On this Halloween Eve, we invite Guest Blogger Mortimer Fein who provides a very special shout out to a dedicated colleague that has shown undying support for pain patients nationwide. So often when I have heard of a new well-intentioned (or not) policy, law or even just an opinion that is vehemently anti-opioid and I intuit that it […]
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Anyone reading this is likely familiar with the “confidential” proposed CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain”. Before even reading the proposed guidelines, my initial inquest was to review the panel of 17 presumed expert panelists. My reaction, much akin to almost every recent media post, was that the deck was stacked against fair […]
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There are 16,000 opioid deaths per year in the United States and this is a distinctly American tragedy. Every do-gooder and their brother out of central casting, navy blue suit, white shirt, understated tie, American flag lapel pin, agrees we need to legislate the heck out of this problem. Even if their actions have more […]
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At the crossroads of September’s National Pain Awareness Month finale and October’s American National Pharmacists Month commencement, it seems like a perfect day to post a summary of pertinent therapeutic topics that were featured in Pharmacy Times last month. In an effort to expose more young pharmacists to this important therapeutic and grossly underserved training area, […]
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