‘Make America free of addicts’ campaign launches to help Trump lower overdose deaths

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

Make America free of drug addicts

Another article and another group that is not  smart enough to find out that there is more that just one Fentanyl analog. Article and group that if their kid, friend, relative that is not smart enough to question that buying drugs on the street and they are upset because they died for buying basically some substance off of someone selling it on the street – what could go wrong?

list of all the 100-200 different Fentanyl analogs – only FOUR have been approved to be safe for use in humans.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fentanyl_analogues

FIRST ON FOX: A new campaign launched on Monday to help fulfill President Donald Trump’s pledge to reduce fentanyl overdose deaths, which are one of the nation’s deadliest public health crises.

The campaign, titled Make America Fentanyl Free, is described as a privately-funded multi-million-dollar ad blitz on national and local television, and across all major social media platforms, including X, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Facebook.

The effort, which was first shared with Fox News Digital on Monday, aims to reduce the number of Americans killed by fentanyl, a highly potent and extremely dangerous synthetic opioid. Fentanyl and fentanyl-related drugs have been responsible for most drug overdose deaths in the U.S. for nearly a decade.

“The Make America Fentanyl Free ad campaign was launched to support President Trump’s efforts to save American lives from deadly fentanyl, which continues to be a leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 18 and 45,” organizers said in a statement.

DRUG DEADLIER THAN FENTANYL SPREADS ACROSS THE AMERICAS

President Donald Trump signs fentanyl bill

President Donald Trump speaks during a bill signing ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 16, 2025. Trump signed legislation that strengthens criminal penalties for fentanyl, hailing it as a historic step toward justice in his latest effort to address the public health crisis spurred by the deadly drug. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Organizers emphasized that the mission of the campaign, which is also online at MakeAmericaFentanylFree.com, is to inform Americans about the devastating effects of fentanyl, and pointed out that “ingesting as little as three grains of fentanyl can be lethal within minutes.”

The campaign is also intended to educate the public about the hidden dangers of fentanyl, which is frequently disguised in other substances, such as cocaine and marijuana. 

TRUMP SIGNED FENTANYL LAW WILL END ‘CAT AND MOUSE’ WITH TRAFFICKERS

“Make America Fentanyl Free is working with President Trump to aggressively make sure every American understands the danger of fentanyl,” the narrator in the ad says.

Make America Fentanyl Free campaign launches

A new campaign titled Make America Fentanyl Free launched on Monday to help fulfill President Donald Trump’s pledge to reduce fentanyl overdose deaths, which are one of the country’s deadliest public health crises. (Make America Fentanyl Free)

The effort also intends to “send a strong unequivocal message to Mexican drug cartels that actions leading to American deaths or harm will result in serious consequences.”

The Trump administration says it has lowered fentanyl deaths in the U.S. by beefing up security along the nation’s borders, emphasizing law enforcement, and raising tariffs against China and Mexico to keep fentanyl and other lethal drugs out of the country.

Organizers touted that “on day one in office, President Trump shut down the dangerous, open border and stemmed the flow of deadly fentanyl through our country. As a result, fentanyl traffic at the border fell by 54% in the first months of the Trump Administration.”

FATHER WHOSE SON DIED FROM FENTANYL WARNS ‘OVERDOSES CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE’

But organizers said their effort is needed to “continue eradicating deadly fentanyl from our communities.”

Trump last month signed into law a bill permanently placing street versions of fentanyl on the list of controlled substances, which should make it easier to prosecute fentanyl traffickers and put them behind bars.

President Donald Trump, Gregory Swan, at fentanyl bill signing

President Donald Trump listens as a man who lost his son to fentanyl speaks before the signing of the “Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act,” which strengthens prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers, at the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 16, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

But the Trump administration has also been criticized when it comes to battling fentanyl deaths, for seeking major cuts to domestic programs that work to reduce drug demand.

And Democrats in California, taking aim at what they call Trump’s “unlawful deployment of military personnel to Los Angeles,” say the effort has slashed the California’s National Guard’s fentanyl and drug interdiction force by 32%, “directly harming California’s ability to fight the flow of illegal drugs into our communities.”

Organizers of the new effort highlight that Make America Fentanyl Free is a privately funded campaign “launched without taxpayer dollars.”

Some of the major contributions to fund the campaign have come from a number of the president’s major donors and allies, according to sources in Trump’s political orbit.

