UPDATE –This Pt posted a updated last night that SHE IS OK!
State Attorney Generals have sued the 3 major drug wholesalers and major chain pharmacies and getting them to agree to pay millions/billions in fines because – according the DOJ/DEA – they were accused of contributing to our fabricated Rx opioid/opiates crisis. They also agreed to sell/dispense fewer controlled Rx meds to pharmacies and pharmacies dispense fewer Rx controlled meds to pts. Totally disregarding the valid medical necessity of any pts.
Here is a 8 page synopsis of the nearly 600 page agreement with the three major drug wholesalers – that control abt 85% of the market.
The 3-4 major PBMs are financially straggling community pharmacies – both chains and independent pharmacies. I have read where for the first time in nearly 10 years the DEA is not going to reduce pharma production quotas in 2025. Which suggests to me, that the state AGs agreement with the three major wholesalers and the major chain pharmacy, along with what appears that all the Rx controlled meds that have been allocated/rationed to all those pharmacies that are closing their doors for good. Are not being reallocated to the community pharmacies that are still open, but are just dropped out of the distribution channels.
About a third of America’s pharmacies have closed since 2010 – abt 20,000 pharmacies. https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2024-12-04/almost-a-third-of-u-s-retail-pharmacies-have-closed-since-2010. Just imagine the number of controlled Rxs meds are no longer available for pharmacies to order from their drug wholesaler. It appears that more and more chronic pain pts have been pushed to the “end of their rope” with few or no pain management meds. As the woman who made the post below.
I’m done. I’ll can’t take this anymore. Love you all and please take care.
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JMO,,THANK GOD, AND THANK ALL,SHE MADE IT,,,W/THE OBVIOUS HELP OF MEN WHO STILL HAVE THE COURGAEOUS HONOR IN THEIR SOULS TO PROTECT THE WEAKEST AMONGST US,,AND $$$$$ OBVIOUSLY MEANS NOTHING TO THEM,,,MW
I read the very disturbing email by the chronic pain patient who wrote, “No help, no medication.” It broke my heart that things have come to this. How can some providers be so heartless?
What is to come of pain patients who have no recourse?
Praying she makes it.
I’ve been following the thread on FB from the patient, and last I know, she’s still with us thank goodness. But for how long, I don’t know. As all of us chronic pain patients know that we can only take so much!