The Oldest Man posted:

amazon has created a tiny pharma insurance program inside amazon prime lmao

oh sorry it's not insurance it's just a flat fee you pay into a pool with other subscribers to receive included benefits when and if you need them

fosborb posted:

holy poo poo!

https://twitter.com/DrScottHadland/status/1696885676459897018?t=PbU4RBcRcld8027SeiHUWA&s=19

but $45 a dose so gently caress YOU

Rosalind posted:

They are going to make you take a little paper card to the pharmacy counter, wait in the prescription pickup line, scan your driver's license, and then the pharm tech gets to judge you harshly as she grabs you the Narcan off a shelf in the back.

The Oldest Man posted:

Why do I have a feeling that otc narcan is going to make it much easier for cops to acquire data about who purchases it and how often so they can shortlist people to surveil for drug crimes

quote:

On the most basic level, when a doctor queries NarxCare about someone like Kathryn, the software mines state registries for red flags indicating that she has engaged in “drug shopping” behavior: It notes the number of pharmacies a patient has visited, the distances she’s traveled to receive health care, and the combinations of prescriptions she receives.

Beyond that, things get a little mysterious. NarxCare also offers states access to a complex machine-learning product that automatically assigns each patient a unique, comprehensive Overdose Risk Score. Only Appriss knows exactly how this score is derived, but according to the company’s promotional material, its predictive model not only draws from state drug registry data, but “may include medical claims data, electronic health records, EMS data, and criminal justice data.” At least eight states, including Texas, Florida, Ohio, and Michigan—where Kathryn lives—have signed up to incorporate this algorithm into their monitoring programs.

For all the seeming complexity of these inputs, what doctors see on their screen when they call up a patient’s NarxCare report is very simple: a bunch of data visualizations that describe the person’s prescription history, topped by a handful of three-digit scores that neatly purport to sum up the patient’s risk.

...

At the time of her hospitalization, Kathryn owned two flat-coated retrievers, Bear and Moose. Both were the kind of dog she preferred to adopt: older rescues with significant medical problems that other prospective owners might avoid. Moose had epilepsy and had required surgery on both his hind legs. He had also been abused as a puppy and had severe anxiety. Bear, too, suffered from anxiety.

The two canines had been prescribed opioids, benzodiazepines, and even barbiturates by their veterinarians. Prescriptions for animals are put under their owner's name. So to NarxCare, it apparently looked like Kathryn was seeing many doctors for different drugs, some at extremely high dosages. (Dogs can require large amounts of benzodiazepines due to metabolic factors.) Appriss says that it is “very rare” for pets’ prescriptions to drive up a patient’s NarxCare scores.

StratGoatCom posted:

Got an elbow bump once from someone who liked my secure click, said I looked ready for a night raving.

eXXon posted:

Probably because dystopian prescription drug credit score systems already exist and it's not a stretch to imagine them extending to OTC drugs that need some paperwork but not an Rx.

The Oldest Man posted:

I ran out of Amazon Coins buying RxPassChests; the drop rate on paxlovid is only like 0.2% and i keep getting molnupiravir and rapid test consumables.

Pingui posted:

a lotta yall still dont get it

Prime members can use multiple subscriptions on a single prescription

so if you have 1 Prime membership and 3 RxPasses you can create 3 prescriptions

Tonight's AmazonPharmacy event is essentially a minting event for both Prime and RxPasses

Edit: Reading this again, it makes entirely too much sense and I now believe I finally understand how Slurp Juice works

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/england-accelerates-vaccine-programmes-due-new-covid-variant-2023-08-30/ posted:

England accelerates vaccine programmes due to new COVID variant

England will bring forward the start of its autumn flu and COVID-19 vaccination programmes as a precautionary step after the identification of highly mutated COVID variant BA.2.86, which has been found in Britain.
(..)
However, Britain's health ministry said annual vaccination programmes for older and at-risk groups would start a few weeks earlier than planned in light of the variant.

