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Ronald D. Liebowitz Office of the President, MS 100 Irving Enclave 113 Brandeis University 415 South Street Waltham, MA 02453 Dear Sir, I suffer from the spinal cord disease Adhesive Arachnoiditis. There was testimony before the FDA in 2014 that the pain this disease produces is “Beyond all human comprehension” I can afford to go […]

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This is what happens to chronic pain pts when they can’t get anyone to prescribe/dispense opiates to control their pain. If this pt dies of a stroke or heart attack… will their death certificate say that they died of “natural causes” or due to lack of appropriate care ? I can’t count the times that […]

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E08: Live Interview With Tennessee Senate Candidate, Kent Morrell https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-dkhdk-e07d07 We interviewed candidate for United States Senate from the Great State of Tennessee, Kent Morrell, live on the air.  Kent is running on the Republican ticket. Being a Republican myself, we examined what exactly it means to be a Republican and expressed our disapproval at […]

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This year (2020) we changed from Silver Scripts Part D – that is part of CVS Health along with the PBM Caremark… Part D prgms have deductibles this year for the first time in years… so far year to day – even after paying a $435 deductible on our prescription meds our out of pocket […]

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Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia, a Research Phenomenon or a Clinical Reality? Results of a Canadian Survey https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32326188/ Abstract Background: Very little is known regarding the prevalence of opioid induced hyperalgesia (OIH) in day to day medical practice. The aim of this study was to evaluate the physician’s perception of the prevalence of OIH within their practice, […]

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CVS is Destroying the Profession of Pharmacy – Part 4 https://pharmacistactivist.com/2020/June15_2020.shtml CVS recently reported a 9% increase in same-store sales during the first quarter. During part of the first quarter many retail stores had to close/lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of the purchases in CVS stores were for a wide variety of products […]

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CVS is Destroying the Profession of Pharmacy – PART 3* https://pharmacistactivist.com/2020/June_2020.shtml   Along with Rite Aid, Walgreens, and Walmart! *Editor’s notes: 1) The first 2 parts are in the February and March 1 issues of The Pharmacist Activist; 2) Reader responses to the editorials have been so supportive and valuable (Thank you) that I will […]

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I have been a student of our bureaucracy/bureaucrats for nearly 40 yrs and how they act can be highly predictable. The CDC’s first published opiate dosing guidelines were at first attempted to be done with a great deal of it done in secret.  The meeting of the group was not published and they tried to […]

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https://www.facebook.com/ghostsurgeries/ This FB page is about The Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, MN and this page was just created in the last week.  There is quite a bit of context on this page so I am not going to try and cut/paste … because there is probably a lot more to come on this page going […]

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What to know about the Ga. anti-steering law https://www.wtoc.com/2020/06/16/what-know-about-ga-anti-steering-law/ SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – It is likely that within the last year you have received a letter or a phone call from your insurance company stating that you can save money by using mail order prescriptions or that you must use a specific pharmacy suggested by […]

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