PHARMACIST STEVE

This video was done on Dec 3, 2024 and as typical of me, I was little late to the party, since I just watched it today. You would not believe all the links to some video that can be a ONE HOUR+ that are shared with me.  Unfortunately, I have to pick and chose which […]

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I talked to a practitioner a few days ago, this practitioner had a high intensity, intractable chronic pain pt who had been filling a opiate Rx at a local grocery store pharmacy for some time.  All of a sudden, the pt was informed by a Pharmacist at the pharmacy that he “was not comfortable” to […]

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Walgreens’ Woes: Retail Pharmacy Giant Reportedly Weighing Private Equity Sale to Sycamore Partners https://www.doximity.com/collections/890523eb-6a52-412a-8533-fb6bbf3abd1b After a tumultuous run which included making major investments into healthcare delivery assets (most notably VillageMD), Sycamore Partners is reportedly taking Walgreens private as scooped by the Wall Street Journal. In November, Walgreens parted ways with VillageMD CEO Tim Barry. It […]

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FDA Says Compounded Tirzepatide Must Exit the Market Compounders only have 2 to 3 months left to copy injectable https://www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/obesity/113478 The shortage of the diabetes and obesity injectable tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) has been resolved, the FDA announced As a result, compounders will have a grace period of 60 to 90 days to wrap up production […]

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As you read the accusations of the DOJ on CVS, notice the words they use accused of … alleges …  dangerous and excessive quantities of opioids… trinity cocktails… especially dangerous and abused combination of drugs made up of an opioid, a benzodiazepine and a muscle relaxant…. “known ‘pill mills.”…  bearing the hallmarks of abuse and […]

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This statement below was out on the web from a VP from one of the NATIONAL PHARMACY ASSOCIATIONS.  This person seem very PROUD that pharmacy can expect an additional FIVE BILLION in profits. The USA fills 4.9 BILLION prescriptions in 2024. Presume that the PBMs decide what is going to be paid for 90% of […]

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There is a total of THREE PHARMACY SCHOOLS IN INDIANA!. Yet especially for the last numerous years, ONLY ONE INDIANA PHARMACY SCHOOL THAT HAS BEEN IN THE TOP TEN PERCENT OF ALL 144  USA Pharmacy Schools  on the percentage of graduates that pass the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination on FIRST ATTEMPT. I know someone […]

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Be careful with any emails that you click on. I have received a RASH of spam/fishing emails. I normally just label them as JUNK and delete them. Last night I got one that would not give me the option of labeling it as JUNK … so I just hit the DELETE KEY on my keyboard […]

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Diabetes advocacy group discourages use of compounded GLP-1 drugs https://www.biopharmadive.com/news/ada-guidance-compounded-glp-1-drugs-obesity-wegovy-zepbound/734358/ The American Diabetes Association recommended doctors prescribe alternative FDA-approved drugs as Wegovy and Zepbound remain difficult to reliably obtain. The American Diabetes Association, a high-profile advocacy group, is warning against widespread use of compounded versions of popular weight loss and diabetes drugs like Wegovy and […]

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There is a “old saying”… when you think that you are a “hammer” everything starts looking like a “NAIL”! Does this also define prominent experts that were able to grant “scientific” credibility who specializes in treating addicts? A Court Rejected the Disease Theory of Opioid Addiction. Will We Listen? https://filtermag.org/court-opioid-addiction-disease/amp/ The idea that opioid painkillers […]

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