America United International (AUI) invites you to a Zoom Meeting for Medical Providers

Please share this message with any medical professionals you know.  We need to show AUI that we are a group that they need to focus on.  Please come to this meeting of the minds.   Wednesday night, March 23, at 8:00 PM.  Get signed up to come at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMudOioqjwtE9MeMi8Ie6M98lWmjrhfaO2k?fbclid=IwAR3wusAPNjxhzGOASJ2Wf2DUuR02B_C5LQ1EKq4pbk40kULaOr29C3sCBko Please share this message with any medical […]

How many more “corrections” from the CDC – before they lose all credibility – if they haven’t already

CDC reports fewer COVID-19 pediatric deaths after data correction https://news.yahoo.com/cdc-reports-fewer-covid-19-204027980.html (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 966,575 deaths from COVID-19 on Friday after it corrected the data earlier this week, which reduced the death tallies in all age-groups, including children. The health agency, in a statement to Reuters, said it […]

Does this sound familiar – SOP for the way that the CDC functions ?

JetBlue, American, Southwest pilots sue CDC over federal mask mandate https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/jetblue-american-southwest-pilots-sue-cdc A group of commercial airline pilots filed a lawsuit against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in an attempt to lift the federal transportation mask mandate. In court paperwork, the 10 commercial airline pilots – who work for American JetBlue and Southwest […]

COVID-19 rapid test recalled for ‘high number’ of false positive reports

COVID-19 rapid test recalled for ‘high number’ of false positive reports https://www.foxbusiness.com/healthcare/covid-19-rapid-test-recalled-for-high-number-of-false-positive-reports The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that a healthcare company has recalled 45,500 COVID-19 rapid tests due to a “high number of false positive reports.” Pharmaceutical company Celltrion USA announced on Feb. 28 it is recalling specific lots of the DiaTrust COVID-19 […]

Should the DEA pay attention to what is going on in FL with STING OPERATIONS ?

Case Against Florida Cannabis Doc Goes Up in Smoke Judge clears Joseph Dorn, MD, who was the target of an undercover sting operation https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/97760 An administrative law judge in Florida issued a decision in favor of Joseph Dorn, MD, whose medical cannabis clinic was targeted by the state’s Department of Health in an undercover sting. […]

Corporate policies is more important to a Vanderbilt prescriber that a pediatric cancer pt’s quality of life ?

I was involved in on this “remotely” via phone with Bob & Johanna who were there in person.  Any time that Bob runs into a medication question when he is advocating… my phone rings.  I am more than happy to provide Bob with the “factual ammunition” in advocating for a pt. Apparently this practitioner is […]

WAGS: corporate greed: overcharging insurance and pts – profits at any cost ?

Walgreens sued by BCBS payers, health systems for alleged drug overcharging fraud scheme https://www.beckerspayer.com/payer/walgreens-sued-by-bcbs-payers-health-systems-for-alleged-drug-overcharging-fraud-scheme.html Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliates and other payers are suing Walgreens for allegedly overcharging payers and customers for prescription drugs. Court documents filed March 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division claim that Walgreens […]

Colorado WAGS pharmacy techs shine light on shortages, delays, MISTAKES

Colorado pharmacy techs shine light on shortages, delays https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/contact-denver7/colorado-pharmacy-techs-shine-light-on-shortages-delays After almost seven years as a pharmacy technician at a Centennial Walgreens, Melanie- who asked Denver7 to not use her last name to protect her privacy- quit right before her shift last summer. “I just sent a message to my store manager, and I said, ‘I’m […]

Clock is ticking on making a comment on the proposed 2022 CDC opiate dosing guidelines

Did anyone notice that seemingly innocuous link to the left top of on this page  https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/CDC-2022-0024-0001  When you click on it… the rest of this post is what shows up … The comment process is not a vote – one well supported comment is often more influential than a thousand form letters   this line could […]

Independent Pharmacy: if there is a problem, make sure you are talking to THE BOSS/OWNER

A intractable chronic pain reached out to me … concerning a new pharmacist at a pharmacy she had been patronizing for years, and this pharmacist decided that the medication that this pt had been taking for years – by the book – had some potential interactions that the pharmacist “had concerns about”.  Was hassling the […]