What’s going on at the FDA? 10 agency updates https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/what-s-going-on-at-the-fda-10-agency-updates.html The FDA is a government agency tasked with protecting public health by making sure prescription drugs are safe and efficient. In the last couple of months, several studies have been published questioning how the agency does its job, a new commissioner took over and the […]
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Recorded by the Libertarian Party on 6-23-19. Press release referenced in video: https://www.lp.org/libertarians-suppo… Dr. Kyle Varner is a practicing hospitalist and expert in health care policy. In his upcoming book, White Coat Cartels, Dr. Varner uncovers the dark side of the US healthcare market. Dr. Varner passionately stands for freeing the market and advocates cash-based […]
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https://medium.com/@ThomasKlineMD/when-does-pain-treatment-become-protected-palliative-care-treatment-339d29024b57 Many think Palliative Care Status Z51.5 doesn’t apply to patients in pain. Then what else is it for? Refusing to make this diagnosis is in the category of refusing to make a diagnosis of cancer. Only medical people can make this diagnosis and treat accordingly. Google “medium palliative exemption” send it to doc in […]
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Opioid Treatment Scam May Be Coming to Your State https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2019/10/07/opioid-treatment-scam-may-be-coming-to-your-state FREDERICK, Md. – Donna Johnson, a working mother of four who lives in a quiet upscale neighborhood in suburban Maryland, is determined to thwart an insidious addiction treatment scam that’s spreading across the country. It ensnared her son, then 21, in Florida five years ago […]
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Lawsuit: DEA seizes father’s life savings at airport without alleging any crime https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2020/01/16/lawsuit-dea-seizes-fathers-life-savings-at-airport-without-alleging-any-crime/ A woman who was attempting to transport over $82,000 of her father’s life savings on an airplane had the cash seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) without any crime being alleged, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The Washington Post reports […]
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Here’s What Happened to $829M Oklahoma Was Awarded to Treat Opioid Addiction https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/post/heres-what-happened-829m-oklahoma-was-awarded-treat-opioid-addiction The legal fight over who is responsible, and who should pay for the national opioid crisis that has killed thousands of Americans will likely take years. In 2017 alone, more than 48,000 Americans fatally overdosed on opioids, according to data from the […]
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New York drug distributor exits opioids after admitting role in crisis https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-opioids-rochester/new-york-drug-distributor-exits-opioids-after-admitting-role-in-crisis-idUSKBN1ZD28M NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York company that was the first drug distributor to face U.S. felony charges for its role in fueling the opioid crisis said on Tuesday it will stop distributing controlled pharmaceuticals, which include opioids. Rochester Drug Co-Operative Inc […]
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Virginia is in the fight of it’s life to protect the 2nd Amendment rights guaranteed to all citizens of the Commonwealth. Watch this video and share it with everyone to help us defend our rights. The only way to stop a BAD GUY WITH A GUN… is with a GOOD GUY WITH A GUN. […]
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Eli Lilly Introduces New Lower-Priced Versions of Humalog Insulin Products https://www.drugtopics.com/diabetes/eli-lilly-introduces-new-lower-priced-versions-humalog-insulin-products Insulin manufacturers are continuing efforts to provide more cost-savings options to patients with diabetes. Today, Eli Lilly announced new plans that include 50% lower list prices for certain insulin products that will be available by mid-April, according to a company press release. This will […]
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