PHARMACIST STEVE

Josh Bloom is a very smart individual, but I remain skeptical of this anti-viral… we have had Tamiflu on the market for years and the “window of opportunity” to start taking this medication is rather small – 2-3 days from onset of symptoms. In my 50+ yrs as a Pharmacist, it wasn’t until last year, […]

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I am having an issue getting a narcotic prescription filled by all my local pharmacies.  I am aware that my physician faced an issue w (i believe) medicaid fraud, but as far as i can tell, the issue was in reference to his improper billing practices and NOT anything like writing false/unnecessary prescriptions.  Obviously, he […]

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FDA: The Wait for COVID Pills Is Over https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/96356 Oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19 is now on the table following FDA’s emergency use authorization (EUA) for nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid), the agency announced on Wednesday. Paxlovid is authorized for use in adults and pediatric patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who are at high risk of progressing to severe […]

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To me, this is a very interesting read,  you could replace a few words in this article and it would read and apply to those in the chronic pain community.. referring to all the deaths, suffering of substance abusers and their families. I also find it interesting the political party that those sponsoring this bill […]

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