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This article is fairly wordy. There is a hyperlink below where you can pull it up and read it. However, the chart below is pretty telling Key Points Question How does the risk of overdose change with the number of days with concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine use? Findings In this cohort study of US Medicare […]
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This is a very long blog post, so I asked a AI prgm to summarize it. Certainly. Here is a concise summary of the main points from the attached file and reporting highlights: Summary of “Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs” Risky Medications and Factory Exemptions: The FDA has granted […]
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EPIDEMIC OF PHARMACY DESERTS BEING CREATED CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid are all set to close stores. Hundreds have already shuttered https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/05/29/cvs-walgreens-rite-aid-pharmacy-stores-closing/83922662007/ It has been a rough stretch for large pharmacy chains. CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid are all in the midst of mass closures, and Rite Aid recently filed for bankruptcy for the […]
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If you are choosing or forced to use a chain pharmacy where the Pharmacy department/staff looks like chaos is SOP, or your prescriptions never seems to be ready. You can complain to the state’s pharmacy board, but most state pharmacy boards are stacked with non practicing corporate Pharmacists. The primary function of the pharmacy board […]
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Some of what is said in this article reminds me of when Medicare implemented DRG (Diagnostic Related Groups) in the early 80’s. The hospital was paid a specific $$ when a pt was admitted to the hospital, based on the diagnose(s) that the pt was dealing with. If the hospital spent less than allotted for […]
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How Genetic Testing Could Prevent Dangerous Drug Reactions and Reduce Healthcare Costs https://www.acsh.org/news/2025/06/24/how-genetic-testing-could-prevent-dangerous-drug-reactions-and-reduce-healthcare Tailoring medicines to an individual’s genetic profile is now possible. One critical aspect is genetic testing that reduces side effects, particularly for patients on psychiatric and cardiovascular drugs. For millions of Americans, taking medication is a routine and necessary part of maintaining […]
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The IMPORTANT PART starts abt 3:00 minutes What does abortion have to do with pain management. This FL Rep almost died from a Ectopic pregnancy that practitioners in a ED was not wanting to terminate this woman’s ectopic pregnancy. The member of Congress was facing the fears of a practitioners of losing their licenses, because […]
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How Insurance/PBM industry use PAs to pad their bottom line The above article that I made a blog post about a couple of days ago, explains how FOR PROFIT insurance/PBM companies can make extra profits on your prescriptions. I recently had our Past D provider HUMANA, decided that a Rx that I had filled in […]
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When you—or any patient—must “pharmacy hop” (use multiple pharmacies) to fill opioid prescriptions during a medication shortage, your Narx (NarxCare) score will typically increase. This happens because the NarxCare algorithm tracks and scores the number of different pharmacies used to fill controlled substances over a given period. Using more pharmacies is interpreted as a risk […]
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