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The note below IN RED I got today from a 60 y/o disabled female and on abt 90 MMEs of opioids for some 10-15 yrs. A couple of months ago, her pain doc decided to cut her oral opioids down to 15-20 MME/day and put a buprenorphine patch on her without any attempt to give her body […]
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7 deaths, hundreds of injuries may be linked to glucose monitor errors https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/7-deaths-hundreds-of-injuries-may-be-linked-to-glucose-monitor-errors/ar-AA1RDKn5 Patients are being warned to stop using some glucose monitors made by Abbott Diabetes Care after the company found malfunctioning sensors may be linked to hundreds of adverse events and several deaths, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. Internal testing by […]
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According to perplexity.ai the USA’s population was 318 million in 2014 and 340 million in 2024, a 7% INCREASE in our population. If one come to the conclusion that the percentage of our population is going to need opioids for acute/chronic pain and the DEA decreases the available Oxycodone by 6%. This law – 42 USC […]
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Could the DOJ/DEA be considered NARCO TERRORISTS? They cause chronic pain pts to lose their opioid pain meds, by various ways and some of the those chronic pain pts will end up losing their life for various reasons. As opposed to Mex Cartel that sells illegal substances that kill people who are desperate for a […]
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A pilot program testing the use of artificial intelligence to expand prior authorization decisions in Medicare has providers, politicians and researchers asking questions. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/private-health-insurers-use-ai-approve-deny-care-soon-medicare-will-rcna233214 Taking a page from the private insurance industry’s playbook, the Trump administration will launch a program next year to find out how […]
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ChatGPT At Its Most Creative Here’s what chatGPT said about its pathetic cousin, EPIC Systems, Inc. from the health IT space. “Using the Epic electronic health record as a patient often resembles dumpster diving rather than accessing a curated, trustworthy medical file. The system aggregates years of notes, copy-pasted impressions, uncorrected “rule-out” diagnoses, and outdated problem […]
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Safety Exercise extreme caution when switching hydromorphone concentrations or interchanging to other injectable opioid products (eg, morphine). Equianalgesic dosing conversions are based on limited data and do not account for patient specific factors (eg, end organ function, pharmacogenomics) or incomplete cross-tolerance between opioids. No equianalgesic dosing conversion factors are universally accepted.[7-8] https://www.ashp.org/drug-shortages/current-shortages/drug-shortage-detail.aspx?id=329&loginreturnUrl=SSOCheckOnly
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Medicare to Cover Blockbuster Obesity Drugs https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/medicare/118344 Monthly drug prices slashed by hundreds in deal with drugmakers Medicare will cover semaglutide (Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Zepbound) for their weight management indications for people with obesity, President Trump announced on Thursday. “Until now, neither of these two popular drugs have been covered by Medicare for weight loss, and […]
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CMS launches pilot to lower Medicaid drug costs: 8 things to know https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/cms-launches-pilot-to-lower-medicaid-drug-costs-8-things-to-know/ CMS is launching a pilot program aimed at lowering prescription drug costs in Medicaid by aligning prices with those paid in other developed countries. The program is set to begin in January. “CMS is making a historic commitment to driving down the […]
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