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If you patronize a Walgreens store, you might want to consider some other pharmacies in your market place. I got this – below – email solicitation from Walgreens last week and sent me out another one today. It looks like a fair number of their existing Pharmacists have left or have turned in their notice, […]
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The PBM’s share a number of things that another entity seem to do.. except they didn’t want to generate more revenue, other than increasing their operating budget, but they (DEA) are seriously involved in denying care.
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It would appear that law enforcement in Florida has GONE BAT-SHIT-CRAZY. In one high-profile case, undercover officers purchased fentanyl laced with xylazine from a dealer in a Publix parking lot, leading to felony trafficking charges. That substance mentioned above was ILLEGAL FENTANYL ANALOG ADULTERATED WITH THE VET MED XYLAZINE. I am not an attorney, but […]
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DISMISSED!!!!! Montana Board of Medical Examiners’ Dr. Ibsen “Screening Panel”
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I remember when Pres Johnson created his “Great Society” in 1965, which brought us Medicare & Medicaid. I was in the second class of Baby Boomers to graduate High School in 1965. The last baby boomer was born in 1964 and so the bureaucrats had a stream of new 76 million new tax payers over […]
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The HALT Fentanyl Act HALT Fentanyl Act and FDA-Approved Human Fentanyl Analogs Background: The HALT Fentanyl Act The HALT (Halt All Lethal Trafficking) Fentanyl Act permanently places all fentanyl-related substances (FRS) into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. This classification means these substances are considered to have a high potential for abuse, no currently […]
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The US District of Columbia Department of Health, HealthHIV.com and DCEngage.com have invited, funded, and published the following 1.5-hour course in Continuing Medical Education: https://reduceharmdc.org/training/cdc-clinical-practice-guidelines-for-prescribing-opioids/ The course is accredited by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine. It is intended for patients, clinical professionals who treat chronic pain patients, and supporting practitioners. Patients need not apply for […]
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Twofer most commonly refers to a coupon, ticket, or deal that allows you to purchase two items (especially event tickets) for the price of one. The term comes from “two for (the price of one).” While this is the primary and most widely recognized meaning, “twofer” can also be used more broadly to describe: Any situation, offer, […]
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The chart below is the possible adverse effects to the human body if a pt’s pain is under/untreated. I have listed below 5 different chronic health issues and the consequences to the pt if they are not properly treated. I have put in RED three of the chronic health issues that Medicare Part D & […]
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DOJ Subpoenas Doctors Over Youth Gender Care https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/116458 The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had sent more than 20 subpoenas to doctors and clinics “involved in performing transgender medical procedures on children.” Though additional details on the subpoenas and their recipients were not immediately available, the department said investigations include healthcare fraud […]
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