Timeline of Selected FDA Activities and Significant Events Addressing Opioid Misuse and Abuse

Looks the FDA is finally starting to pay attention to the MME system…  I made this post on my blog a couple of weeks ago Was/is the CDC 2016 guidelines built on a “false foundation ” and created a covert genocide on a protect class of people ?     and shared a article that would STRONGLY […]

South Carolina House passes bill for doctors to deny care that violates ‘conscience’: WHAT A CAN OF WORMS !

WHAT A CAN OF WORMS ! When did CORPORATIONS have “personal beliefs” ? The LGBTQ+ community not withstanding,  So the SC state legislature exempts all parts of the SC medical system is going to be exempted from civil rights discrimination of disabled under the Americans with disability act and civil rights act  ?  This appears […]

Testing demonstrates how “potency instability” pharmacy compounded meds can be

Information for new patients! Tests from OCTOBER 2019 and retested JANUARY 2020! BTW Morphine held up to all the standard test as well as Prialt which explains why they are FDA approved and Hydromorphone and Fentanyl are not but very effective in proper dosing The FDA does not recommend that pharmacy compounded meds be used […]

UnitedHealth Tries to Stop Lawsuits From Mom-And-Pop Drugstores

Does anyone – other than me – find it strange that United Health/OptumRx is endorsed by AARP  according to the AARP website: https://www.aarp.org/about-aarp/aarp-services/ Our Purpose AARP Services connects companies to people by helping bring experiences, products and services that matter to them as they move through specific life stages. This work includes providing AARP members with […]

Epidural Steroid Injections Linked to High Risk for Post-Op Infection

Epidural Steroid Injections Linked to High Risk for Post-Op Infection https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/971241 Lumbar epidural steroid injections (LESIs) are associated with a heightened risk for infection after lumbar spine decompression surgery, a new meta-analysis shows. In a review that included more than 174,000 total patients, those who received a LESI within 6 months before their lumbar spine […]

What other people often see abt chronic pain pts

When the FEDS tries to control prices – shortages appear and services deteriorates.

The Red Wedding for Rural Pharmacies https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/the-red-wedding-for-rural-pharmacies Biden just tried to regulate CVS, United Health, and Cigna. Cigna struck back, and is now trying to wipe out independent pharmacies and harm patients. Plus, antitrust enforcers are getting real. Welcome to BIG, a newsletter about the politics of monopoly. If you’d like to sign up, you […]

CVS Health: A totally abuse of power! A mental and emotional abuse of pharmacists who are trying to keep their head above water

Dear CVS Health , you are the epitome of bullying: Today, I attended Oklahoma Board of Pharmacy meeting. I would say that our board has been particularly very involved in the discussion of working conditions and was one of the very states to put together a short staffing form which will be updated soon. It […]

Petition to grant RaDonda Vaught clemency garners 120K signatures

Petition to grant RaDonda Vaught clemency garners 120K signatures https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/nursing/petition-to-grant-radonda-vaught-clemency-garners-120k-signatures.html More than 100,000 people have signed a national petition calling for clemency in former nurse RaDonda Vaught’s criminal case. Ms. Vaught was convicted March 25 of criminally negligent homicide and abuse of an impaired adult for a fatal medication error she made in December 2017 […]

Another ADA civil rights violation – discriminating against people with OUD treatment

Indiana board ordered to end bias against nurses with opioid use disorder https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/nursing/indiana-board-ordered-to-end-bias-against-nurses-with-opioid-use-disorder.html The Indiana State Nursing Board discriminates against nurses with opioid use disorder and must work with the Justice Department to end the civil rights violations, the U.S. Justice Department concluded in a recently released investigation. The investigation, published March 25, was prompted […]