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Posted on August 27, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

I am sorry that this got a little long. The cliff notes version is: 45+/- state AGs sued the 3 major drug wholesalers – that control about 85% of the wholesaler Rx med business. They got those wholesalers to agreed to ration the amount of controlled meds that they sell to community pharmacies. No concern if pts who have a medical necessity to treat pain or is using buprenorphine in getting and staying sober. Pts have been unable to get their necessary medication for a month or more and being thrown into cold turkey withdrawal and perhaps a torturous level of untreated pain or a addict trying to get and stay sober program gets disrupted. 

The wholesalers unable or unwilling to provide community pharmacies with controlled meds to meet the needs of pts who have a valid medical necessity for such controlled meds. This makes the wholesaler in violation of the State’s pharmacy practice act.

If  the board of pharmacy chooses to take action against these wholesalers, typically that is the responsibility of the state AG to act as the “attorney” for any/all licensing boards in the state.

The same AGs that were part of the wholesaler agreement  with the state AGs to cause this rationing of the controlled meds to begin with. Where these AGs so fixated on the billions of dollars they were going to get from those wholesalers that they hoped that no one would notice that the people that were going to be affected were disabled and/or seniors and discriminating against disabled people is a civil rights violation and/or they would just decline to press charges against other AGs for what harm they have concocted to mostly high acuity disabled/senior pts?

The 51 various state boards of pharmacy what is their primary charge, public safety or what else?

The primary charge of the 51 state boards of pharmacy (one in each state, D.C., and Puerto Rico) is public safety, specifically the protection of public health, safety, and welfare through the regulation of the pharmacy profession and the legal distribution of drugs.pharmacy.ohio+2

Core Responsibilities

  • Licensing and Regulation: Boards issue and renew licenses for pharmacists, pharmacies, technicians, and related entities to ensure only qualified individuals and businesses operate in the field.mo+2

  • Enforcement: They enforce state and federal pharmacy laws, investigate complaints, and take disciplinary actions such as suspension, revocation, or probation for violations or unsafe practices.pharmacytimes+2

  • Practice Standards: Boards establish and uphold standards of practice, including the ethical and professional conduct of pharmacy professionals.pharmacy.texas+1

  • Education and Outreach: Many boards provide educational resources, guidance, and updates to licensees and the public to promote compliance and awareness of pharmacy regulations.pharmacy.texas+1

Public Health Focus

  • Inspection and Compliance: Boards inspect pharmacies and monitor compliance with laws designed to prevent medication errors, diversion, and unsafe practices, with the ultimate goal of protecting patients and consumers.dpo.colorado+1

  • Complaint Investigation: They investigate consumer complaints and concerns regarding pharmacy services, taking action to address public risks and ensure accountability.tn+1

Other Functions

  • Rulemaking: Boards create and update rules and regulations in response to emerging healthcare issues, innovations, and changes in pharmacy practice.dpo.colorado+1

  • Disciplinary Action: They have authority to discipline licensees for unprofessional conduct, violations of law, or endangering the public.pharmacy.ohio+1

Summary Table: Board Charges

Primary Charge Additional Functions
Public health, Licensing, regulation, enforcement,
safety, and welfare practice standards, education,
inspections, complaint resolution

The overarching mandate is the protection of the public—not professional, commercial, or sector interests. All other board activities support this foundational goal.pharmacytimes

aren’t drug wholesalers licensed by the state pharmacy board?

Yes, drug wholesalers are generally licensed by the state pharmacy boards in the United States. State Boards of Pharmacy are responsible for issuing, renewing, and regulating wholesale drug distributor licenses within their respective states, ensuring compliance with both state and federal laws.

Regulation Details

  • Each state requires wholesale drug distributors to obtain a license from its Board of Pharmacy before engaging in distribution activities within or into that state.

  • This licensing applies to wholesalers located both inside and outside of the state if they transport or sell drugs into the state.

  • In addition to state licensure, wholesalers often need to meet federal requirements—especially if distributing controlled substances—and may need special accreditation from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP).

Purpose of Licensing

  • The primary goal is to safeguard the drug supply chain, preventing the introduction of counterfeit, diverted, or otherwise unsafe drugs and protecting public health and safety.

