PHARMACIST STEVE

Every day should be Mom and Pop Business Owner’s Day Dear Colleague, The term “mom and pop” business had always bothered me. I thought it sounded a bit condescending and dismissive when I would hear representatives from big businesses talk about it, almost like they were giving small business owners a little pat on the […]

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I have read where 5% of pts that get ESI ( Epidural Spinal Injections) will end up with arachnoiditis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnoiditis.. it is very painful – irreversible disease – These type of ESI are ILLEGAL in just a few countries, but our FDA and Pfizer that makes the most used med in these injections – DO […]

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After the DEA loosen what could be done via tele-video office visits….below are hyperlinks of two of the major players – there were also many more – in tele-video office for diagnosing and prescribing controlled substances – especially ADD/ADHD meds without the pt being seeing for an in person exam – as required by the […]

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Some Mexican pharmacies sell pills laced with deadly fentanyl to U.S. travelers https://www.npr.org/2023/03/14/1163146258/fentanyl-mexico-pharmacy-american-medical-tourism-overdose Some Mexican pharmacies that cater to U.S. tourists are selling medications that appear safe but are laced with deadly fentanyl and methamphetamine. That’s the conclusion of new research that examined medications purchased legally in four cities in northern Mexico where travelers from the U.S. […]

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FDA: Watch for Joint Replacement Device Failure After Exactech Recall Revision surgery only recommended for patients with pain https://www.medpagetoday.com/orthopedics/orthopedics/103686 The FDA reminded healthcare providers and patientsopens in a new tab or window on Thursday that several Exactech joint replacement devices packaged in defective bags should be closely monitored for device wear or failure. Many of the devices […]

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Ascend Laboratories LLC. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Dabigatran Etexilate Capsules, USP 75 mg and 150 mg, Due to the Detection of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Impurity https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/ascend-laboratories-llc-issues-voluntary-nationwide-recall-dabigatran-etexilate-capsules-usp-75-mg Summary Company Announcement Date: March 22, 2023 FDA Publish Date: March 22, 2023 Product Type: Drugs Reason for Announcement: Detection of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Impurity Company Name: Ascend Laboratories LLC. […]

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This article is from Aug 2017, and according to this .. their timetable for and contributing factors to opiate epidemic. Once again Congress gets a pass on their passing of the Decade of Pain Law that became law in 1999-2000. That was a significant cause of the creation of “the fifth vital sign” and the […]

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Is Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) suggesting that opiates should not be prescribed to treat pain and/or all opiate prescribing creates addicts ? Senators Press HHS Chief on Alzheimer’s Drugs, Opioids at Budget Hearing https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/healthpolicy/103674 WASHINGTON — Alzheimer’s disease treatments, the opioid epidemic, and funding for rural healthcare were all in the spotlight during a Senate […]

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