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This is the second night in a row that this FOX channel in Louisville, KY has done a report of pts in the Louisville, KY market is dealing with failed pain management https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/pharmacists-said-they-arent-accepting-new-prescriptions-for-oxycodone/ In Louisville,KY there is FOUR MAJOR HOSPITALS in the downtown area within adjacent blocks of one another and there is a Major […]
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This is from the Fox channel in Louisville,KY. Louisville is the largest city in the state of KY and and covers some 8-12 counties in Southern Indiana. I have reached out to the new desk at WDRB and the person I talked to was going to pass my name and phone to the reporter. Click […]
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Revolving Door: DEA’s No.2 quits amid reports of previous consulting work for Big Pharma https://apnews.com/article/opioids-oxycontin-fentanyl-purdue-pharma-dea-72726613cd30be246905fe1f171c2ed8 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s second-in-command has quietly stepped down amid reporting by The Associated Press that he once consulted for a pharmaceutical distributor sanctioned for a deluge of suspicious painkiller shipments and did similar work for […]
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This could prove to be interesting. It has been reported that the PBM industry will extract a discount/rebate/kickback of up to 75% of AWP (Average Wholesale Price) to put a pharma med on the PBM’s approved formulary – NO PRIOR AUTHORIZATION NEEDED. I suspect that the price that the FEDS are demanding will not change […]
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My, how times have changed at the “Pharmacy America Trusts” ? Walgreen states that they are “invested in your safety and wellness”, but we are refusing to fill the controlled meds that your prescriber has deemed are medically necessary for treating your specific health issues. This IN NO WAY IMPACTS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH WALGREENS and […]
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IT’S TIME THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (AMA) INVESTIGATE ACTIONS OF AUSA KENNETH POLITE’S “OPIOID TASK FORCE,” CRIMINALIZATION OF MEDICINE
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I have not seen anything that would suggest that the controlled meds allocated to this drug wholesaler – 4th largest in the country.. will be divided among the existing drug wholesalers across our country, or will what has been allocated to them JUST DISAPPEAR ? But here is a settlement between 50 state AG’s and […]
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Kaiser Permanente Whistleblower Reveals that the story was fabricated. The person who published this came out on Twitter, who claims that he has FOUR DIFFERENT TWITTER ID’s and also penned this article under an assumed name ( George Bailey). On Twitter, his tweets seem to follow a pattern one would expect from a TROLL or […]
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If a person is stable on long term low-dose opioid therapy AND shows no signs of addiction, abuse or serious side effects: 1. WHY have Medical Authorities chosen to taper chronic pain patients from their mobility-restoring opioids, without supports in place? 2. WHY are chronic pain patients being advised they will experience “no long-term side […]
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