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Dr. David Suetholz, MD:was convicted by a jury in September, 2022 of prescribing controlled substances to three patients
Posted on March 10, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve
https://doctorsofcourage.org/david-suetholz-md/ Dr. David Suetholz, MD, 74, is a family medicine doctor who practiced in Ft Mitchell, KY. Suetholz also served in the Kenton County Coroner’s Office for over 40 years, 30 of which he served as coroner. He retired from that position in June 2021 but continued his private practice. He has worked as a family physician […]
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Ankle Docs See Falling Medicare Payments
Posted on March 10, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve
Ankle Docs See Falling Medicare Payments https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/aaos/103471 Inflation-adjusted reimbursements for fusion, joint replacement slip LAS VEGAS — From 2000 to 2020, Medicare reimbursements for ankle arthroplasty have fallen more than 30% after adjusting for inflation, and payments for ankle arthrodesis declined nearly 7%, a researcher said here. Meanwhile, the volume of these procedures has more […]
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does the body’s metabolism of acetaminophen produce toxic metabolites
Posted on March 9, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve
The article states that they had data from 1998 to 2019, but it is not mentioned any analysis of liver toxicity using the data after the 2016 CDC opioid dosing guidelines until the end of data that they had. Is a 3-4 yr period not statistically significant enough for a valid comparison or did the […]
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5 women sue Texas over denial of appropriate medical care
Posted on March 9, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve
5 women sue Texas over denial of appropriate medical care https://abcnews.go.com/Health/5-women-sue-texas-abortion-bans-lives-put/story Five women are suing the state of Texas over its strict abortion laws, saying they were denied the procedure even though their lives were in danger. The lawsuit — filed in state court Monday by the Center for Reproductive Rights — marks the first […]
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Boards of Medicine Are a Sham
Posted on March 8, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve
Boards of Medicine Are a Sham https://doctorsofcourage.org/boards-of-medicine-are-a-sham/ Here is a letter from Eric Dover, MD, on the deliberate attacks on doctors by their Boards of Medicine. This was in response to an Oregon ABC affiliate, KATU, media article by Wright Gazaway on Mar.1, 2023 pertaining to the revoking of physician licenses being nationally controlled instead […]
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Former DEA agent: assets can determine whose office practice they raid
Posted on March 8, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve
start watching video around 00:30 https://www.tiktok.com/@bilkedtothebrink/video/7170431661136465194?_r=1&_t=8aUCzL4beaQ Here is a “help wanted ad” from the DEA https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/forfeiture-financial-specialist-supporting-the-dea/ BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WHNT) – A federal judge sentenced a Tennessee physician and his wife on Monday for unlawfully distributing opioids and defrauding insurers through their now-shuttered Alabama clinics. Mark Murphy, 65, and his wife, Jennifer, 65, both from […]
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Shortage of albuterol is about to get worse, especially in hospitals
Posted on March 3, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve
About 10-15 yrs ago, many of the generic pharmas were merging to create some economy of scale, because the PBM’s were reimbursing pharmacies less and less for the medications they were dispensing and the generic pharmas were competing to be the lowest price on a particular generic. So that more pharmacies would buy their products, […]
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Cardinal Health, McKesson prevail in Georgia families’ opioid trial
Posted on March 3, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve
Cardinal Health, McKesson prevail in Georgia families’ opioid trial https://www.reuters.com/legal/cardinal-health-mckesson-prevail-georgia-families-opioid-trial-2023-03-01/ March 1 (Reuters) – Drug distributors Cardinal Health Inc (CAH.N), McKesson Corp (MCK.N) and JM Smith Corp on Wednesday prevailed at trial in Georgia in a case brought by families of opioid addicts accusing the companies of acting as drug dealers. A jury in Glynn […]
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Government agent’s fake testimony
Posted on March 3, 2023 by Pharmaciststeve
what is the definition of police entrapment Police entrapment refers to a situation in which law enforcement officers use coercive or deceptive tactics to induce a person to commit a crime that they would not have otherwise committed. This may involve encouraging or enticing someone to engage in illegal activity, and then arresting them for […]
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