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Will a CVS Caremark Mail-Order Pharmacy License be Revoked? https://pharmacistactivist.com/2023/January_2023.shtml A Pharmacist Activist reader called my attention to an article in STAT+, “California wants to revoke a CVS mail-order license for illegally filling opioid and ADHD prescriptions” (Ed Silverman, Dec. 21, 2022). The Accusation (Case No. 7258) was filed on October 10, 2022 by the […]
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CVS Follies: How to Turn a Charitable Contribution into a Scandal and Lawsuit! https://pharmacistactivist.com/2023/January_2023.shtml November is “National Diabetes Month.” On November 2, 2021, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and CVS Health each made announcements about a partnership between the two organizations that described a CVS $10 million commitment over three years to the ADA to […]
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A well-trained physician can be selectively targeted, deliberately ensnared, inappropriately tried, and wrongfully convicted https://www.daily-remedy.com/letter-to-the-alabama-board-of-medical-examiners/ Letter to the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners Xiulu Ruan, MD 66857019 E1 F.C.I. Oakdale 1 P.O. Box 5000 Oakdale, LA 71463 July 16, 2019 Mark H. Lequire, MD, Chairman Michael T. Flanagan, MD, Vice Chairman Alabama Board […]
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If you ever have blood pressure that’s 180/120 or above, it’s an EMERGENCY According to this article How Do I Know if I Need High Blood Pressure Drugs? If you ever have blood pressure that’s 180/120 or above, it’s an EMERGENCY You need medical help right away to get it under control. did everyone know that […]
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Utah man arrested for murder after telling police he killed his wife at her own request https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/utah-man-arrested-after-telling-police-he-killed-his-wife-at-her-own-request ROY, Utah — A man was arrested Saturday for allegedly shooting and killing his wife in Roy, claiming she asked him to do so because she was in extreme pain. He also told police that he killed […]
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I wonder if this letter represents the mindset of many of those in the Senate. — These new rules/guidelines do not prevent any physician from prescribing pain medications outside the normal prescribed dose as long as the physician can support the decision to do so, through documentation. Just who defines “normal prescribed dose”– the FDA— […]
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There is a term in pharmacology – LD50 – it is the dose that 50% of the animal/human taking such a dose – 50% would die ! https://go.drugbank.com/drugs/DB00813 Fentanyl has an intravenous LD50 of 2.91mg/kg in rats1, an oral LD50 of 18mg/kg in rats and 368mg/kg in mice.MSDS The LD50 in humans is not known. […]
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This is a basic ROAD MAP of the major players in our healthcare system and who “owns” who and who “controls ” who
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I am not sure what this means, it is around the change of practitioners treating pts who are addicted or diagnosed with Opiate Use Disorder. What interpretations that the DEA generates in the future – one can only guess –
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