Ask the Pharmacist: Can a Pharmacy Delay Filling a Prescription?
Dear Steve, I suffer from chronic lower back pain. My pain resulted from a combination of bad genetics (spondylolisthesis) that was exacerbated by a head-on…
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Miss Understood: Sold Out of Norco?
I like to consider myself fortunate dealing with my pharmacist and doctor when it comes to refilling my prescriptions. There have been many changes made…
Pain Patients Forced to Go ‘Cold Turkey’ from Hydrocodone
One month after hydrocodone was rescheduled by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, pain patients in some parts of the country say pharmacists are refusing to…
Judge Overturns Massachusetts Ban on Zohydro
A federal judge in Boston has ruled that an unprecedented ban on the sale of a controversial new painkiller in Massachusetts is unconstitutional. Despite the…
Ask the Pharmacist: Why Am I Being Denied a Pain Medication?
(Editor’s Note: National Pain Report is pleased to welcome Steve Ariens as our newest columnist. Steve is a retired pharmacist and patient advocate who has…
My Story: Humiliated by a Pharmacist
The day started pretty much like any other. Woke up with pain. Took a pill. Pain eased to a tolerable level. That is what my…
Tylenol Shortages Continue
It may be a new year, but it’s the same old headaches for the maker of Tylenol. Johnson and Johnson says production problems continue to…
Caught in the Crossfire: You Don’t Look Sick
Jeanne Hyatt is 56-years old and lives in Florida. On the outside, she looks like any other normal, healthy person. She could be your aunt,…