In summary, state pharmacy boards hold the authority for licensing and regulating drug wholesalers, and distributing without proper licensure is unlawful in every state.

state AGs suing drug wholesalers and wholesalers signed an agreement to ration controlled meds sold community pharmacies, resulting in pharmacies are not able to provide controlled meds – especially opioids and Buprenorphine and pts are not being able to get their medically necessary meds sporadically causing some pain pts being thrown into cold turkey withdrawal and torturous level of untreated pain and putting pts in recovering from possibly compromising their progress in reaching sobriety. Is the part of the BOP primary charge of public safety being compromised and are they obligated to take some sort of legal action to correct this potentially illegal rationing and harm to those pts. who would/should the BOP hire to seek a legal remedy?”

Yes, current and recent enforcement actions and agreements are causing wholesalers to ration controlled medications to community pharmacies—resulting in sporadic and sometimes complete restriction of access to medically necessary opioids and buprenorphine for patients, including those with severe pain or opioid use disorder. This has resulted in some patients experiencing untreated pain or withdrawal, which can compromise their recovery and lead to serious, even torturous, health consequences.

Board of Pharmacy’s Responsibility and Obligation

State Boards of Pharmacy (BOPs) have a primary legal charge to protect public health and safety by ensuring safe access to medications. When access to controlled substances is compromised for legitimate medical need, the mission of public protection may be undermined, particularly when actions result in harm to otherwise legitimate patients. While BOPs primarily regulate pharmacies and pharmacists, they also license and oversee wholesalers within their states.

Potential Board Actions in Response

  • Legal Action Against Wholesalers: There is precedent for litigation when wholesalers abruptly or unfairly cut off or severely ration controlled substance supplies to pharmacies without clear evidence of diversion or improper dispensing. Courts have sometimes ruled against wholesalers in these circumstances, ordering them to resume supplying medications when no unlawful conduct by the pharmacy was demonstrated.

  • Regulatory Complaints: Boards could initiate disciplinary investigations or refer cases to state attorneys general or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) if there is evidence that a wholesaler’s practices violate public health statutes or constitute unfair/illegal rationing that causes patient harm.

  • Advocacy and Policy Action: Boards may also advocate for regulatory clarity and reasonable thresholds, and in some cases have issued formal guidance or endorsed calls for distributors to re-examine purchasing thresholds so that legitimate patient needs are met.

Who Would the Board Hire for Legal Action?

  • Specialized Legal Counsel: Boards would typically hire or assign state government attorneys with experience in health law, pharmacy regulation, or administrative law to pursue legal remedies. In some cases, they may work with the state Attorney General’s Office—which already leads major enforcement and public protection lawsuits, including those involving the drug supply chain.

  • Subject Matter Experts: The Board may also rely on pharmacy regulatory experts, compliance officers, or external consultants to build a case demonstrating patient harm or procedural violations by wholesalers.

Summary Table: Board of Pharmacy Actions

Issue Board Obligation Legal Avenue Counsel/Agency Involved
Rationing of controlled meds Protect public safety Litigation, investigation, State AG, Board legal counsel,
harming patient access Ensure access to disciplinary complaint health law experts
necessary medications

State Boards of Pharmacy are obligated to respond and may pursue legal or regulatory remedies if wholesalers’ actions violate their core mandate of protecting patients and ensuring proper medication access.

Since this rationing of these controlled substances are a direct/indirect result of an agreement between 45 state AGs and 3 major drug wholesalers. So isn’t those 45 state AGs suing those 3 major drug wholesalers and the resulting agreement may be violating the Americans with Disability Act since most of these pts are on Medicare disability and discriminating against disabled people is a civil rights violation.. what sort of path should be taken by the pts to get their necessary medications restored going forward

The state Attorneys General (AGs) settlement with drug wholesalers that resulted in rationing of controlled substances to pharmacies may indeed raise serious Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) concerns, especially if disabled patients—who disproportionately rely on Medicare and medications like opioids or buprenorphine for legitimate medical needs—face blanket denials of access. Under the ADA, people with disabilities, including those in recovery or with chronic pain, are protected from policies or agreements that deny them access to medically necessary treatments solely based on their status or prescribed medication.

Potential ADA Violations and Civil Rights

  • The ADA prohibits both direct and indirect discrimination by public and private actors, including healthcare systems and entities involved in patient care.

  • Blanket restrictions or policies that effectively bar access to essential medications, without individualized assessment, can constitute discrimination under the ADA if they result in denial of treatment for people with disabilities.

