questioning the stability of compounded medications in implanted pumps

I was very hesitant to post this at all it was more than I was ever expecting. It was however enough to get them to do independent specialized testing of the medications shelf-life! I agreed to hold all of my documents, charts, and specialized testing until their test confirms or contradicts our numbers. So the […]

JD POWER two highest ranked brick/mortar pharmacy was independent franchisee pharmacies

These pharmacies topped J.D. Power’s 2019 survey https://drugstorenews.com/pharmacy/these-pharmacies-topped-j-d-powers-2019-survey The pharmacy industry continues to provide superior levels of customer satisfaction in the brick-and-mortar and mail-order segments, according to the J.D. Power 2019 U.S. Pharmacy Study, released last week. Communicating with the pharmacist and staff in person, as well as via digital options by early adopters of […]

2020: proposed pharma production limits to be cut hydrocodone by 19% and oxycodone by 8.8%

W.Va. AG leads push for DEA to better account for illicit use of opioids https://www.journal-news.net/w-va-ag-leads-push-for-dea-to-better-account/article_363661f4-24a7-5b49-b3b0-8fb3a7e25277.html HUNTINGTON — A group of attorneys general led by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey are pushing federal regulators to better track illicit use of opioid painkillers, an effort to capitalize on sweeping reforms achieved by Morrisey’s prior lawsuit against […]

Single payor: best QOL/healthcare possible .. AT THE LOWEST PRICE

Nearly 150K in Pa. will be forced to change medications beginning Jan. 1. Here’s why https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/12/nearly-150k-in-pa-will-be-forced-to-change-medications-beginning-jan-1-heres-why.html Nearly 150,000 Medicaid recipients in Pennsylvania will be forced to change their prescription medications in the new year, the result of new regulations the state says will cut down on healthcare costs, but that many physicians are concerned could […]

19 suicides that occurred on VA campuses from October 2017 to November 2018, seven of them in parking lots

The parking lot suicides https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2019/02/07/feature/the-parking-lot-suicides/ Alissa Harrington took an audible breath as she slid open a closet door deep in her home office. This is where she displays what’s too painful, too raw to keep out in the open. Framed photos of her younger brother, Justin Miller, a 33-year-old Marine Corps trumpet player and Iraq […]

wonder how much money wasted on this study ?…VA study uncovers critical link between pain intensity and suicide attempts

VA study uncovers critical link between pain intensity and suicide attempts https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/67708/va-study-uncovers-link-pain-intensity-suicide-attempts/ Many factors are associated with suicide risk. These factors range from PTSD, depression and anxiety disorder to financial and interpersonal concerns to access to opioids and other lethal means, like firearms. Even when we take these risk factors into consideration, moderate to severe […]

Group backing private Medicare is funded by insurance giants

Group backing private Medicare is funded by insurance giants https://apnews.com/8f6960ea00424a868fa3ef2dfcee7a92 WASHINGTON (AP) — A group gaining influence in Washington as a champion for Medicare beneficiaries is bankrolled by major health insurance companies that are trying to cash in on private coverage offered through the federal health insurance program. The Better Medicare Alliance claims a far-flung […]

We NEED everyone in New York to contact the Governor’s office TODAY, December 23rd, and request that he sign S6531

We NEED everyone in New York to contact the Governor’s office TODAY, December 23rd, and request that he sign S6531. It is CRITICAL that you emphasize the importance of the provisions of the bill that 1) license and regulate PBMs, 2) prevent PBMs from imposing onerous accreditation requirements above and beyond those of the state […]

Falsely accused of shoplifting, Tracy couple sues CVS after ordeal sends woman to ER

Falsely accused of shoplifting, Tracy couple sues CVS after ordeal sends woman to ER https://www.recordnet.com/news/20191222/falsely-accused-of-shoplifting-tracy-couple-sues-cvs-after-ordeal-sends-woman-to-er STOCKTON — A Tracy couple has filed suit against a national pharmacy chain, claiming employees at one of its stores in Tracy falsely accused the husband of shoplifting, then refused to fill the wife’s prescriptions for pneumonia and asthma medications. […]

Thomas Kline, MD: MYTH 7 You are a drug seeker, it’s in your head. Nope. It is SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE!