PHARMACIST STEVE

The Anniversary of FDA’s Landmark Approval of Genetically Engineered Human Insulin: A Cautionary Tale https://www.acsh.org/news/2024/10/24/anniversary-fdas-landmark-approval-genetically-engineered-human-insulin-cautionary Regulators are supposed to abide by society’s “bargain” with them: Civil servants are granted lifetime tenure and protected from political pressure and retaliation, and in return, they are supposed to make decisions based solely on the public interest. Often, they […]

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I have been writing/sharing on my blog for 13-14 yrs. I have seen many people who would come into the community the with attitude that they can “get ‘er done”.  They stay/hang around for a few months, maybe even a few years, and then they realize that the task is something that they can’t tackle, […]

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I have read about rumors that Pres Nixon in passing and signing the CSA bill into law, had Congress put in some “special language” in the bill that would make the law more difficult to repeal or change. Back in 1969-1970, it was believed that addiction was a choice and not a medical/healthcare issue. So […]

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  In the 2020 Presidential election there was a total of 159 million votes for the two candidates for USA President. There is claimed that there is somewhere north of 100,000 people are dealing with chronic pain. That number strongly suggests that regardless of what candidate one is talking about. If the chronic pain community […]

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Pain Refugees: Collateral Damage of the War on Drugs https://www.cato.org/events/pain-refugees-collateral-damage-war-drugs For much of the 21st century, public health officials and policymakers have blamed doctors for overprescribing opioids and causing the overdose crisis. In response, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued pain management guidelines aimed at reducing opioid prescriptions. Most states have codified them […]

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Medicare enrollment for 2025 now open Next year, Medicare folks are going to get a break when they pay $2,000 out of pocket for medications and get ZERO COPAY after than point. Have you ever squeezed a balloon? What happens, one part gets smaller and the other part gets LARGER? I went out to www.medicare,gov […]

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/524     An attorney IS NEEDED who would file a Constitutional Challenge to the 2016 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) which did the same thing the DEA is doing to data mine to prosecute doctors.      They are using “Summary Statistics” and the Bell Curve, and gave Medicare and the private corporations administering Medicare […]

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I share this post from my blog on another website Should Clinicians Be Liable for Patient Suicide After Failing to Prescribe Pain Medications? Another person made the following comment on that blog post Pain Psychologist and Attorney They absolutely should, and the facts presented demonstrate a clear violation of the standard of care. Unfortunately, opiate […]

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