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Sacred Medicine Stories: Chronic Pain 10_28_2019_ Mike
Posted on November 18, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
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St. Joseph County Drug Unit being shut down amid uptick of violence
Posted on November 18, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
St. Joseph County Drug Unit being shut down amid uptick of violence https://wsbt.com/news/local/st-joseph-county-drug-unit-being-shut-down St. Joseph County Prosecutor Ken Cotter said that even thought the Drug Investigation Unit is being shut down, that doesn’t mean the fight against drugs is over. Cotter said it’s a combination of Drug Unit success and resources and that with the […]
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The Myth of Morphine Equivalent Daily Dosage
Posted on November 18, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
The Myth of Morphine Equivalent Daily Dosage Michael E. Schatman, PhD; Jeffrey Fudin, PharmD May 24, 2016 https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/863477 For far too many years, pain researchers and clinicians have relied on the concept of the morphine equivalent daily dosage (MEDD), or some variant of it, as a means of comparing the “relative corresponding quantity” of the […]
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CVS: reducing more man hours in their Rx depts ?
Posted on November 16, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
If you patronize a CVS pharmacy and already believe that their Rx dept staff is understaffed and overworked this appears to be a chart of MORE REDUCED MAN HOURS in their Rx depts. Common sense suggests that when a staff is already over worked and understaffed and total man hours are reduced… in the pharmacy […]
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UTAH: politicians doing the “people’s business” as long as they personally profit ?
Posted on November 16, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Utah’s Top Anti-Cannabis Lawmaker is Also One of the State’s Largest Opiate Seller https://hightimes.com/news/politics/utahs-top-anti-cannabis-lawmaker-also-states-largest-opiate-sellers/ A potentially explosive report detailing the distribution of pharmaceutical opiates reveals a disturbing connection between Utah’s anti-medical cannabis movement and the pharmaceutical industry. Specifically, one of the state’s leading anti-legalization policymakers is also one of the state’s biggest seller of opiates. […]
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Heart disease patients with exercise-induced chest pain may not need stents
Posted on November 16, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Heart disease patients with exercise-induced chest pain may not need stents But they do need to do some work, new research finds, including sticking to medication and changing behaviors. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/heart-health/heart-disease-patients-exercise-induced-chest-pain-may-not-need-n1082441 For people with heart disease, it’s been thought that inserting a stent was the best way to treat sudden chest pain during exercise. But a […]
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Skyrocketing costs of prescription drugs making consumers susceptible to counterfeit options
Posted on November 16, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Skyrocketing costs of prescription drugs making consumers susceptible to counterfeit options https://www.cbs17.com/news/investigators/skyrocketing-costs-of-prescription-drugs-making-consumers-susceptible-to-counterfeit-options/ RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The skyrocketing costs surrounding prescription drugs — have a lot of people looking for cheaper alternatives. And that means many are willing to hunt for bargains online. People are dying after taking counterfeit drugs—many of them from out of the […]
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how the PBM industry affects the price you pay at the pharmacy counter
Posted on November 16, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
This is just one example of how the PBM/insurance industry affects the price you pay at the pharmacy counter. This is not one isolated example. Think why diabetics are paying “out the nose” for copay on their insulin. Back when I started working in pharmacies – as a pharmacy student – there was no U-100 […]
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Online Shopping Addiction Is A Mental Health Condition, Psychotherapists Claim
Posted on November 15, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve
Online Shopping Addiction Is A Mental Health Condition, Psychotherapists Claim https://thehooksite.com/online-shopping-addiction-is-a-mental-health-condition-psychotherapists-claim/ Experts are saying that being addicted to online shopping is a genuine mental health condition just as, I would argue, every addiction is. Turns out I’m ill, everybody. A sick young man. I’m being facetious of course, and this dramatic revelation comes courtesy of […]
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