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you must click on the RED HYPERLINK BELOW to get the map up and displaying. It shows all the pharmacies that have closed over the last DECADE. Clearly demonstrates the PHARMACY DESERTS that the insurance/PBM is causing. Mapping U.S. Pharmacy Closures January 2014 to March 2024 Community pharmacies are accessible locations for health […]
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Could this study be used to rationalize/justify less prescribing of opioids to folks on Medicare? There are 65 million people on Medicare of which 9 million are on Medicare Disability. So about 14% of Medicare folks are disabled. The 137,000 sample was ~ 0.2% of the Medicare population. The article states that ~ 30% of […]
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drug products containing acetaminophen may cause severe skin reactions https://dps.fda.gov/omuf/ordersearch/order_otc000035 Summary FDA is issuing this proposed administrative order to amend the requirements for internal analgesic, antipyretic, and antirheumatic drug products for over-the-counter (OTC) human use, as currently described in Over-the-Counter Monograph M013: Internal Analgesic, Antipyretic, and Antirheumatic Drug Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use (OTC Monograph […]
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Man has fatal heart attack after pharmacy told him to wait for meds, Texas suit says https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article289180159.html The family of a Texas man is suing after they say he died waiting for life-saving medication. On Dec. 7, 2023, Jerrold Allen, 79, went to H-E-B Pharmacy in San Antonio to pick up a prescription ordered by […]
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Dozens of CVS Generic Drug Recalls Expose Link to Tainted Factories https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-06-10/cvs-brand-drug-recalls-expose-link-to-tainted-factories The chain’s branded drugs were recalled about two times more than those of its biggest rival, Walgreens By Anna Edney and Peter Robison June 10, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT One factory making CVS-branded pain and fever medications for children used contaminated water. Another made […]
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Phone line 404-726-1380 for show https://www.audacy.com/stations/waok There has been a committee of a few pain advocates that have been working for several months on a proposed federal bill to help the chronic pain community regain their QOL with better pain management. Some of those of us who were on that committee will be on […]
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Suppose you ever wondered why you can’t get your Rx paid for by your insurance and the med your doctor prescribed. In that case, your insurance company will only pay for another medication and/or require your doc transverse some sort of paper shuffle nightmare to get your medication paid for. If you ever ask why […]
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This article was written by Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel back in Sept 2014 the director of the Clinical Bioethics Department at the U.S. National Institutes of Health and head of the Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania helped develop President Obama’s health care reform law. AKA Obamacare https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/you-stop-contributing-to-society-at-75/ Could […]
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Would appear to be this judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colleen_Kollar-Kotelly https://ballotpedia.org/Colleen_Kollar-Kotelly According to Ballotpedia, politically she is a Nonpartisan but she received both her BS and JD degrees from the Catholic University of America. So apparently she was raised in the Catholic faith. Her ruling on this particular case would suggest that she is like our […]
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I have watched these “GLP-1” ads on TV. I found it curious that these ads were promoting “GLP-1” injectables for “diet”. GLP-1 is just the “category” of this group of medications. The FDA rule is that a pharmacy CANNOT compound a medication that is similar/same to a commercially available product – unless the commercial product […]
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