Ask The Pharmacist: Safe Drug Disposal Methods in Workers’ Compensation
3 MIN READ
Often prescribed for moderate-to-severe pain, opioids can be highly effective medications, they can also be associated with serious risks including the potential for abuse and addiction. Patients may not be aware of the dangers of keeping unused opioids in the home and the importance of safe disposal of these medications.
Examining High-Impact Drug Class Trends
As part of our supplemental podcast series to Mitchell’s Drug Trends Report, we’ve brough back Nikki Wilson, PharmD, MBA, Senior Director, Mitchell
How the Inflation Reduction Act could affect workers' comp
9 MIN READ
Health care provisions in the act could carry indirect benefits or damages. Review two possible scenarios.
How the Inflation Reduction Act could affect workers' comp
Health care provisions in the act could carry indirect benefits or damages. Review two possible scenarios.
Examining Opioid Utilization Drug Trends
Opioid utilization in workers’ comp has steadily been trending downwards. Yet, data from Mitchell's Pharmacy Trends Report reveals other impactful discoveries for opioid therapeutic classes and dependency issues. In today’s Inside Workers’ Comp, Nikki Wilson, Pharm.D./MBA, Director, Clinical Product | Pharmacy Solutions, joins us to take a deeper dive into the data.
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Minnesota Workers’ Comp Cannabis Cases
On June 21, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court released an order list for a host of cases before the Court. As part of the list, the Court noted the requests for two workers’ compensation case reviews (Musta v Mendota Heights Dental, et al, and Bierbach v Digger’s Polaris, et al) that had been denied. These two cases dealt with rulings in the state of Minnesota related to employers being required to reimburse for medical marijuana for a workers’ compensation claim.
Examining the National Patchwork of Marijuana Laws
3 MIN READ
A detailed dive into cannabis legislation across the country.