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Dr. Forest Tennant Retiring Due to DEA Scrutiny   www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2018/3/26/dr-forest-tennant-retiring-due-to-dea-scrutiny A prominent California pain physician and a longtime champion of the pain community has announced his retirement. Dr. Forest Tennant, and his wife and office manager, Miriam, have informed patients that they are closing their pain clinic in the Los Angeles suburb of West Covina, […]

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https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2018/03/26/youre-probably-overpaying-prescriptions-mississippi-making-easier-find-out/449323002/ If you have a copay, chances are you’ve overpaid for a prescription at some point. That’s because an insurance copay can be more expensive than the cash price of the drug — more expensive than if you’d had no insurance and paid out of pocket. And because of “gag clauses” in contracts between pharmacies […]

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https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2018/3/26/doctor-shopping-has-always-been-rare A commonly cited factor in the opioid crisis is “doctor shopping” — the act of seeing multiple physicians in order to get an opioid prescription without medical justification. States like Indiana are passing prescribing laws with the specific goal of preventing doctor shopping in an effort to address the opioid crisis. However, doctor shopping […]

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View at Medium.com www.medium.com/@thomasklinemd_65234/when-does-pain-treatment-become-protected-palliative-care-treatment-339d29024b57 A Medical Office Approach — Clinical and Reimbursement Guidelines Thomas F. Kline, M.D.,Ph.D. and Carolyn D. Concia, Palliative Care N.P. The purpose of this paper is to encourage primary care providers to offer palliative care in their practices for patients suffering from intractable pain — of any origin. Palliative care’s evolution, CDC exemptions and reimbursement […]

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http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/chronic-pain-patients-to-rally-in-dallas-for-access-to-opioids-10511190 Christian McPhate | March 26, 2018 | 4:00am Chronic pain patients and their doctors have been sharing their worries with the Observer since the Trump administration announced it was escalating the war on opioids. Some have appeared in articles, more in front of a judge. Some have taken to the streets to secure their needed medication […]

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Editorial: Shortage of legal opioids needs to be addressed http://buffalonews.com/2018/03/25/editorial-comfort-the-afflicted/ The prospect appalls Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer: People – sometimes children – suffering unnecessary pain after surgery or while undergoing cancer treatments, simply because of “bureaucratic finger-pointing and lack of timely and effective action.” He wants the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to lift […]

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www.aapsonline.org/opioid-overdose-crisis-is-from-illicit-fentanyl/ The U.S. is said to be suffering from a crisis in deaths from opioid overdoses, prompting legislative and other efforts to clamp down on physician prescribing of these drugs. However, this effort is likely misdirected, and targeting legal prescriptions is thus unlikely to reduce overdose deaths, according to a careful review of official government data […]

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New Florida opioids law puts limit on prescriptions https://www.ems1.com/legislation-funding/articles/378188048-New-Florida-opioids-law-puts-limit-on-prescriptions/ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation into law Monday that puts a limit on opioid prescriptions and provides $65 million to fight the epidemic statewide. He signed the bill at the “ground zero” of the opioid crisis — Manatee County. The new law, HB 21, […]

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https://cvs-caremark.pissedconsumer.com/useless-pharmacist-too-afraid-of-what-201803251218883.html I needed to go out of state to see family and the pharmacist refused to fill my prescriptions 4 days early.Mind you I have been on this medication for 38 plus years. I’m aware of the risks etc. Then I was told by the rude pharmacist that she wasn’t filling it early and she […]

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https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/sorry-jeff-sessions-congress-aims-to-extend-medical-marijuana-protections In our neighbor to the north, the cannabis industry is budding at an incredible pace. Canada legalized medicinal marijuana all the way back in 2001, and Health Canada, its version of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has been overseeing licensing and production ever since. Today, Canada stands on the verge of […]

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