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Hello Steve, My name is xxxxxxxx and I am on disability for several reasons. Bulging/burst discs in my back, both knees need to be replaced and I have severe depression and anxiety. I live in Florida and I am having an issue with a pharmacist at the Winn Dixie pharmacy. I recently changed pain management […]
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Schools, Sheriffs, and Syringes: State Plans Vary for Spending $26B in Opioid Settlement Funds https://khn.org/news/article/state-plans-opioid-settlement-funds/ A local group that advocates for people affected by the opioid epidemic has expressed similar concerns and is now suing the foundation for a lack of transparency, even though few decisions about funding priorities have been made yet. The strife […]
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The above graphic is from PROP’s website and list those involved with this organization. I finally had the opportunity to watch this debate/video and it was between Dr. Fugh-Berman,MD a member of PROP Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing and a professor at Georgetown U Medical Center and Jeffrey Singer.MD a practicing surgeon and part […]
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Could NSAIDs Like Ibuprofen, Aleve Make Arthritic Knees Worse? https://www.drugs.com/news/could-nsaids-like-ibuprofen-aleve-make-arthritic-knees-worse-109147.html TUESDAY, Nov. 22, 2022 — Over-the-counter pain relievers like aspirin, Aleve or ibuprofen don’t do a thing to slow the progression of knee arthritis, and might even make things worse, a new study suggests. Knee arthritis patients who regularly took nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) wound […]
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youarewithinthenorms MARC MOORE: THE DIRTY COP OF MANTIS, IN THE TRIAL OF LESLY POMPY, MD. (MICHIGAN) You’re Within The Norms Nov 21 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3708394616116679 REPORTED BY youarewithinthenorms.com https://youarewithinthenorms.com/2022/11/22/blacked-own-pharmacies-under-attack-raid-on-at-cost-pharmacy-ft-meyers-florida/ NORMAN J CLEMENT RPH., DDS, NORMAN L.CLEMENT PHARM-TECH, MALACHI F. MACKANDAL PHARMD, IN THE SPIRIT OF WALTER R. CLEMENT BS., MS., MBA., BELINDA BROWN-PARKER, IN THE SPIRIT OF […]
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Is it just me, or does it seem like the SCOTUS Ruan/Kahn ruling – which basically told the DEA that they could not use objective criteria in judging prescribers when they were treating pts with subjective diseases – has caused the DEA to step up their actions against prescriber for exceeding some undefined or vague […]
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Like a lot of puzzles, one cannot see what the final picture is going to look like until you get more and more pieces in place. The same seems to be the same how about all the “things” that the DEA has done basically “behind the curtain”… as people retire, some are starting to talk […]
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CDC’s Updated Opioid Guidelines Are Necessary, but Not Sufficient You had better believe the Guidelines need work. CORRECTION: They need to be totally erased and gotten rid of. I arrived in California from my home in Virginia for an appt with my Pain Management Physician. Upon arrival, my wife turned on her phone and […]
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CDC’s Updated Opioid Guidelines Are Necessary, but Not Sufficient https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/101825 Additional steps are needed to calibrate opioid access and undo harm Before the CDC suffered a loss of trust over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency had fumbled its response to the overdose crisis. Under its leadership, overdose deaths have continued to spiral, […]
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