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David B. Brushwood, R.Ph., J.D. Why is
Our Government Pursuing a War on Doctors?
British
Hospitals to Test Use of Cannabis for Post-Operative Pain: August 21, 2003
- The government-funded British Medical Research Council has committed £500,000
for a controversial clinical study to assess the use of cannabis...
Patient
Sues Over Long Stint in Waiting Room: August 21, 2003 - A pain management
specialist in Nevada is appealing a $250 small claims judgment in favor of a
patient who waited more than three hours
Ohio Court Certifies Class
in OxyContin Litigation: August 18, 2003 - A state court in Ohio has affirmed
that a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma and Abbot Laboratories can move forward
as a class action.
Maryland
Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Bill: May 23, 2003 - Maryland
became the ninth state to relax restrictions on medicinal marijuana
use for seriously ill patients yesterday...
Florida
Legislature Sets Prescription Tracking Program Aside: May 11, 2003
- Proposed prescription tracking legislation died in the final moments
of the Florida legislative session earlier this month, leaving in question
the future of the program...
Medical
Marijuana Activist Sentenced to Prison in California: May 5, 2003
- Noting an unresolved conflict between state and federal laws regarding
medical use of marijuana, a federal judge in California sentenced medical
marijuana activist…
Cannabis-Derived
Spray Expected to be Available in UK Soon: April 20, 2003 - The United
Kingdom’s Medicines Control Agency is expected to approve the world’s
first cannabis-based medication this summer, reports the Times of London.
Virginia
Receives Federal Grant for Prescription Tracking Program: April 14,
2003 - The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded a $180,000 grant to
the state of Virginia to fund a prescription tracking program approved
by the state legislature last year.
Vermont
Governor Opposes Medicinal Marijuana Law: April 6, 2003 - Vermont
Governor James Douglas has announced that he will oppose a law being
considered by the state senate that would legalize medicinal use of marijuana.
Congressman
Calls for Restriction of OxyContin to Severe Pain Patients: April
4, 2003 - Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.) has called on the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services to restrict OxyContin prescriptions to patients
with severe pain.
Limiting
Access to Pain Medications May Increase Overall Medicaid Costs: April
2, 2003 - According to a new study, restricting patients’ access
to long-acting pain medications may increase, rather than decrease, overall
Medicaid costs.
Maryland
Legislature Votes to Reduce Penalties for Medicinal Marijuana Users:
April 1, 2003 - The Maryland legislature has passed a bill establishing
a maximum penalty
of $100 for defendants who can prove they used marijuana as a medical
necessity.
Florida
Legislature Debates Prescription Tracking Program: April 1, 2003
- Proposed legislation supported by Florida Governor Jeb Bush would create
a program to track prescriptions for Schedule II, III and IV medications...
Cannabis-Based
Prescription Drugs May be Available in U.K. This Year: March
24, 2003 - Cannabis-based prescription drugs could be available in
British pharmacies as soon as the end of this year, according to
British drugs minister Bob Ainsworth.
Researchers
Reveal Racial Disparities in Pain Management: March 21, 2003
- New research from the University of Michigan suggests that African-Americans
are less likely to get adequate treatment for pain than whites.
Majority
of Oxycodone Overdoses Traced Back to Drug Combination: March 10,
2003 - A new study shows that the vast majority of oxycodone overdose
deaths involve some combination of other drugs.
Researchers
Suggest Gene May Influence Sensitivity to Pain: March 1, 2003
- New research suggests that an individual’s sensitivity to
pain may be partly related to a gene that determines how many endorphins
the body releases.
Licensing
Fees May be Doubled to Finance War on Prescription Drug Abuse:
February 15, 2003 - Bush Administration officials have announced plans to double
licensing fees for doctors, pharmacists, and pharmaceutical companies to pay
for...
More
Doctors Join Insurance Protest: February 15, 2003 - Doctors in New
York and Connecticut are planning to join doctors in a growing list of
other states in protesting rising malpractice insurance costs that they
say are crippling their practices.
Florida
Doctor Charged in Two More Overdose Deaths: February 15, 2003
- Prosecutors have charged Dr. Asuncion M. Luyao, of Port St. Lucie,
Florida, with two additional counts of manslaughter arising out of
the overdose deaths of her patients.
