another example of bureaucrats & attorneys interfering with the practice of medicine & potentially harming pts ?

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve

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chuckle of the day 02032023

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve

Lawyers should never ask a Georgia grandma a question if they aren’t prepared for the answer. In a trial, a Southern small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness, a grandmotherly, elderly woman to the stand. He approached her and asked, ‘Mrs. Jones, do you know me?’ She responded, ‘Why, yes, I do know you, Mr. […]

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what does the DEA consider standard of care and best practice when prescribing controlled substances ?

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve

I asked this question to ChatGPT  https://chat.openai.com/chat one of the new AI BOTS and here is the answer that I got back. I am surprised that it mentioned regulations & guidelines… which the SCOTUS recently ruled in June 2022 that agencies like ATF & EPA cannot make new interpretations/regulations from the laws they are charged […]

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magistrate characterized the prosecutors’ conduct as “deplorable.” Shockingly, the magistrate’s findings were ignored by the trial judge

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve

It is claimed that 90%+ of people taken to trial in a FEDERAL COURT is found GUILTY…  This story is just one example pointing out the illegal shenanigans of  a federal prosecutor to get a conviction and now our judicial system is trying to REVERSE a presidential pardon on this same person/case.  This just seems […]

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the DEA told Newsweek it’s not responsible for pts inability to get prescriptions

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve

DEA Says It Doesn’t ‘Regulate Practice of Medicine’ Amid Patient Backlash to Proposed Opioid Prescription Cuts’ https://www.newsweek.com/dea-responds-chronic-pain-victims-opioid-prescriptions-1465090 After hundreds of chronic pain patients begged the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to reconsider its proposed cuts to opioid production, the agency told Newsweek it’s not responsible for their inability to get prescriptions. If the DEA adopts the […]

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NY Times reporter looking for pts having trouble getting controlled med Rxs filled

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve

ellen.gabler@nytimes.com  

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Putting artificial intelligence to work for you

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve

Here is a link to a interesting program… it is called ChatGPT and here is a explanation on WIKIPEDIA   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChatGPT Basically you click on the link below and ask (type in ) a question and it will give you back a answer to your question. It is free to use and it has only been […]

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Correcting the misperception of palliative care

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve

Correcting the misperception of palliative care https://www.mcknights.com/blogs/guest-columns/correcting-the-misperception-of-palliative-care/ Compared to other medical subspecialties, palliative care is relatively young, but it has grown substantially in the last 20 years. As of 2019, 71.5% of US hospitals with more than 50 beds have a palliative care program, compared to just 7.0% in 2001 (Morrison & Meier, 2019). More […]

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Minnesota bill: states that EVERY INDIVIDUAL has a fundamental right to make individual autonomous health decisions

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve

This post is not about Roe v. Wade or Doe v. Gomez or Abortion rights in general. Our Declaration of Independence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life%2C_Liberty_and_the_pursuit_of_Happiness states the following: We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable; that all men are created equal & independent, that from that equal creation they derive rights inherent & inalienable, among which […]

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It is Time for Policymakers to Protect Patients from Predatory Practices of Insurers and PBMs

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve

It is Time for Policymakers to Protect Patients from Predatory Practices of Insurers and PBMs https://www.acsh.org/news/2023/01/17/it-time-policymakers-protect-patients-predatory-practices-insurers-and-pbms-16816 Policymakers often talk about protecting patients against the predatory practices of insurers and PBMs. It is about time for state and federal legislators to support such legislations to ensure that ONLY patients benefit from such patient assistance programs and […]

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