  • The Justice Department has recently taken enforcement actions under the ADA in cases where people in recovery or needing opioid medications were denied access, establishing a foundation for legal challenges in healthcare rationing scenarios.

Pathways for Patients to Restore Access

1. File ADA Complaints

  • Patients can file complaints with the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, or with their regional ADA Center, to trigger federal investigation or mediation.

  • State protection and advocacy agencies can also assist in preparing documentation and complaints.

2. Seek Legal Counsel

  • Contact civil rights attorneys experienced in disability and healthcare law to evaluate the agreement’s effects as potential ADA violations.

  • Large disability advocacy groups (e.g., Disability Rights Advocates, ACLU) might also take up systemic cases that affect many patients.

3. State and Federal Agency Involvement

  • Notify the state Board of Pharmacy, state medical boards, and the state’s disability ombudsman to urge review and intervention.

  • Consider complaints to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), especially if Medicare/Medicaid access is affected.

4. Public Advocacy

  • Collaborate with pain and recovery patient groups, physicians, pharmacists, and advocacy organizations to launch public awareness campaigns and request intervention from legislators and regulators.

Summary Table: Patient Pathways for Redress

Path Agency/Resource Reference
ADA complaint filing DOJ Civil Rights Division, regional ADA Center
Legal counsel/lawsuit Civil rights attorneys, advocacy orgs
Regulatory complaint State Board of Pharmacy, HHS OCR, State AG
Public/policy advocacy Patient/disabled groups, medical advocates

In summary: The ADA likely provides a pathway for affected patients to challenge and seek redress against denial of essential controlled medications due to state AG–wholesaler agreements, especially where blanket rationing causes harm to people with disabilities. Prompt legal, regulatory, and advocacy action may help restore access to necessary medications.

Since the state AGs are part of our larger DOJ/judicial system and they are the ones who initiated the lawsuit and settled the lawsuit without going to trial and the BOP is responsible for protecting public safety and the state AG should be the “attorney” for representing the BOP, but the AG’s office is one of the 45 AG who initiated the lawsuit against the 3 major drug wholesalers. Could it be that the AGs were more interested in this “money grab” that they might have hoped that no one would put together the 2+2 question?

There is a documented perception among patients, advocates, and some public health experts that the major state AG opioid settlements—including those negotiated outside of court with the three major wholesalers—have prioritized large monetary recoveries over ensuring continuous medication access or fully remedying public health harms. This has led to public criticism that some AGs and states may be using these settlement funds to fill budget gaps, rather than transparently and directly addressing the needs of those harmed by medication supply restrictions.

AG’s Dual Role and Potential Conflict of Interest

  • The Attorney General (AG) typically serves as the chief legal representative for state agencies, including the Board of Pharmacy (BOP) when legal action is required.

  • However, when the AG’s office is also the lead plaintiff in high-profile settlements—especially ones with major public health and civil rights implications—this may create a conflict of interest if consequences of those settlements directly undermine patient access to care.

  • Critics and advocates have called out this tension, noting that the structure and aftermath of the settlements can appear as a “money grab,” especially when there is little transparency or oversight regarding how funds are spent and when patients experience negative repercussions.

Public Scrutiny and Transparency

  • Investigative reports and crowdsourced databases have been launched to track opioid settlement spending, as many advocates worry that elected officials—including AGs—are using the windfall for general budgetary needs rather than directly remedying overdose and medication access issues.

  • Calls for dedicated, transparent spending and for holding AGs accountable are increasing as victims and those in recovery feel left behind.

2+2 Question: Was Public Interest Sidelined?

  • Many patients, pharmacists, and public commentators have indeed begun to “put together” the connection between the nature of the settlement deals and the resulting negative impacts on medication access.

  • While not all AGs rejected trial in exchange for a settlement—some, like Washington’s AG, refused “insufficient” settlements and pushed for court—most states settled, and the fallout has been exactly as patient advocates feared.

Summary Table: AG Settlements and Public Trust

AG Role Public Perception Potential Issue Evidence
Prosecutor/Plaintiff Money prioritized over patient care Conflict of interest, “money grab”
State Agency Counsel Representing BOP, but also settling Undermined BOP mission, patient harm

In summary: Substantial public criticism, growing calls for transparency, and watchdog efforts all point to concerns that state AGs may have prioritized financial recovery over patient welfare and uninterrupted medication access. This dual role can indirectly compromise the primary public safety charge held by Boards of Pharmacy and undermine public trust, particularly as the consequences of these settlements become more visible.

