Dr. Emily Uebbing and I teamed up to cover the new HHS guidelines for the X-Waiver requirement when prescribing buprenorphine…
An Updated Look at the COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates – Storage, Distribution, and Barriers to Access
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Pharma Protects Patients Against Government: A COVID VACCINE Paradigm Shift
As a public service, paindr.com will continue to post content that focuses on practical and political matters related to COVID-19. …
COVID-19 Contributes to the Broken Supply Chain of Parenteral Opioids
There has been much discussion among healthcare clinicians regarding lack and diminishing availability of opioids fueled by COVID-19 and related…
PHARMACISTS as PROVIDERS beyond COVID-19
During the throes of a COVID-19 pandemic that has caused hundreds of thousands of people to suffer, escalating death tolls,…
Only I (and hydroxychloroquine) Can Fix It
The comedian David Steinberg once referred to President Ronald Reagan as “the Popeil Pocket Fisherman President.” When asked to explain,…
Reducing Inflammation with Natural Food Products
There are several types of inflammation: acute, chronic, systemic and localized. Acute and localized is when you get injured, and…
Co-dispensing Naloxone with Tramadol
We have previously opined on appropriate use of naloxone in the hospice setting and the questionable policies of some nursing…
Is naloxone availability and use appropriate for the hospice setting?
As healthcare professionals it is important to advocate for ethical, responsible (safe), and quality care for patients. Involvement of the…
Methadone Regulation; The Dual Diagnosis of Pain & Addiction
When it comes to prescribing methadone for pain or addiction, an important consideration may lead you that old adage; Which…