Novo Nordisk unveils DTC pharmacy NovoCare, offers discounted Wegovy

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

Novo Nordisk unveils DTC pharmacy NovoCare, offers discounted Wegovy https://www.mmm-online.com/news/novo-nordisk-dtc-pharmacy-novocare-discounted-wegovy/ The home shipments — which will be fulfilled by CenterWell Pharmacy — include Wegovy injections of 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 1.7 mg and 2.4 mg. Novo Nordisk has officially entered the direct-to-consumer (DTC) platform game. The Danish drugmaker unveiled NovoCare Pharmacy on Wednesday […]

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Senior citizens are rattled by news that Medicare telehealth coverage could expire next month

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

Senior citizens are rattled by news that Medicare telehealth coverage could expire next month https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/senior-citizens-medicare-telehealth-coverage-expiring-rcna193487 Advocates say the coverage has bipartisan support, but efforts to make it permanent have been unsuccessful. For Kaye Peterson, 67, the expansion of Medicare telehealth coverage during Covid-19 was a godsend.   Peterson, who has Type 1 diabetes and lives in […]

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Why Reliable Opioid Death Data is Impossible

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

Why Reliable Opioid Death Data is Impossible https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/07/why_reliable_opioid_death_data_is_impossible.html If we’ve learned anything from our national COVID experience, it’s that science is not a collection of fixed, eternal declarations. Tools and terminology useful in the process of discovery can also be instruments of confirmation. A microscope can be a portal to the unexpected, or a prop […]

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Shots Fired!! Two of the most prestigious medical journals just came out fiercely against epidural injections

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

Shots Fired!! Two of the most prestigious medical journals just came out fiercely against epidural injections / RFA. The British Medical Journal just published a “Practice Guideline” paper with these damning statements: “For people living with chronic radicular spine pain, the guideline panel issued strong recommendations against: epidural injection of local anaesthetic, steroids, or their […]

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Your Body, Your Health Care

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

Your Body, Your Health Care https://www.cato.org/events/your-body-your-health-care AVAILABLE APRIL 8TH. Pre-order at retailers now. January 2025 • Published By Cato Institute By Jeffrey A. Singer At a time when individuals feel increasingly disenfranchised by their health care choices, Dr. Jeffrey A. Singer’s groundbreaking new book, Your Body, Your Health Care, offers a compelling vision for a future […]

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Opioids – how forced tapers do more patient harm than just increased pain

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

Opioids – how forced tapers do more patient harm than just increased pain https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/opioids-how-forced-tapers-do-more-patient-harm-than-just-neen-monty-ugrwc Taking away my opioid pain relief is not only medically endorsed torture, it is taking away my ability to access treatment for my severe, late-diagnosed, long-standing disease, CIDP. I have been very sick lately.  Why?  Because I missed my fortnightly IVIG […]

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There’s Big Money in Withholding Pain Relief

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

There’s Big Money in Withholding Pain Relief https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/02/there_s_big_money_in_withholding_pain_relief.html Pain is the most common reason for seeking medical care.  Although pain is experienced only by individuals, under federal policy, pain is a public health challenge, even a global health priority.  In a way, this isn’t surprising, as modern definitions of health and public health are expansive, even including […]

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United we stand, divided we fall

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

A video diatribe attacking yours truly over something that I SHARED ? Bob Sheerin  · Favorites  · Admin Top contributor   · onesdpSotrg853lgh9iucf7m17futih52i6t0c7m2h250a9h4h0ff877f0f3  · @everyone LOOK AT THIS IDIOT WHILE WERE GOING AFTER ALL THE LEGISLATION BILLS? WTF This is so sad! I fought and won 50 million dollars + plus for pain pump patients […]

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Posted on February 25, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

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Ozempic, Wegovy Shortage Is Officially Over Compounders given 60- to 90-day notice

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

Ozempic, Wegovy Shortage Is Officially Over Compounders given 60- to 90-day notice https://www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/diabetes/114324 The shortage of semaglutide injections (Ozempic, Wegovy) is over, the FDA announced on Friday. The agency, along with maker Novo Nordisk, confirmed that supply now meets or exceeds both the current and projected U.S. demand. The injectable formulation of the GLP-1 receptor […]

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