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The Worst Biopharma CEOs of 2016 Are …

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

The Worst Biopharma CEOs of 2016 Are … https://www.thestreet.com/story/13924750/3/the-worst-biopharma-ceos-of-2016-are.html Once upon a time, tobacco companies funded a public relations campaign to convince Americans that smoking cigarettes was good for their health. Today, a similar spin job is underway to portray pharmacy benefit managers like Express Scripts (the largest PBM in the country) as the good […]

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Chronic Pain Patient Abandoned by Doctor Dies

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Chronic Pain Patient Abandoned by Doctor Dies www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2016/12/22/chronic-pain-patient-abandoned-by-doctor-dies This will be the first Christmas that Tammi Hale spends without her husband Doug in over 30 years. The 53-year old Vermont man, who suffered chronic pain from interstitial cystitis, committed suicide in October after his doctor abruptly cut him off from opioid pain medication. “His primary […]

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Heroin Is Now The Leading Cause Of Overdose Deaths In The U.S.

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Heroin Is Now The Leading Cause Of Overdose Deaths In The U.S. http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertglatter/2016/12/22/heroin-is-now-the-leading-cause-of-overdose-deaths-in-the-u-s/amp/ We are now seeing a shift in the “bureaucratic mindset” that addiction is a “mental health issue”… but that does not mean that those same bureaucrats will back off the idea that the legal prescribing of opiates can cause a “mental health […]

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Sugar initially turns orange in the chemical mix used in the fentanyl kits.

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Street Hustle: The Truth Behind the ‘New’ Police Tool for Confronting Fentanyl Menace https://www.propublica.org/article/truth-behind-new-sirchie-field-test-for-confronting-fentanyl? Heroin overdoses killed thousands nationwide last year — some 75 over just three days in Chicago. The central culprit in many of the fatalities was fentanyl, a lethally powerful compound often added to drugs sold on the street. As a result, […]

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CDC pain guidelines may force you to have to learn SIGN LANGUAGE or READ LIPS ?

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Over-the-Counter Painkillers Tied to Hearing Loss in Women http://www.mdmag.com/medical-news/over-the-counter-painkillers-tied-to-hearing-loss-in-women#sthash.xo7j61vY.dpuf Over-the-counter painkillers may not have the addictive properties that prescription versions do, but that doesn’t mean potential harm is absent. In a new analysis conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA, findings indicated that extended use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and […]

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