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A chronic pain pt asked if I would share their story… So I am not only going to share this pt’ story, I have created a NEW TAB on the first page of my blog and will put links to pt’s stories who share in the future If you have a story you want shared […]
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Spine group launches franchise following Walmart pilot https://www.beckersspine.com/orthopedic-spine-practices-improving-profits/item/53851-spine-group-launches-franchise-following-walmart-pilot.html Brentwood, Tenn.-based IMAC Holdings plans to launch a franchise of spinal health and wellness centers called The Back Company on April 1. The franchise follows the July launch of The Back Space, a chain of retail spine clinics piloted in Walmart stores. The Back Company will provide […]
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I was looking around Indiana’s PDMP ( INSPECT ), which automatically links a Narxcare report… Here is a copy of a “generic warning” about a pt taking both a opiate & benzo – and LOOK who the warn is from CDC – I thought that the FDA was in charge of medications ? Also on […]
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30 Days Left of Public Comment on CDC’s Draft Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids The CDC draft Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids (update to the 2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain) has posted in the Federal Register and 30 days remain in the 60-day public comment period. Public comment provides valuable insight from the populations that we serve. […]
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Ron Chapman II wrote a succinct explanation of the Supreme Court hearing for the Doctors Xiulu Ruan, MD and Shakeel Kahn, MD in his blog. He has given me permission to share his blog post. But also, please go to his original blog as that will help his search engine ratings as well. Thank you, […]
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Andrew Kolodny 328 subscribers Despite low-quality evidence supporting practice change, use of opioids for chronic pain increased dramatically over the past two decades. Concurrently, there has been a sharp increase in opioid analgesic overdose deaths, addiction, misuse and diversion. Opioids may provide modest, variable short-term pain relief for some patients with chronic pain. Long-term benefits […]
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I’m training to become a pharmacist, and I want to explain through first hand experience and from what I’ve seen others suffer through. Mainly through doctors rapidly tapering them off of opioids. The gaslighting. Major surgeries being done without anaesthetic over concerns over addiction. One case was a hip replacement on a woman in her […]
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long term under/untreated pain, can cause Addison’s disease. you can click on the hyperlink below to go to the article and see details under each ‘”symptom” but the very last because a Addisonian Crisis can be life threatening and you have experienced some or many of the symptoms and you are a chronic pain pts […]
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Nothing is of any importance in this piece to the community – EXCEPT the sentence that I have highlighted in RED A cautionary tale from DEA’s plan to return to the office https://federalnewsnetwork.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2022/03/a-cautionary-tale-from-deas-plan-to-return-to-the-office/ Let the Drug Enforcement Administration be the first of what could be many cautionary tales across government. DEA is requiring its employees […]
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Businesshala News Exclusive | CVS Ousts Executives After Internal Probe, Vows to Overhaul How It Handles Sexual-Harassment Complaints https://businesshala.com/businesshala-news-exclusive-cvs-ousts-executives-after-internal-probe-vows-to-overhaul-how-it-handles-sexual-harassment-complaints/ CEO Karen Lynch tells staff she will change process after investigation into employee complaints against a regional manager Ms. Lynch oversaw an investigation, carried out by a professional investigator, that culminated in January in the dismissal […]
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