PHARMACIST STEVE

Another example of a healthcare corporation taking away the professional discretion from their employed Pharmacists.  They use the “excuse”  of corresponding responsibility as justification for their actions.  Corresponding Responsibility is suppose to be a “two way street”… making sure that valid medications reach patients that need them and preventing the diversion of controlled substances. Apparently […]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Man_Standing_(U.S._TV_series) Nearly 500,000 people signed a petition to get the ABC cancelled show LAST MAN STANDING brought back after it was cancelled. FOX has picked up the show returning this fall season… I find it interesting that when there is a petition for something being done AGAINST – and can harm – the chronic pain […]

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Boy Denied Life-Saving Treatment Because He Used Cannabis Oil To Treat Seizures www.mommingschool.com/boy-denied-life-saving-treatment-because-he-used-cannabis-oil-to-treat-seizures/ Despite increasing evidence that CBD (cannabidiol), a nonpsychoactive cannabinoid, can help treat severe seizure disorders, a thirteen-year-old Virginia boy suffering from a rare disease has been denied treatment for his use of the plant. Kaden Hartman suffers from Niemann-Pick disease, also dubbed “Child Alzheimer’s.” According […]

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Medical Treatment Denial and Malpractice Lawsuits https://www.injuryclaimcoach.com/treatment-denial.html Can you sue a doctor or hospital for refusing treatment? The answer is…it depends. State and federal laws vary widely on the issues of medical treatment denial. If you’re considering legal action against a doctor or hospital for refusing to treat, you should consult with an experienced attorney. […]

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WE THE PEOPLE Restoring Due Process Would you accept our judiciary deciding that we no longer have a right of free speech, or privacy or right to bear arms?  Of course not!  So of course you cannot accept the fact that we no longer have a right of due process. This cause is about restoring […]

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Drug Overdose Epidemic Has Been Growing Exponentially For Decades https://www.news-line.com/PH_news27263_enews                     Death rates from drug overdoses in the U.S. have been on an exponential growth curve that began at least 15 years before the mid-1990s surge in opioid prescribing suggesting that overdose death rates may continue […]

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6152779/Chronic-pain-drives-millions-Americans-suicide.html CDC researchers analyzed suicide data on 18 states between 2003 and 2014 They found the rate of people with chronic pain taking their own lives went up Firearm-related injuries were the most common cause of death in all suicide cases, but more common among pain patients than those without pain Researchers say this shows […]

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The Link Between Drug Policy and Access to Medicines https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/explainers/link-between-drug-policy-and-access-medicines How does drug control policy undermine access to medicines? Virtually all governments have laws and regulations that control the public’s access to substances judged to be potentially harmful. Some of these controlled substances may have medical or scientific uses, yet they are inaccessible to people […]

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Using the UN Human Rights System to Advocate for Access to Palliative Care and Pain Relief https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/ukraine-investigates-health-care-abuses-torture In late 2014, Kseniya Shapoval received a phone call from a young woman named Oksana in Western Ukraine. Oksana’s grandfather, suffering from terminal cancer, was discharged from the hospital three days before his death without pain medication. He […]

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Fatal drug overdoses in Ohio increase to record number A review of the data shows fentanyl continued to fuel the drug epidemic https://www.wkbn.com/news/ohio/fatal-drug-overdoses-in-ohio-increase-to-record-number/1468760131 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Information reported to the state shows fatal drug overdoses increased to a record 4,854 last year in Ohio, a 20 percent rise compared with the previous year. The […]

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