Ask the Pharmacist: Where Can I Complain When I’m Denied a Pain Medication?
Most of the people in the chronic pain community have three things in common other than their pain: they are emotionally, physically, and financially exhausted.…
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Ask the Pharmacist: Why Documentation is Important
If it isn’t documented, it didn’t happen. This is a phrase that most of us in healthcare must live by. Whatever we do or don’t…
Feds Investigate Walgreens Over Privacy Concerns
A federal agency is investigating whether Walgreens, the nation’s largest pharmacy chain, violated the rights of customers by not properly safeguarding their medical information. The…
My Story: Profiled by Walgreens
I recently relocated to my hometown, hooked up with a new pain management specialist, and got my prescription for roxycodone like I have been doing…
Pharmacists Report Delays in Getting Opioids
Pharmacists across the country say “surprise disruptions” in the supply of opioid analgesics are forcing them to turn away legitimate patients with valid prescriptions for…
My Story: Walgreens is Ruining My Life
I have been a pain patient for over 25 years. The last 13 of those have been with the same doctor treating my pain. My…
Walgreens’ ‘Secret Checklist’ for Pain Meds
An investigation by an Indianapolis television station has uncovered new details about a “secret checklist” used by Walgreens’ pharmacists to screen prescriptions for opioid pain…
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…