Pain is Common & Constant: The Impact on Quality of Life

Pain is Common & Constant: The Impact on Quality of Life https://ankylosingspondylitis.net/infographic/chronic-pain-impact In September of 2019, Health Union (the parent company of ankylosingspondylitis.net) partnered with the US Pain Foundation for our first ever Chronic Pain in America survey to ask members of our communities about their experiences with chronic pain and what they wish others […]

Independent Pharmacy Group to Outline Concerns to DOJ

Just make sure that everyone understand this… especially if you are 50+  UNITED HEALTH GROUP.. is endorsed by AARP… actually UNITED HEALTH GROUP PAYS AARP to have access to their membership mailing list and – in theory – OPENLY endorses UNITED HEALTH GROUP.  Anyone can go to their website  https://www.aarp.org/ to see if you can […]

We Can’t Give Up!

We Can’t Give Up! https://pharmacistactivist.com/2021/May_2021.shtml Even in retirement from my faculty responsibilities, my time is fully occupied with pharmacy and other activities to the point that I am challenged to keep up with email communications. As a consequence, I do not participate in or visit social media sites, although pharmacy friends faithfully forward to me […]

Myth – Rite Aid: “We Care” Fact – Rite Aid DOESN’T Care!

Myth – Rite Aid: “We Care” Fact – Rite Aid DOESN’T Care! https://pharmacistactivist.com/2021/May_2021.shtml On March 10 my wife made several purchases at the Rite Aid store in our community. As she was leaving she tripped and fell, and was in severe pain. I was in our car in the parking lot, and I and five […]

Lawsuit: CVS Pharmacy refused to fill Riverview woman’s opioid prescription

Lawsuit: CVS Pharmacy refused to fill Riverview woman’s opioid prescription Link to lawsuit filed   https://www.wfla.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/71/2020/08/Class-Action-Complaint-Fuog-vs-CVS-Pharmacy.pdf

“How did the opioid epidemic overtake America? The prevailing narrative offered a too-easy scapegoat… If not Purdue, who drove the epidemic?”

“How did the opioid epidemic overtake America? The prevailing narrative offered a too-easy scapegoat… If not Purdue, who drove the epidemic?” https://www.judgeforyourselves.info/ Unsubstantiated allegations that were unaddressed for too long gained a life of their own. This website addresses questions, corrects falsehoods and sets the record straight based on publicly available, verifiable information. Judge for yourselves […]

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Exclusive: U.S. directs agents to cover up program used to investigate Americans

Exclusive: U.S. directs agents to cover up program used to investigate Americans https://www.reuters.com/article/us-dea-sod-idUSBRE97409R20130805 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A secretive U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration unit is funneling information from intelligence intercepts, wiretaps, informants and a massive database of telephone records to authorities across the nation to help them launch criminal investigations of Americans. Although these cases rarely […]

Health care system/practitioners exempt from being charged with ASSISTING SUICIDE ?

Why My Stepsons’ Father Killed Himself https://townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/2017/01/31/why-my-stepsons-father-killed-himself-n2278974 Last week, my two stepsons’ father, a man who loved life, killed himself. I would like to tell you why. Two years ago, a 62-year-old father of three named Bruce Graham was standing on a ladder, inspecting his roof for a leak, when it slipped out from under […]

New Zantac 360°™ — Now with a Different Active Ingredient, Famotidine

https://www.zantacotc.com/en-us/professional/ New Zantac 360° is now formulated with a different active ingredient, famotidine — an H2-receptor antagonist (H2RA) — to both prevent and relieve your patients’ heartburn fast, with just one pill. Famotidine is an FDA-approved safe and effective medication1 that’s clinically proven to prevent heartburn and provide fast relief and long-lasting acid control1,2 — […]