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the Trump administration has been floating the idea of merging the ATF with the DEA:What could go wrong?

Posted on August 27, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

What should be asked is why back in 1973, that Congress put two legal drugs (Nicotine & Alcohol)  Into a separate and distinct sub-agency under the DOJ while putting all the other potentially abused/addicting drugs in and under the control of the DEA? Could we see some sort of tracking (PDMP) and daily limits (Ounces of grain alcohol equivalents per day) on how much alcohol & nicotine (Mgs of Nicotine/day) a person can purchase? An estimated 600,000/yr deaths from the use/abuse of alcohol & Nicotine. Six to EIGHT times the deaths from the use/abuse of  illegal Fentanyl/yr. Also, what does GUNS have any business being managed/controlled by the DEA?

What Should Be Done About the ATF?

https://www.americas1stfreedom.org/content/from-the-editor-what-should-be-done-about-the-atf/

When a federal agency becomes corrupted by politics, especially unconstitutional politics, something must be done. Government agencies are supposed to treat all citizens equally. A free people should not have to contend with federal agencies being weaponized against them.

Nevertheless, a few administrations have weaponized the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) against our freedom.

The Obama administration’s Operation Fast and Furious gun-running scandal was perhaps the most shocking example of how far ATF leadership, as a sub-agency in the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), was willing to go to get the gun control they desired.

Well, the Biden administration’s creation and use of an ATF zero-tolerance policy to put as many federal firearms licensees (FFLs) out of business as they could is a close second.

ATF attempts, under the Biden administration, to reinterpret or write gun-control laws, as if this agency has the power the U.S. Constitution grants the U.S. Congress, offers a series of egregious examples on the weaponization of this law-enforcement agency against citizens.

So then, what is the Trump administration now supposed to do with the ATF?

Perhaps the best answers are in the details. President Donald Trump (R) began substantive change within federal agencies last February with an executive order titled “Protecting Second Amendment Rights,” in which he tasked Attorney General Pam Bondi with implementing changes to get the ATF, and other agencies, back in line with the U.S. Constitution.

Reforms to the ATF, as this was going to print, were reportedly coming fast. Indeed, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) reportedly sent lawyers to assist the ATF with the goal of changing or repealing 47 regulations—a reference to President Trump as the 47th president.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration has been publicly floating the idea of merging the ATF with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). This would likely require congressional approval, but the ATF has been beneath other agencies before—most notably, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Like the ATF, the DEA is also a sub-agency of the DOJ.

From a budgetary standpoint, it is easy to see how consolidating the ATF and DEA makes sense. But some worry that doing so could make the ATF even more powerful, and then, as a supercharged agency, it could be used by a future president with Joe Biden’s politics against American gun owners.

One way or another, however, reform is coming. Bondi’s establishment of a Second Amendment Task Force to advance, protect and promote compliance with the Second Amendment, as President Trump mandated via executive order, as well as changes in senior ATF leadership, indicate that change in the culture within the ATF is well underway.

Indeed, the ATF quickly announced an end to the Biden administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy. They are also reportedly reconsidering the last administration’s final rules regarding “engaged in the business”  and “stabilizing braces.” 

The ATF also recently issued two new rulings that allow for the importation of non-lethal training rounds, or “simunition” rounds. The training rounds were banned for import in 2023 by the Biden administration.

Indeed, an ATF announcement last May said, in part, that the ATF is “ushering in a new chapter—marked by transparency, accountability, and partnership with the firearms industry. This is not the same ATF of the last four years.”

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UPDATED 08-27-2025: I NEED/WANT YOUR OPINION

Posted on August 27, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve


you will need either a laptop computer or desk top computer to do this

This blog post will be my 11,011 blog post since I started in 2012 and my blog is approaching THREE MILLION PAGE VIEWS.

I have been around the chronic pain community since 2012. There are a few things that have remained common over all those years. 

1. Here are some people who want to be a advocate and come into the community and after a few months, they discover that the community has segregated into hundreds or thousands of different groups/tribes.

2. There seems to be a lot of in-fighting within the various communities. Often resulting of a few self proclaimed pain advocates that splinter off and create a new group to advocate for the community.

