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I have always contended that the average Rx price went up in direct proportion of the percentage of the Rx market that the PBM’s controlled Look at the chart below, as the percentage of generics increased, which should have showed the average Rx price would have been lower, but the percentage of the Rx market […]
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Clinical Trial Sheds Light on Daily CBD Use and Liver Enzymes https://www.medpagetoday.com/gastroenterology/generalhepatology/116386 Key Takeaways Daily CBD use at typical consumer doses led to significant liver enzyme elevations in healthy adults. About 6% of CBD users had liver enzymes over three times the normal upper limit. CBD use is common in the U.S. and should be […]
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The Decade of Pain Law expired in 2009-2010 and the political majority of Congress had FLIPPED and it was not renewed. Between 1985 and 2025 our population has increased 43%. Between 2010 & 2025 the MME/capita reduced 54 % The number of opioid Rxs filled peaked 2010-2012. Between 2010 & 2023 number of filled opioid […]
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Louisiana files lawsuits alleging pharmaceutical giant CVS deceived customers in text messages https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-cvs-lawsuit-text-message-liz-murrill-landry-38cfcac6ff3bed3ce6358ca7bab34214 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana filed several lawsuits accusing pharmaceutical giant CVS of abusing customer information and using its dominant market position to drive up drug costs and unfairly undermine independent pharmacies, the state’s attorney general said Tuesday. Attorney General Liz Murrill […]
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Satya Nadella’s vision to deliver real-life change using AI might have just manifested through the company’s latest AI health system. https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/microsoft-new-ai-4x-more-accurate-20-percent-cheaper-than-human-doctors With the rapid emergence and prevalence of generative AI, job security remains a top concern for most professionals, aside from security and privacy. As the technology becomes more advanced, it’s becoming more apparent that […]
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This article is fairly wordy. There is a hyperlink below where you can pull it up and read it. However, the chart below is pretty telling Key Points Question How does the risk of overdose change with the number of days with concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine use? Findings In this cohort study of US Medicare […]
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This is a very long blog post, so I asked a AI prgm to summarize it. Certainly. Here is a concise summary of the main points from the attached file and reporting highlights: Summary of “Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs” Risky Medications and Factory Exemptions: The FDA has granted […]
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EPIDEMIC OF PHARMACY DESERTS BEING CREATED CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid are all set to close stores. Hundreds have already shuttered https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/05/29/cvs-walgreens-rite-aid-pharmacy-stores-closing/83922662007/ It has been a rough stretch for large pharmacy chains. CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid are all in the midst of mass closures, and Rite Aid recently filed for bankruptcy for the […]
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If you are choosing or forced to use a chain pharmacy where the Pharmacy department/staff looks like chaos is SOP, or your prescriptions never seems to be ready. You can complain to the state’s pharmacy board, but most state pharmacy boards are stacked with non practicing corporate Pharmacists. The primary function of the pharmacy board […]
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Some of what is said in this article reminds me of when Medicare implemented DRG (Diagnostic Related Groups) in the early 80’s. The hospital was paid a specific $$ when a pt was admitted to the hospital, based on the diagnose(s) that the pt was dealing with. If the hospital spent less than allotted for […]
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