Psychiatrist
Convicted of Manslaughter and Sentenced to One Year in Jail After
Death of Chronic Pain Patient: February 3, 2003 - A Florida psychiatrist
has been sentenced to a year in jail for causing the death of a patient
for whom he prescribed...
New Study Reports Rising Use of Herbal Supplements,
Possible Harmful Interactions with Conventional Drugs: February 3,
2003 - A new study reports that the use of herbal supplements, which can
have dangerous interactions with commonly-used pain relievers...
Florida Judge Rules that OxyContin Maker's
Marketing Plans Can Be Made Public: January 28, 2003 - Purdue Pharma's
marketing plans for OxyContin may be made public next month. A circuit
judge in Broward County, Florida ruled that the plans...
Purdue
Pharma Pulls OxyContin Ads After Warning from FDA: January 25, 2003
- Purdue Pharma has agreed to discontinue medical journal advertisements
for OxyContin that the FDA has alleged to be misleading and has promised...
Class
Action Filed Against Maker of "Ionized" Bracelets: January
25, 2003 - A Chicago lawyer has filed a class-action suit against QT,
Inc., accusing the company of fraudulently claiming that its "ionized" metal
bracelets can relieve arthritis pain...
HHS Introduces New Ad Campain Targeting Abuse
of Prescription Painkillers: January 20, 2003 - The Department of
Health and Human Services is launching a new campaign of television,
radio
and print ads and brochures warning teenagers...
Pharmaceutical Company Plans Launch of Cannabis-Derived
Drugs in U.K.: January 18, 2003 - GW Pharmaceuticals, which has a
license from the British Home Office to produce cannabis-derived medications...
Supreme Court Agrees to Decide
Whether Shareholders Should be Counted as Employees: January 13,
2003 - The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether shareholders of
a professional
corporation, who are actively engaged in running the business, should
count as “employees” for purposes of...
Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in
Two ADA Cases: January 12, 2003 - The Supreme Court has agreed to
review two cases that will affect the civil rights of disabled individuals,
including many individuals suffering from chronic pain, under the Americans
with Disabilities Act.
Study Finds End of Life Pain Management Inadequate:
November 19, 2002 - The first comprehensive study of end-of-life care comparing
all 50 states and the District of Columbia suggests that dying patients are
not receiving adequate services to manage their pain.
Medicinal Marijuana Users Sue Federal
Officials: October 10, 2002 - Two chronic pain patients and two
caregivers have filed suit against Attorney General John Ashcroft
and Drug Enforcement
Administration Chief Asa Hutchinson for enforcing federal marijuana
laws...
Judge Certifies Class in Ohio OxyContin
Suit: August 30, 2002 - A judge in Butler County, Ohio has ruled
that a class action suit brought by OxyContin users may go to trial.
Doctor Charged in Four Deaths: June
26, 2002 - A physician in Port St. Lucie, Florida was charged
with manslaughter
in the overdose deaths of four patients for whom she prescribed
narcotic painkillers and other drugs.
Judge Issued Rulings Denying Defense
Motions: April 25, 2002 - In April of 2002, Judge Robert Hunter
of the Superior Court of California for Alameda County issued
rulings denying
defense motions to set aside the verdict and for a new trial.
District Judge Upholds Oregon Assisted-suicide
Law and Halts Prosecution of Doctors: April 17, 2002 - In a ruling
issued today, Federal District Judge Robert E. Jones halted
an attempt by the U.S. Justice Department to nullify Oregon's law allowing
physician-assisted
suicide.
Federal Court Denies Class Certification in
Kentucky OxyContin Litigation: April 8, 2002 - OxyContin addicts
seeking to maintain a class action lawsuit against the drug's
manufacturer were
denied class certification by Judge Danny C. Reeves of the
United States District Court of the Eastern District of Kentucky on
February
25,
2002.
Doctor Convicted of Manslaughter in Four OxyContin
Deaths Sentenced to 62 years: March 27, 2002 - The nation's first
doctor to be found guilty of manslaughter in an OxyContin
death was sentenced to nearly 63 years in prison last Friday.
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