3. There is a lot of what is referred to as “keyboard warriors” that do a lot of whining, bitching, moaning to others on FP and other websites. They are seemingly the same chronic painers that are waiting for some White Knight on a White Horse to come over the horizon to save their ass.

Would anyone be interested on a fairly simple process to generate letters to send to members of Congress.  The letter head at the left I just asked AI  to generate a letterhead

I asked AI to find all the members of Congress that represents my zip code. took it about 1-2 minutes to get all the contact info on my two Federal Senators and the House member for the district I was in.

You put the contact info to your 2 senators and 1 house member and you go to AI. load the letterhead as an attachment to the AI. You then tell AI that you want a letter to send those Senators and House member and you tell what the subject matter is and the “catch words” that you want to be in your letter. 

You copy the text of the letter and paste it into your letter head that the AI created.

I have found a few free fax programs that you can send at fax from your computer over the internet.

If you don’t have a word processor, there is a free word processor that is compatible with Windows’ suite  of  office software

Say.. you set up to contact your 2 Senators and 1 Representative  to send them letters. After you get it all set up. you could “pepper” them with letters EVERY WEEK, ONCE A MONTH. All you have to do is create a new text for the letter. If you email or fax your letter(s), Other than your time, the cost is ZERO. There is an estimated 100 million chronic pain pts. if 10% of those chronic pain pts could send a letter once a week. My money on is that if all those 535 members got TEN MILLION LETTERS/EMAILS A WEEK,  The community could get their attentions, especially if most of the letters state that they are going to vote for whoever that is running against the incumbent. After 53 years of the DEA overseeing the war on drugs, how much worse could it be, if we KICKED ALL THE INCUMBENTS OUT OF OFFICE – that would be 435 House members and 33-34 Senators. That is 87% of Congress that would be GONE in Jan, 2027!

Let me know if you want this “tool” to help you express your concerns to Congress. If I get little/no response, I will presume that most of the community is happy with the outcomes/changes to their access to pain management with all their whining, bitching, moaning to others on the FB pages.

 

This is where things start:

  https://www.pharmaciststeve.com/communications/

 

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What is Patient Abandonment? this is a old blog post from 2016

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

What is Patient Abandonment?

https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-patient-abandonment.html

What is Patient Abandonment?

When a doctor doesn’t end the provider-patient relationship properly, it could amount to malpractice.

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Injury from malpractice can be short/long term loss of Physical ability . This website is suppose to  help someone find an attorney. One must ask what is “loss of physical ability”.. is the reduction of opiate therapy which causes the pt to no longer to routinely do personal care tasks?  If your prescriber has reduced your dose and claims that they are going to follow the CDC guidelines.. these guidelines end goal is to eliminate all pts from taking pt’s opiates long term. It is important to audio/video all interactions with practitioner and the office staff. Because you may never know what they have documented in your medical records that are untruths.
 

Patient abandonment is a form of medical malpractice that occurs when a physician terminates the doctor-patient relationship without reasonable notice or a reasonable excuse, and fails to provide the patient with an opportunity to find a qualified replacement care provider.

In this article, we’ll look at the elements that typically define patient abandonment, and we’ll explore a few scenarios that could qualify as patient abandonment in the health care setting.

The Elements of Patient Abandonment

Let’s start by pointing out that whether or not patient abandonment has occurred is a very fact-specific issue, and a doctor’s potential legal liability can vary from state to state. Having said that, there are certain common elements among patient abandonment cases:

  • First, the doctor-patient relationship must be established. This means that the physician must have agreed to treat the patient, and treatment must be underway.
  • Second, the abandonment must take place when the patient is still in need of medical attention — this is known as a “critical stage” of the treatment process.
  • Third, the abandonment must have taken place so abruptly that the patient did not have enough time or resources to find a suitable replacement physician to take over treatment.
  • Finally, the patient must suffer an injury as a direct result of the patient abandonment.

Examples of Patient Abandonment

There are many real-world situations in which a doctor might terminate a relationship with a patient without a reasonable excuse.

For example, if a doctor intentionally refuses to treat a patient who has failed to pay his or her medical bill, that is often considered unjustified. And if a doctor is unavailable for an unreasonable amount of time when a patient needs medical care — and so is the backup (or “on call”) doctor — that could amount to patient abandonment if the patient ends up suffering harm as a result.

