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Remember the primary basis of the practice of medicine is the starting, changing, stopping a pt’s therapy. Zepbound (tirzepatide) is the only GLP-1 product that activates GIP and GLP-1 receptors, which regulate appetite, insulin response, and digestion. All the other “GLP-1” only activates ONE RECEPTOR. There is a third receptor glucagon receptor (GcgR), which will […]
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One of the primary basics of the practice of medicine – starting, changing or stopping a pt’s therapy. The DEA started creating production quotas of control meds abt 2015 and ended up overall reducing the availability of control meds by > 50% over the following years. How many pts have a valid medical necessity for […]
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I was talking to a gal this week that I have known for 3+ decades and she is involved with a local recovery center because her Nephew also had a fatal OD. She was telling me that the judges in the drug courts are getting really pissed because people assigned to the drug court are […]
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Walgreens’ chief pharmacy officer proposes fixes to a system that broke long ago https://www.statnews.com/2025/08/12/community-pharmacy-crisis-rite-aid-bankruptcy-walgreens/ Earlier this year, the second largest independent pharmacy chain in America, Rite-Aid, filed for bankruptcy. While many were caught off guard, I wasn’t. After 30 years in community pharmacy, I saw this coming. Financial pressure has been building for years. Burnout […]
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https://www.fox9.com/news/pharmacist-prescription-refusal-lawsuit-highlights-human-religious-rights (FOX 9) – Two Twin Cities pharmacists say they lost work when they refused to fulfill prescriptions for gender transition and emergency contraception. Refusal on faith Pharmacists won’t fulfill: They cited religious objections, but one of them says she was fired and the other had hours reduced. So now they’re suing Walgreens and the […]
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Below is number of videos from various parts of our bureaucracy. Also below is just a few of the videos that I was able to find where our bureaucrats are not happy about the path we are on… a number of the citizens of our country apparently feels the […]
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