure how many times he has read anything from my blog but I do know that this is the first time that he has taken time to post a comment.

According to this https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/states-that-have-consistently-remained-democratic.html the state of Washington is one of the 16 BLUE WALL STATES… consistently vote democratic.

I try to educate and motivate the community to defend for themselves.  But anyone who believes that you can ignore what politicians and bureaucrats are doing.. especially when it is adversely impacting them… is extremely naive.

It is claimed that there are 100 million chronic pain pts and many believe that showing up for a demonstration/protest at a specific location a few times a year will hopefully cause change to happen.  When only a few dozen are able to make the demonstration the optics sort of reminds one of the old Wendy’s commercial   “where’s the beef” ?

Louisville, KY is in my “back yard” and that is where briona taylor was killed… when a no knock warrant and the cops showed up at the wrong house and she was shot EIGHT TIMES while she slept in her bed.   Nightly protests – involving hundreds/thousands – now in its THIRD MONTH, and what has changed in Louisville, KY.  There was three cops involved … one has been fired and two put on administrative reassignment.

The chief of police has resigned, but he had already announced that he was retiring before all these riots started happening. around 100 have been arrested and homicides are dramatically up.

Joe Biden promises to ‘cure cancer’ if elected president

then there is this little “promise” … The Americacn Cancer Society has been working on finding a cure for cancer for 107 yrs.. and Biden is going to make that happen in < 4 yrs … if he is elected President ?  What other promises that he is making are just “pipe dreams” ?

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What can the chronic pain community expect next year ?

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

As we anticipate what will – or will not – happen in regards to how the community will be treated after Jan 20, 2021.

A <D> controlled Congress gave us the Controlled Substance Act in 1970 and it assigned the task of enforcing this new law to our judicial system and our judicial system  only has one solution to someone breaking a law – prison /jail… that is the only tool in their “toolbox”.

During the Obama Administration we had three attorneys at the top of the administration – Obama – Biden – Holder.  The decade of pain law that was passed in 2000 by a <R> controlled Congress and is probably responsible for some inappropriate prescribing of opiates and controlled substances.

When that law expired 2009… there was a <D> Congress and they failed to renew that law…  FL had become a hot spot for pill mills and then Gov Rick Scott and AG Pam Bondi started to clean that mess up… Bondi in her campaign commercials for reelection she claimed to run all the “oxy-docs” out of Florida and Scott is now FL’s Senator and Bondi keeps showing up on Fox cable trying to be “someone important” in the Republican party.

It has been reported that Biden is a “tough on law” person…  when Trump came to office … he put Jeff Session in as AG and now Wm Barr is AG..  What all three of these men have in common is that they are in their 70’s … and they were admitted to the state bar just before or after the Controlled Substance Act became law.

IN 1970, was the year that I first become licensed as a Pharmacist and I know all the BS propaganda that was put out around the DEA coming to power. 

It has been reported that Harris is a “tough on law” type of person…  it is claimed that she had 1500 MJ smokers sent to jail … while around the same time she admitted on a recorded interview that she “used MJ”.  It is also reported that she threatened to jail parents whose kids had a truancy problem.

The community has no idea if Biden/Harris win this election as to who will be chosen as AG.

One can just imagine what will happen if the new AG under a Biden/Harris Presidency is another “tough on law” attorney.

If anyone has bother to notice… I have not heard one word – from either side – about the “war on drugs”… the COVID-19 pandemic is like a media tsunami

One thing, everyone needs to consider… we all hear each week about 2-3 cops getting killed but when is the last time that anyone has heard about a DEA agent getting killed ?  Aren’t they suppose to go after the drug cartels and isn’t it common knowledge that the cartels do not like anyone interfering with their business plan and are known for shooting/killing anyone who does screw with their business plan.

Does this suggest that the DEA has no interest in stopping the illegal drugs getting on our streets – from their source ?  And, it would seem that the DEA’s methodologies have been the same/similar for at least the last 12 yrs.

The Biden/Harris motto is BUILD BACK BETTER… where does the war on drugs and the community fit into that motto…  hopefully someone will be asking these questions to these candidates.

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PLANDEMIC 2 : INDOCTORNATION – * NEW * * FULL * * HD * DOCUMENTARY

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

https://youtu.be/vSMjLdaOvlI

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