PHARMACIST STEVE

Ron and I were at Butler U around the same time and we each had our own independent pharmacies in adjacent cities in southern Indiana.  Indiana is typically a <R> dominated state. Currently our legislature has a <R> majority and our Governor is <R> and Ron is/was in his  third term <R> Senator.  Ron’s District […]

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Could it be that some of the data on prescribers that the DEA uses to come to the conclusion that a prescriber is providing controlled substance outside of valid medical necessity …. be THEIR ESTIMATED NET WORTH ?  You see when our judicial system uses the Civil Asset Forfeiture Act… the assets can be confiscated […]

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Two blood pressure medications recalled over carcinogen concerns https://www.cnet.com/health/medical/two-blood-pressure-medications-recalled-over-carcinogen-concerns/ The FDA says two blood pressure medications from Lupin Pharmaceuticals are being recalled. Find out which medications are affected and why. The US Food and Drug Administration announced a recall last week for two medications made by Lupin Pharmaceuticals that treat high blood pressure (also known […]

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Civil Asset Forfeiture Victim Gets His Money Back!

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As far back as 2017, parts of Ohio were showing up to 99% of OD’s toxicology contained illegal fentanyl.  https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/dayton-ohio-area-99-of-opiate-ods-tested-positive-for-illegal-fentanyl-analog/ While everyone seems to feel obligated to “keep the numbers” of those who have OD’d… no one seems to bother to CORRECTLY COUNT the number of chronic pain pts that die from under/untreated pain either […]

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Is this what you get when our President, VP, AG, Head of HHS are all attorneys… You focus on helping those who are violating the Controlled Substance Act while at the same time you ignore the number of chronic pain pts that are dying prematurely and committing suicide because of grossly under/untreated pain.  How many […]

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Over three years ago… I posted this on my blog  Here comes Narxcare – to help manage your potential to abuse certain substances      Other things that I had read about NARXCARE when it was first released, I sensed at the time that NARXCARE was going to be nothing short of a high probability of being a […]

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Biden’s America: Supply Chain Breakdown Preventing Cancer Patients from Getting Life-Saving Drugs https://www.westernjournal.com/bidens-america-supply-chain-breakdown-preventing-cancer-patients-getting-life-saving-drugs/ President Joe Biden’s inept leadership has spawned tragic tentacles as the supply chain shortages he inflamed threaten to kill cancer and COVID-19 patients who are unable to receive life-saving drugs. The Food and Drug Administration currently lists 109 drugs in short supply […]

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YOU ARE GOING TO DIE! I am going to kill you. Perhaps it won’t be me, but it will be a pharmacist. Perhaps it won’t be you, but it will be someone you know and love. When the authorities and lawyers and judges and family members ask what happened, I will have to accept responsibility. […]

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New Limitations on Chain Pharmacy Quotas in California LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Send Embed Retail chain pharmacies should be aware of California’s recent passage of SB 362, signed into law by Governor Gavin Newson late last month, and the potential impact of the law on how chains evaluate their pharmacy staff and track individual productivity. At a […]

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