"As our world-leading scientists gather more information on the BA.2.86 variant, it makes sense to bring forward the vaccination programme," said junior health minister Maria Caulfield in a statement.

The variant was first detected in Britain on Aug. 18 and vaccinations will start on Sept. 11, with care home residents and people at highest risk to receive the shots first.
(..)

Petey posted:

did i miss anything of clinical significance (read that i would update the google doc for) in the last 1000 posts

hosed with the start of semester; covid going around and the student email lists are lighting up urging each other to mask and test, but none of them can find free antigen tests anymore

eXXon posted:

Probably because dystopian prescription drug credit score systems already exist and it's not a stretch to imagine them extending to OTC drugs that need some paperwork but not an Rx.

quote:

complex machine-learning product

Petey posted:

did i miss anything of clinical significance (read that i would update the google doc for) in the last 1000 posts

hosed with the start of semester; covid going around and the student email lists are lighting up urging each other to mask and test, but none of them can find free antigen tests anymore

The Oldest Man posted:

Why do I have a feeling that otc narcan is going to make it much easier for cops to acquire data about who purchases it and how often so they can shortlist people to surveil for drug crimes

fosborb posted:

"why do we need to fund free narcan clinics when anyone can just walk into CVS and get it themselves?"

Zugzwang posted:

"well you know, my guys have fallen out of the habit,"

GATOS Y VATOS posted:

I hate that racist old piece of poo poo so loving much and have for over 30 years at this point.

Petey posted:

hosed with the start of semester; covid going around and the student email lists are lighting up urging each other to mask and test, but none of them can find free antigen tests anymore

Petey posted:

did i miss anything of clinical significance (read that i would update the google doc for) in the last 1000 posts

hosed with the start of semester; covid going around and the student email lists are lighting up urging each other to mask and test, but none of them can find free antigen tests anymore

nexous posted:

Pingui posted:

Not as far as I remember (I also briefly checked my own posts since last you posted).

nexous posted:

nexous posted:

lol they helpfully let me know they use much more contrast for a CT than an MRI so I should be glad it wasn’t a CT

I’ve had a bunch of both and never noticed the difference just a warm feeling and like I was pussing myself.

the worst thing I’ve ever had done is a nuclear stress test. nothing can describe the “this is wrong” feeling it gives you

genericnick posted:

What was the thread favorite travel air filter again. Might have some use for one pretty soon.

The Oldest Man posted:

I'm ordering my insurance-reimbursed covid tests for the month, clicking the box that says these are only for me, and then giving them to a mutual aid group

Sabotaging the healthcare system, come get me mods

Asproigerosis posted:

Yeah iodine (CT) gives you a sudden flushing hot and pissing yourself sensation. Gadolinium (MRI) doesn't do anything, sometimes it makes people nauseous from a physiological response but that's really rare. As far as the infiltrate goes there's nothing to do about it except let the body absorb it out.

I also do nuc med and it's wild sometimes watching people when we do the regadenoson studies. Ok you're going to feel real short of breath all the sudden but it will go away in a minute! Way better than loving around with all the old stuff like persantine and adenosine or... dobutamine lol (gently caress dobutamine I ain't a nurse I'm not titrating this poo poo I think I've only ever done 1)

mazzi Chart Czar posted:

Looking through my old links. And found a video for the covid 19 inhaler.
Is there a reason why it never popped up in the usa?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjuuHSfGd74

mazzi Chart Czar posted:

Looking through my old links. And found a video for the covid 19 inhaler.
Is there a reason why it never popped up in the usa?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjuuHSfGd74

Baddog posted:

recent Fauci BBC interview

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-66643426

We're gonna go through more surges, its not seasonal, but almost everyone has some degree of "herd immunity" and (minimizingly) "the vulnerable will fall by the wayside". I swear to god I can remember that in 2019 saying poo poo like that would have been shocking as hell to people.