Rumor on the street 08/08/2014

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

            Got this phone call today… apparently this long time chronic pain pt had been having some problem with a particular pharmacy.. all of a sudden the RPH wanted to interfere with the pt’s therapy.. demanding that the pt’s prescriber reduce or eliminate some of the pt’s medications. Apparently, threatening […]

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This doesn’t bode well for the war on drugs !

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Pharmaciststeve

Reports suggest upturn in hospital ED visits due to drug-related suicide attempts. The CBS News (8/7, Blaszczak-Boxe) website reported that according to two reports released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), “there has been a significant rise in drug-related suicide attempts in the past few years, with the most alarming increase […]

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