Seventh Circuit Mulls $1M Award in CVS Defamation Case

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

www.courthousenews.com/seventh-circuit-mulls-1m-award-in-cvs-defamation-case/ CHICAGO (CN) – Considering whether to uphold a $1 million jury award, the Seventh Circuit heard Friday from an Indianapolis attorney who claims CVS pharmacists acted with actual malice when they told his patients he was under investigation for running a pill mill. Dr. Anthony Mimms convinced a jury this year that CVS pharmacists […]

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Sen McCaskill: pain advocates should not take contributions from pain pharmas

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Opioid makers gave $10M to drug advocacy groups amid epidemic https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/americas-heroin-epidemic/opioid-makers-gave-10m-advocacy-groups-amid-epidemic-n849211 WASHINGTON — Companies selling some of the most lucrative prescription painkillers funneled millions of dollars to advocacy groups that in turn promoted the medications’ use, according to a report released this past week by a U.S. senator. The investigation by Missouri’s Sen. Claire McCaskill […]

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The two faces of the opioid crisis

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.fredericknewspost.com/opinion/editorial/the-two-faces-of-the-opioid-crisis/article_9967ce9d-228e-5c8a-b00c-dae17bc2d419.html For many people, the face of the opioid crisis in this country is the scene of a drugged-out mother and father passed out on a couch with a little child forlornly looking at them. It is a heartbreaking image of a family being destroyed by addiction, and of young lives being shattered. But the […]

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The Difference Between Intractable and Chronic Pain

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2018/1/16/the-difference-between-intractable-and-chronic-pain-YJBcS The current attempts by a number of parties to castigate and humiliate pain patients and their medical practitioners is not just pathetic and mostly false, it is dangerous to the fate and life of many intractable pain (IP) patients.  If it wasn’t so serious, some of the claims, biases and beliefs would make good […]

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HHS: looking into how to leverage PDMPs to track prescribing histories and “substance abusers” ?

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

HHS plan for the opioid crisis: Track prescribing patterns with Medicaid data http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/hhs-plan-opioid-crisis-track-prescribing-patterns-medicaid-data As part of its FY19 budget request, the agency is looking into how to leverage PDMPs to track prescribing histories, as well as reporting suspected abuse to the DEA. President Trump’s proposed FY19 budget for the U.S. Department of Health and Human […]

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AR: Coroners are not required to have a medical or investigative background

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

  http://www.thv11.com/news/health/coroners-put-under-pressure-by-opioid-epidemic/519501077 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) — The opioid epidemic is putting a major strain on aspects of the criminal justice system you may not expect. Last week we told you that a high number of cases is causing a backlog at the Arkansas State Crime Lab. State coroners, also feeling the heat, are working […]

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Some people’s world must be made up of perfect circles and perfectly smooth roads

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

hi, I take  Oxycodone,( its workers comp), live in xxxx seeing a Dr. for pain, have 2really bad knees,. he’s more of  a family Dr, an is willing to help me. the question is, the manager there, said I have to see the Dr,same day as I get my pills filled. t never had to […]

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Regulators fault public hospital for care of patient left on floor before he died

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/regulators-fault-public-hospital-for-care-of-patient-left-on-floor-before-he-died/2018/02/15/9c63b424-11a9-11e8-9570-29c9830535e5_story.html Officials at the District’s only public hospital were unable to show that they promptly assessed a patient who repeatedly cried out that he couldn’t breathe, an investigation by the D.C. Department of Health has found. The investigation also determined that the hospital’s initial report of the incident to regulators was not accurate. The probe, […]

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CVS Hit with Class Action Lawsuits from HIV Patients

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

www.courthousenews.com/cvs-hit-with-class-action-lawsuits-from-hiv-patients/ (CN) – A group of HIV-positive plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit against pharmacy giant CVS and its subsidiaries in federal court Friday, claiming that the company’s pharmacy insurance plan violated their privacy by forcing them to purchase HIV/AIDS medication at CVS retail stores or have them mailed to their homes. The lawsuit, filed […]

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Recreational Drug Users needed in Toronto !

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Pharmaciststeve

Recreational Drug Users needed in Toronto !                     http://www.studies4u.com/  

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