PHARMACIST STEVE

Why Try to Kill the Physician https://www.daily-remedy.com/why-try-to-kill-the-physician/ The king is dead, long live the king. The reign of the physician is over, replaced by a system of nudges, consultants, and care gap analyses. The lone physician is now gone. In its wake resides a nexus of data and decision prompts, all interacting to standardize healthcare […]

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You need to get Quality Control into that store: CVS #10548 @ 2600 W Michigan Kalamazoo MI location https://www.facebook.com/CVS/posts/10159692469198116 The CVS #10548 @ 2600 W Michigan Kalamazoo MI location has severe issues while dealing with people’s Rx. #1 They have my middle name listed as my last name. #2 They filled ALL RX INSTEAD of […]

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As pandemic pushes people to be healthier, pharmacy is ready to help https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/2022/02/malleys-pharmacy/ Since the start of the pandemic, Malley’s Compounding Pharmacy has weathered a prescription-filling rush, a shutdown, a slowdown and then a shift to steady business with more customers focused on prioritizing health and wellness, including adding more supplements to their routine. “We’ve […]

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Time to Kick the CDC Out of Washington https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/fromtheeditors/97093 Return COVID briefings to where they began, with the career scientists at Atlanta headquarters Although the CDC was included on the White House COVID Response Team to bolster the scientific credibility, it ended up being at the expense of its own. CDC and its director, Rochelle […]

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Pain Patient Story https://doctorsofcourage.org/pain-patient-story/ I received the following well-written letter from a patient 2 years ago. How many other patients are in this same situation?  It is for patients like her that everyone needs to learn that drugs are not the cause of addiction so we can get the Controlled Substance Act repealed.   I […]

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Communicating What You Need in the Emergency Department Tips for “speaking doctor” when you live with chronic pain https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/patient/resource-centers/chronic-pain-management-guide/communicating-what-you-need-emergency Emergency department visits can be demoralizing. It’s bad enough to be scared and sick, but as a friend of mine once said, “Having to go to the hospital is admitting defeat. You can’t deny you have […]

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New CDC opiate dosing guidelines – Just kicking the can down the road – a bureaucratic specialty Did anyone notice that Dr Chou is back again with these new CDC guidelines – wasn’t that the guy on the last “secret committee” that – at the time – stated that he had no conflicts of interest, […]

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Antihistamines may help resolve long COVID, report suggests Long COVID is a chronic condition when patients have persistent symptoms that extend beyond the typical time frame https://www.foxnews.com/health/antihistamines-help-resolve-long-covid-report Two healthy middle-aged females returned to almost their normal daily activities after taking daily antihistamines for long COVID, according to a recently published case report.   The researchers noted […]

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“To Whom It May Concern, I am a licensed medical professional who was working in Rheumatology when all the opioid rules changed. The damage done to these patients who were in DIRE need of pain control is irreparable and most of those I had to cut off and send to pain clinics, were then treated […]

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This is from the night before I had my heart attack THIS HEART ATTACK IS NOT ME! This is a post from FAKE BOOK… from a chronic pain pts that has had their pain meds reduces/eliminated and their “stroke level” blood pressure – medically referred to as a HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS..  apparently has caused a HEART […]

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