PHARMACIST STEVE

Everyone needs to understand, the primary job of a politician or bureaucrat is to perpetuate and grow the bureaucracy.  It was recently announced that we now have TEN TIMES the government that we had 100 years ago.. Even though our population has only increased three fold. It is estimated that we have 10 -15 million […]

Filed under: General Problems | 5 Comments »

America’s Heroin Problem Is Helping Mexican Drug Cartels Expand http://www.attn.com/stories/4338/america-heroin-mexican-drug-cartels   Since he escaped from Mexican federal prison in July, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has been hard at work running the Sinaloa cartel, one of the most powerful drug trafficking organizations in the world. And a new DEA report shows that the cartel’s influence in […]

Filed under: General Problems | Leave a Comment »

Congress clears Controlled Substances Act scheduling legislation http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=25e13fec-de06-4b3d-aa0e-7e4dfb7439dc It would look like Congress is not about to let the war on drugs get any smaller… according to this  HR 639 .. it will make it easier for the DEA to place new FDA approved medication into one of the FIVE schedules of controlled substances.  The […]

Filed under: General Problems | Leave a Comment »

Rite Aid First offering genetic testing http://www.harmonyxdiagnostics.com/pharmacist/which-prescriptions-are-covered-by-the-harmonyx-test/pain/ The Harmonyx® Test for Pain examines five key pharmacokinetic genes implicated in pain management: CYP2B6 is responsible for the metabolism of the most active metabolite of methadone; CYP2C9 is responsible for the metabolism of most NSAID pain medications; CYP2C19 has been linked to the metabolism of carisoprodol, a […]

Filed under: General Problems | 1 Comment »

What’s Causing the Change at the Pharmacy? http://nationalpainreport.com/whats-causing-the-change-at-the-pharmacy-8828352.html#comments The National Pain Report has received a number of reader comments recently about problems in dealing with their pharmacists. It prompted a thought that maybe how pharmacists are being prepared in school is causing some of this tension. We asked Steve Ariens, a retired pharmacist who writes […]

Filed under: General Problems | 2 Comments »

Ind. ACLU files lawsuit against Gov. Pence over Syrian refugee resettlement http://www.whas11.com/story/news/local/indiana/2015/11/23/ind-aclu-files-lawsuit-against-gov-pence-over-syrian-refugee-resettlement/76294776/ AG Zoeller a couple of years ago “strong armed” the IN medical licensing board to past emergency  regulations mandating urine testing for chronic pain pts.. ACLU sued the bureaucrats and won in court… Imagine that… an attorney not aware that this emergency regulation […]

Filed under: General Problems | 2 Comments »

CVS Makes Exclusive Deal to Cover Amgen’s Cholesterol Drug http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-23/cvs-makes-exclusive-deal-to-cover-amgen-s-new-cholesterol-drug No death panels yet.. just therapy based on the CHEAPEST THERAPY ? Big drug benefit manager will cover Amgen’s PCSK9 drug Repatha CVS won’t cover competing cholesterol medicine from Sanofi Share on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on Google+E-mail CVS Health Corp.’s drug-benefits unit will cover Amgen […]

Filed under: General Problems | 1 Comment »

Minority patients less likely to receive analgesic medications for abdominal pain New research indicates that minority patients seeking care in the emergency department were 22-30 percent less likely than white patients to receive analgesic medication. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151117143530.htm New research indicates that minority patients seeking care in the emergency department were 22-30 percent less likely than white […]

Filed under: General Problems | Leave a Comment »

Lawmakers Push to Reduce DEA Marijuana Eradication Funds http://www.marijuana.com/blog/news/2015/11/lawmakers-push-to-reduce-dea-marijuana-eradication-funds/ The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is in hot water on Capitol Hill on a number of fronts. Late last week, for example, a bipartisan group of lawmakers called on President Obama to fire Chuck Rosenberg, the agency’s acting administrator, after he called medical marijuana a “joke.” […]

Filed under: General Problems | 1 Comment »

Patients Suing Under HIPAA – Beware of New Laws and Risks https://compliancetrainings.com/SiteEngine/ProductDetailView.aspx?id=HC1569&utm_source=SendGrid&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Patients+Suing+Under+HIPAA&utm_campaign=website&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email Apparently the original HIPAA law only permitted the government to defend a pt’s Personal Health Information being violated and/or fine the guilty party.  Isn’t it nice that the government can fine a entity that violated your personal health information and keep the fine/money […]

Filed under: General Problems | 2 Comments »