FORBES MAG: “WHY FEDS ARE RAIDING FOR MEDICAL RECORDS,” PAUL J. HETZNECKER, ESQ “PRE-CRIME” AND THE CHALLENGE OF “RISK ASSESSMENT” EXPLORED IN UNITED STATES vs. ANAND
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FORBES MAGAZINE EXPOSES MASSIVE GOVERNMENT INTRUSION INTO THE PERSONAL MEDICAL RECORDS OF PHILADELPHIA PHYSICIAN DR. NEIL ANAND, MD IN 2020
Posted on October 30, 2023 by Norman Clement
‘Pharmageddon’ is coming: Thousands of pharmacists plot next walkout over work conditions
Posted on October 29, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve
‘Pharmageddon’ is coming: Thousands of pharmacists plot next walkout over work conditions https://nypost.com/2023/10/29/business/pharmacists-plan-walkout-from-cvs-walgreens-and-riteaid-pharmageddon/ Workers from some of the nation’s biggest pharmacy chains, from CVS to Walgreens, have planned another “walkout” starting Monday as they continue to plead for better working conditions. They’re calling it “pharmageddon,” Shane Jerominski, a licensed pharmacist for over a decade who […]
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Some Walgreens pharmacy workers say they are planning another walkout. Here are their reasons why
Posted on October 23, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve
After the last “Walgreen’s Walkout”, I read some pts making statement(s)… that “their Walgreens was open and no problem getting my Rxs filled”. I doubt if most Walgreens – & CVS – pharmacies are better staffed than others. What pts don’t realize, if the pharmacy corporations expects the staff to routinely work > 100%, the […]
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IMAGINE: chronic pain pts in the VA system increasing use of MJ to treat their pain?
Posted on October 23, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve
When you consider who funded this study – Funding for the study was provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the New York State Psychiatric Institute, and the VA Centers of Excellence in Substance Addiction Treatment and Education Could one expect any sort of different conclusion that the one that those conducting this study […]
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Remember: Disinformation Governance Board created by Dept of Homeland Security?
Posted on October 23, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve
Does anyone remember the Disinformation Governance Board? That the Dept of Homeland Security created and it lasted about 3 months? Our first amendment primary function is/was to prevent bureaucrats/politicians from interfering with our FREE SPEECH. Since this is just a TEMPORARY blocking of the injunction, could this be a tactic by the current administration to […]
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Medicare OPEN ENROLLMENT UNTIL DEC 7th
Posted on October 22, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve
This open enrollment period is basically choosing to keep having a Medicare-C ( Advantage) or Medicare Part D. Remember that the 2024 policy, may or may not offer the same benefits of the prgms that you currently have for 2023. CMS recently announced that the AVERAGE PART D would increase their premium abt $3.00/month. Here […]
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Pharmacy staff at Walgreens, other chains reportedly planning nationwide walkout
Posted on October 22, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve
Pharmacy staff at Walgreens, other chains reportedly planning nationwide walkout https://drugstorenews.com/pharmacy-staff-walgreens-other-chains-reportedly-planning-nationwide-walkout A Walgreens organizer said they have been in talks with pharmacy staff from other retail chains about participating in the group walkout, per a CNBC report. Pharmacy staff from Walgreens are reportedly gearing up for a nationwide walkout and multiple rallies at the end […]
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THIS IS HALLOWEEN AND THE FEAR OF PRESCRIBING NARCOTIC ANALGESICS FOR DISEASES: PAIN CARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT
Posted on October 22, 2023 by Norman Clement
“The atmosphere around prescribing for chronic pain had become so fraught that physicians felt they must avoid opioid analgesics even in cases when it contradicted their view of what would provide the best care for their patients.
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EMA Warns That Omega-3-Acid Ethyl Esters May Cause Atrial Fibrillation
Posted on October 19, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve
I am not recommending this and/or condemning this. According to this study, the warning level of a daily dose was 4Gm ( 4000mg) That would entail taking > 3 capsules daily of the typical strength for 1200 mg of omega-3 per capsule. This study does not state that those pts taking < 4 Gm of […]
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The FEDS subsidizing the price of Paxlovid coming to a end
Posted on October 19, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve
Pfizer to price COVID treatment Paxlovid at $1,390 per course https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/pfizer-price-covid-19-drug-paxlovid-1400-five-day-course-wsj-2023-10-18/ Oct 18 (Reuters) – Pfizer on Wednesday (PFE.N) said it will set the U.S. price for its COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid at nearly $1,400 per five-day course when it moves to commercial sales after government stocks run out, more than double what the government […]
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