PHARMACIST STEVE

Here we start our journey into exploring the National Pain Strategy and the CDC Guidelines. Since the release of Violation of A Nation in April 2019, we continued our search for information and found more information that supported our report. Come join us as we unveil the story of how we found out that the […]

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 This video is in regards to a lawsuit filed by some of doctor David Bockoff’s pts after his office was raided and shutdown by the DEA late in 2022. https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/summary-dea-raid-dr-bockoffs-office-3-dead-1-15-million-cash-confiscated-from-doc-will-be-hear-about-future-deaths/  there is a lot of information in this video and one important information point is concerning all of these chronic pain pts technically being […]

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Heart Failure Observed in T2DM Patients Who Used NSAIDs https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/heart-failure-observed-in-t2dm-patients-who-used-nsaids Previous research has demonstrated that fluid retention and endothelial dysfunction have been correlated with the use of NSAIDs, and T2DM ( type 2 diabetes ) has been associated with both a deterioration in kidney function and sub-clinical cardiomyopathy. In a recent study, researchers indicated that […]

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Looks like those 3 major drug wholesaler’s agreement with those 50 states’ Attorney Generals are starting to get traction. The two quotes below, I don’t know if they are from a chain or a independent, but apparently the first – the reduction of your basic Norco 10/325 is only shipping 1/3 of the pharmacy normally […]

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These rating can be somewhat deceptive.  Good Neighbor Pharmacy is a Franchise owned by the major wholesaler Amerisource Bergen and Healthmart is another Franchise owned by another large drug wholesaler Mc Kesson and a third Medicine Shoppe is another franchise owned by the large drug wholesaler Cardinal.  While technically they are rated as chains but […]

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I try to look at things from a distance so that I can have a perception of the larger picture. There seems to be at least three large segments within the chronic pain community. there are those that have lost most/all their medication there are those that will probably lose their medication in the near […]

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This Medicare Advantage prgm is the THIRD time that the Feds have tried such a private version of Medicare. First was Medicare-HMO,  which lasted a number of years but eventually pts dropped out of the system because of poor care and deductibles, copays and other costs increased for the pts and the prgm folded.  Congress […]

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The “opioid crisis” is like a COIN.. there are two sides. All too many bureaucrats only want to address those who are addicted to using/abusing certain substances. Rx opiates peaked in 2011-2012 and they have already dropped by abt 60% by today, but opioid OD/poisoning has increased from abt 14,000 to over 100,000/yr, and the […]

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Drug middlemen say Ohio law raises prices. Then they admit they don’t know https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/08/08/drug-middlemen-say-ohio-law-raises-prices-then-they-admit-they-dont-know/ An industry organization representing powerful drug middlemen said that banning an industry practice would lead to “higher costs and fewer choices for America’s employers.” But to support it, the organization points to analysis that didn’t look at private insurance and didn’t […]

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