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Forum: iSpine 01-17-2011, 12:07 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,833
Posted By Pharmacist.steve
The "labor boards" are known for being "paper...

The "labor boards" are known for being "paper tigers"... they exist for the pure purpose to meet some regulation that they do exists.

With a medical issues... it should fall under the ADA and it...
Forum: iSpine 01-16-2011, 06:13 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,136
Posted By Pharmacist.steve
what meds have your tried?... Everything is a...

what meds have your tried?... Everything is a pretty broad statement about pain meds... I find it unusual that only Demerol doesn't do gastric upset... over other opiates... There are a number of...
Forum: iSpine 01-16-2011, 01:04 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,833
Posted By Pharmacist.steve
If a lie was told during the interview process,...

If a lie was told during the interview process, such as - do you take any prescription drugs...- and is later discovered, the consequences might be severe.

Asking personal/health questions during...
Forum: iSpine 01-16-2011, 12:52 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,136
Posted By Pharmacist.steve
I am not aware of it being in combination with...

I am not aware of it being in combination with Demerol... However... Demerol should only be used short term - if at all - because it has toxic by-products from being metabolized in the body and its...
Forum: iSpine 01-13-2011, 07:00 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 5,044
Posted By Pharmacist.steve
There is enteric coated aspirin.. that dissolves...

There is enteric coated aspirin.. that dissolves in the intestines .. .rather than the stomach... of course slower to get into the system .. since it has to pass thru the stomach before the body can...
Forum: iSpine 01-13-2011, 06:51 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,833
Posted By Pharmacist.steve
An employer cannot ask any personal questions...

An employer cannot ask any personal questions during the interview process.. after the job is offered/hired.. then the ADA (Americans with Disability Act) and HIPAA comes into play.

I would hate...
Forum: iSpine 01-13-2011, 06:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,136
Posted By Pharmacist.steve
It only took them TWO DECADES to figure this out !

FDA orders lowering pain reliever in Vicodin

WASHINGTON - Federal health regulators are limiting a key ingredient found in Vicodin, Percocet and other prescription painkillers that have been...
Forum: iSpine 11-30-2010, 06:14 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,768
Posted By Pharmacist.steve
If you are on Part D...

It is open enrollment for part D... be careful not jumping at the new Walmart/Humana program without comparing to others..

I compared my wife's meds and found that even thou Walmart/Humana program...
Forum: iSpine 11-30-2010, 04:18 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,067
Posted By Pharmacist.steve
All the FDA/DEA is interested in is dealing with...

All the FDA/DEA is interested in is dealing with the 7 people a day that overdose.. stats suggested that ~50% of these "over-doses" are really suicide by drug...but.. it is cheaper/easier and serves...
Forum: iSpine 11-29-2010, 11:27 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,075
Posted By Pharmacist.steve
Has anyone considered a topical application of...

Has anyone considered a topical application of Lidocaine (2%gel/3%cm/5%oint) and/or not sure if a Lidoderm patch could be cut into a size that would be workable. Still need to find cause - if...
Forum: iSpine 11-29-2010, 11:20 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,067
Posted By Pharmacist.steve
The FDA/DEA are coming after your CII opiates !!

This is their REMS program.. IM ...many docs will just drop back to prescribing Hydrocodone/APAP and NSAIDS

The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) controversial opioid risk evaluation and...
Forum: iSpine 11-26-2010, 12:50 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,122
Posted By Pharmacist.steve
So what .. if it is a placebo effect.. if the...

So what .. if it is a placebo effect.. if the patient's quality of life improves.. it improves.

Most of these "new & improved" drugs often demonstrates some better therapy over the original......
Forum: iSpine 11-23-2010, 03:47 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,164
Posted By Pharmacist.steve
"coming down" from any opiate needs some...

"coming down" from any opiate needs some supportive measures. prescribers have to be certified to prescribe Suboxone and can only oversee up to 100 patients at a time. The cramps that you are...
Forum: iSpine 11-17-2010, 03:33 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,862
Posted By Pharmacist.steve
I would first try a probiotic and/or acidophilus...

I would first try a probiotic and/or acidophilus to see if it will help make things stable. One can also try increase diet of buttermilk, sour cream, yogurt... which gets you to the same place....
Forum: iSpine 11-12-2010, 02:39 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,934
Posted By Pharmacist.steve
Insurance companies are exempt from Sherman...

Insurance companies are exempt from Sherman Anti-trust and when they were mutual companies (owned by policy holders).. this was done in 1938 by the McCarrin-Ferguson act.. so that the insurance...
Forum: iSpine 11-10-2010, 12:16 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,022
Posted By Pharmacist.steve
Fentanyl patches recalled

Company Contact:
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Email: hkristmannsson@actavis.comThis e-mail...
Forum: iSpine 11-06-2010, 04:02 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,141
Posted By Pharmacist.steve
I have not heard anything good about the new...

I have not heard anything good about the new formulation.. in regards to be equally effective.

While the Pharma's promote their long acting meds to last 12 hrs.. which may be true in treating...
Forum: iSpine 11-06-2010, 01:42 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,894
Posted By Pharmacist.steve
introduction

Mark searched me down (like a dog) on another chronic pain forum and ask that I become a registered user on his forum.

I am a semi-retired Pharmacist, who is a strong chronic pain advocate. I...
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