Forum: iSpine
01-17-2011, 12:07 AM
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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...
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Forum: iSpine
01-16-2011, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 5
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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...
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Forum: iSpine
01-16-2011, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,833
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Forum: iSpine
01-16-2011, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,136
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...
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Forum: iSpine
01-13-2011, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,044
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Forum: iSpine
01-13-2011, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 5,833
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...
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Forum: iSpine
01-13-2011, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,136
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Forum: iSpine
11-30-2010, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,768
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...
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Forum: iSpine
11-30-2010, 04:18 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,067
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Forum: iSpine
11-29-2010, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,075
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Forum: iSpine
11-29-2010, 11:20 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,067
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...
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Forum: iSpine
11-26-2010, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,122
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......
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Forum: iSpine
11-23-2010, 03:47 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,164
"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...
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Forum: iSpine
11-17-2010, 03:33 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,862
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Forum: iSpine
11-12-2010, 02:39 AM
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Replies: 2
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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...
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Forum: iSpine
11-10-2010, 12:16 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,022
Fentanyl patches recalled
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Forum: iSpine
11-06-2010, 04:02 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,141
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...
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Forum: iSpine
11-06-2010, 01:42 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,894
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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