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PBM rebate schemes to suppress biosimilar Humira cost patients $6B, IQVIA analysis finds https://drugstorenews.com/pbm-rebate-schemes-suppress-biosimilar-humira-cost-patients-6b-iqvia-analysis-finds The Biosimilars Council released a new analysis by IQVIA that reveals a PBM strategy to protect $2 billion in profits by “strangling” the biosimilar market and preventing savings for patients. The Biosimilars Council, a trade association representing manufacturers of biosimilar medicines, […]

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According to this, Caremark flipped the Rx to Goodrx, and the pt was charged ~ $46. GoodRx charged the pharmacy a $38.50 “administration fee” and the pharmacy was left with a $16 LOSS and the money that the pt paid at the pharmacy did not apply to their annual deductible.  I saw a video the […]

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Federal Agencies Launch Portal for Public Reporting of Anticompetitive Practices in Health Care Sector https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-agencies-launch-portal-public-reporting-anticompetitive-practices-health-care-sector The Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today launched an easily accessible online portal for the public to report health care practices that may harm competition. The online portal, HealthyCompetition.gov , […]

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According to this video. It would appear that Dr Dan Laird, MD, JD may represent chronic pain pts who are being discriminated against and denied their prescribed therapy. Go to abt 5 minutes into the video where he talks about Legal/Civil Liberties Violations by pharmacists refusing to provide chronic pain pts with their legally prescribed […]

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Chronic Pain Patients Fight Back Against DEA https://www.gofundme.com/f/chronic-pain-patients-fight-back-against-dea Dr. David Bockoff’s Pain Patients Are Fighting for Justice! FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE FOR DR BOCKOFF AND HIS CHRONIC PAIN PATIENTS __________________________ My name is Kristen Ogden and I advocate for chronic pain patients. My husband, Louis Ogden, is one of the chronic pain patients I’m talking about. […]

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PROTEST EXPRESS SCRIPTS When:  Friday May 17, 2024 Time: 09:00 AM – 01:00 PM  CDT Where the Public sidewalk in front of Express Scripts HQ Address: 1 Express Way, St Louis, MO                           Please share with everyone you know ON MAY 17, 2024, […]

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Imagine filling 7000 Rxs/month and losing money. Filling an Rx Every TWO MINUTES – from opening to closing and losing money! Small Wyoming Pharmacies Pushed Out Of Business, Say Industry Is Like Mafia https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/04/14/small-wyoming-pharmacies-pushed-out-of-business-say-industry-is-like-mafia/ Eric Saul realized a dream of being his own boss in 2019 when he opened a little pharmacy in Casper. His […]

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It has been reported that the majority of those Americans OD/poisoned by illegal Fentanyl are of “military age”. That age bracket ( M&F ) contains about 60-65 million citizens.  Abt 100,000/yr die from the use/abuse of illegal fentanyl.  In a single year, that is more dying than all the years of war we were in […]

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And what is the FDA’s recommendation?: Buy more of these medications from CHINA! US drug shortages hit all-time high, pharmacists warn Data shows that there are 323 active drug shortages https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/us-drug-shortages-hit-all-time-pharmacists-warn Drug shortages in the U.S. are at an all-time high, and some of the medications in short supply are life-saving chemotherapy drugs and emergency […]

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