MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'controlled substances'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:32:41 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4322507&cid=t_192971_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpain-contracts-do-they-threaten-the-doctor-patient-relationship%2F2011.01.07 Doctors today are wary about treating chronic pain. One of the main worries is precipitating fatal opioid overdoses. Indeed, according to the CDC, and reported by American Medical News, “fatal opioid overdoses tripled to nearly 14,000 from 1999 to 2006 … [and] emergency department visits involving opioids more than doubled to nearly 306,000 between 2004 and 2008.” Requiring chronic pain patients to sign pain contracts is a way to mitigate this risk. But how does that affect the doctor-patient relationship? Indeed, a contract is an adversarial tool. Essentially, it states that a patient must comply with a strict set of rules in order to receive medications, including where and how often they obtain controlled substances, and may involve random drug testing. Break the contract and the ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4322507 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:00:11 +0100 4322507 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4013545&cid=t_192971_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FkoB2Sk4HOgk%2F Rise and shine, everyone. Another sunny day is emerging here on the Pharmalot corporate campus where we are happily brewing our latest cup of stimulation - aromatic Southern Pecan. Please join us as we indulge, even if you prefer a healthy bottle of water instead. Meanwhile, here are a few tidbits from around your universe. Hope your day goes well and do stay in touch… Bristol-Myers Squibb Recalls Some Avalide Samples (Reuters) Failed Hepatitis Vaccine Protected Infants In Study (MedPage Today) UK’s NICE Backs Some Herceptin Use In Gastric Cancer (Reuters) Lilly Scientists Have New Home For Designing Cancer Meds (Indianapolis Star) New Bayer CEO Sees More M&A Spending (Bloomberg News) Prescription Meds Overtake Illegal Substances (Los Angeles Times) Pediatricians Want To ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4013545 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:47:14 +0100 4013545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3889080&cid=t_192971_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsoap-drugs-and-rock-and-roll%2F2010.08.20 By ClinkShrink There’s always something new, even in the world of substance abuse. Lately I’ve been reading a lot in the media about K2, a synthetic cannabinoid that’s being sold (and outlawed) in many states. It’s commonly mixed with herbal incense and smoked. Nicknamed “spice,” it was originally created by scientists and called JWH-018. Apparently some states’ poison control centers have been getting calls about it due to the physical symptoms it can cause, specifically palpitations and GI problems. The part of the story that I thought was interesting was the fact that originally only 250 milligrams of the stuff was created, in an “official” research lab, but that home chemists quickly took up the experiment and it’s now a part ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3889080 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:03:20 +0100 3889080 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3556067&cid=t_192971_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F4zNe_Da5boE%2F By David BoazHo-hum. Another administration, another “comprehensive plan to combat drug abuse, putting the focus on prevention and treatment strategies.” This one “calls for a 15 percent reduction in youth drug use, a 10 percent decrease in drugged driving, and a 15 percent reduction in overall drug-related deaths by 2015.” It involves more central planning — “ the creation of a community-based national prevention system” – more taxpayers’ money — “an expanded array of intervention-oriented treatment programs” — and more nannyism — “a push to screen patients early for signs of substance abuse, even during routine appointments, and the expansion of prescription-drug monitoring programs.” And d... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3556067 Wed, 12 May 2010 14:52:58 +0100 3556067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3448912&cid=t_192971_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fshopping-spree.html CNN recently had a story entitled How physicians try to prevent 'doctor shopping', about states' efforts to control and prevent prescription drug abuse. While it's a good story, it's unfortunate that we only tend to talk about this issue after the overdose death of a celebrity. Here at Shrink Rap we've talked before about our concerns and challenges related to this issue in a series of blog posts and one podcast which we've collectively referred to as "the Benzo Wars".The Shrink Rappers have seen both sides of the prescription drug abuse issue and so we have different opinions about it. Neither opinion is all right or all wrong, we just differ on the degree of the problem and to some degree how it should be handled. Our opinions are shaped by the patients we treat: Dinah has a private prac... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3448912 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3448912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3390801&cid=t_192971_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fmy-three-shrinks-podcast-50-more-about.html In this show we continue with our guest Dr. Pat Barta of the Adventures in Telepsychiatry blog.We talk about electronic health information systems and Clink continues her rant which she started in her post Rage Against The Machine. Roy mentions the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act which provides funding incentives for doctors who use health information technology. We cover developing standards for behavioral health information technology, including personal health records which allow patients to store their own information voluntarily "in the cloud", on a server. Dr. Pat Barta talks Open source health record systems and information security.Health Data Rights is an organization that developed a proposed declaration of... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3390801 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0100 3390801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2790318&cid=t_192971_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FzuWe5iHjidM%2F I was sent the following guest blog post from DrFirst. Controlled substance regulations have always thrown a bit of a wrench in the cranks of ePrescribing initiatives. So, the fact that the first ever electronic prescriptions of a controlled substance is an important milestone for digitizing healthcare. Check out the full guest blog post: At 2:42pm EDT yesterday, Michael Blackman, MD and CMIO of Berkshire Medical Center, sent the nation’s first prescription of a controlled substance electronically, using DrFirst’s Rcopia electronic prescribing application. DrFirst was granted a DEA waiver to send Schedule II-V Medications as a part of the Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (EPCS) pilot program in Massachusetts, a program facilitated by an AHRQ grant. After Rcopia’s drug,... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2790318 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:30:51 +0100 2790318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1852739&cid=t_192971_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F410350224%2F The big distributor was charged with failing to report suspicious sales of hydrocodone, which is a violation under the Controlled Substances Act, despite repeated warnings, according to the US Drug Enforcement Agency. The med was later distributed to pharmacies that filled illegitimate prescriptions from rogue Internet pharmacies. Drugmakers and distributors are required to monitor and report suspicious orders of controlled substances. But the DEA says Cardinal allowed the diversion of millions of dosage units of hydrocodone, which is the generic name of a prescription painkiller that is classified under federal narcotics law as a Schedule III controlled substance. Cardinal’s “negligent conduct contributed to our nation’s serious pharmaceutical abuse problem,” Miche... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1852739 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:12:17 +0100 1852739 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1683438&cid=t_192971_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F356749327%2F The healthcare giant coughed up the money in order to settle federal allegations that a plant in Lititz, Pennsvylvania, which it acquired in 2006 as part of its purchase of Pfizer’s consumer health care business, violated paperwork regulations for controlled substances, according to the US Attorney in Philadelphia (read the statement). The manufacturing plant was accused of importing controlled substances - in this case, Benadryl-D - from Canada without filing a notification with the US Drug Enforcement Agency between 2001 and 2005. The med contains pseudophedrine, which is a controlled substance pseudophedrine. The Controlled Substances Act requires anyone who imports, distributes and dispenses controlled substances to report to the DEA any importation. The reports allow the agency... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1683438 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:26:07 +0100 1683438 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1631583&cid=t_192971_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F337125000%2F The big wholesaler has agreed to pay a fine of $105,000 to settle a charge by the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy that it failed to report increases in drug orders from a rogue pharmacist, The Columbus Dispatch reports. The fine relates to Cardinal Health’s shipments of controlled substances to Caringwell Pharmacy in Dublin, Ohio, from November 2006 until March 2007. The board said Cardinal provided addictive drugs, including prescription painkillers and anxiety meds, the paper writes. The pharmacy board, which regulates drug sellers and distributors that do business in Ohio, closed Caringwell last year for illegally selling the meds over the Internet. The board investigated Cardinal for failing to report the pharmacy had significantly increased orders of controlled substances, as is ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1631583 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:38:23 +0100 1631583