Wolfe in sheep’s clothes ?

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Insider Q&A: A front-row seat for the drug pricing battle http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/article105514881.html I have blogged about MIDDLEMEN in the prescription distribution system. There has been recent information that these PBM’s – Like Express Scripts – are “demanding” rebates/kickbacks from the manufacturers of up to 70% to keep the manufacturer’s product(s) on the PBM’s formulary…   What is […]

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Here is how the FDA/FTC allow false advertising to prevail on TV regarding SUPPLEMENTS

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.prevagen.com/blog/faq/what-are-the-most-commonly-reported-benefits-of-prevagen/ Review the short advertising video on this SUPPLEMENT… they claim that it has been “CLINICALLY PROVEN” to improve you memory and yet on both the video and their website – briefly displays the statement: * These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, […]

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Young Docs can’t be expected to treat subjective diseases that they have no exposure to in their training

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

Medical students need exposure to chronic pain patients www.kevinmd.com/blog/2016/09/medical-students-need-exposure-chronic-pain-patients.html Pain. It permeates every aspect of medicine, crawls into the deepest corners of our practices, sinks its claws in and stays put. Opiates are at the center of a vicious national debate, and our patients are trapped in its clutches. But my thoughts are less on […]

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We are down to ONE CONFIRMED DEATH from the sole use/abuse of Kratom

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Pharmaciststeve

DEA defies senators’ appeal to reconsider ‘unprecedented’ kratom ban https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/09/30/dea-defies-senators-appeal-to-reconsider-unprecedented-kratom-ban/#comments Chuck Rosenberg – head of the DEA… with the following educational background… He attended Tufts University, graduating in 1982 with a B.A., and Harvard, earning a Master’s in public policy. https://news.vice.com/article/the-dea-chief-just-called-medical-marijuana-a-joke Declared MJ “a joke” and the White House got a petition with 100,000 + […]

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