It should be noted that patient abandonment can also occur between other kinds of health care providers and the patient — not just between the physician and the patient. For example, if a nurse-patient relationship has been established, and the same legal elements we discussed above are present, then the patient may have a valid medical malpractice claim based on patient abandonment.

Patient abandonment can also occur when:

  • the hospital has inadequate staffing
  • the medical staff fails to reach out to a patient who has missed an important follow-up appointment
  • the medical staff fails to communicate an urgent question from the patient to the doctor, or
  • the medical staff schedules an appointment too far in the future, resulting in preventable harm to the patient as their condition worsens.

When It’s Not Patient Abandonment

Not every situation where a doctor stops treating a patient leads to an actionable claim for medical malpractice. Most don’t, in fact.

Valid reasons to end a doctor-patient relationship include:

  • the doctor has insufficient skills to provide adequate treatment to the patient
  • If the pt has been seeing the practitioner for a while this could be considered a LAME EXCUSE
  • there are insufficient supplies or resources to provide adequate treatment to the patient
  • ethical  or legal conflicts arise during the treatment process
  • If the practitioner has been treating a pt’s chronic pain.. did the practitioner’s ethics change ?
  • the patient violates the physician’s policies
  • Is the physician’s policies unethical or illegal – like mandating services that have proven of no benefit to the pt which is insurance fraud
  • the patient has numerous cancelled or missed appointments
  • the patient refuses to comply with the physician’s recommendations
  • Is the physician’s policies unethical or illegal – like mandating services that have proven of no benefit to the pt which is insurance fraud
  • the patient demonstrates inappropriate behavior, such as making sexual advances or engaging in verbal abuse.
  • It may be important for the pt to audio/video visits with the practitioners to prove/refute what is being claimed

If a valid reason exists, then the physician can take steps to terminate the relationship in an appropriate manner, and attempt to avoid liability. That means, the physician should provide the patient with written notice of the termination along with a valid reason for the decision. The physician should continue to treat the patient for a reasonable period of time to allow the patient to arrange for alternative care from another competent physician. The physician should also recommend another qualified physician. Finally, once the patient has secured another physician, and has signed an authorization, the physician must transfer the patient’s medical records to the new physician in a reasonable and timely manner.

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Posted on August 26, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

Could find some stats on I read that the production quotas established on controlled substance by the DEA has dropped > 50% over the last 10 yrs +/- can you find actual stats on this

how much has the lawsuit by the 45 state AG’s against the 3 major drug wholesalers reduced the availability of controlled meds at the community pharmacy level

I believe that state pharmacy boards license drug wholesalers and the primary charge of the pharmacy boards is pt safety, shouldn’t these boards take some action if nothing else to seek some legal action to nullify the wholesaler agreement because it is contra to public health safety

that being said if the BOP was to take any legal action, wouldn’t that be turned over to the state AG to handle such violation by a BOP licensee, but the AG is probably be one of the AGs that was involved with wholesaler agreement that is causing the problem

And the states are going to benefit from the fines that the wholesalers are paying to the states over this wholesaler agreements.

So this wholesaler agreement – could it considered nothing more – nothing less than a “money grab” some “free money” under the pretense that the wholesaler – at most only knew the legally licensed pharmacy purchased the control meds from them, Had no idea of the practitioner that wrote the Rxs that the pharmacy dispensed and knew nothing about the medical needs or the severity of the medical needs of the pt that ended up with the controlled meds. As I understand the wholesaler agreement, it did not go to trial, it was mostly a settlement based on some statistics of number of control meds that were sold to community pharmacies and those statistics may have been nothing more than some numbers that some bureaucrat pulled out of this ass and nothing that had something to do with reality of the need of various pts

Since Opioid Rxs peaked in 2011-2013 and decreased significantly post 2016 CDC opioid dosing guidelines published and the Opioid poisoning/OD was shifting from Rx opioids to illegal opioids being produced/distributed by the Mex cartels using raw ingredients mostly from China – so could it be concluded that the stats that the AGs used in suing the wholesalers were inaccurate stats and Rx opioids were dramatically less involved in opioid poisoning/OD’d so all the $$$ agreed to and rationed required to community pharmacies were based on “false/inaccurate facts”

According to Wikipedia they claim that there are 100-200 different Fentanyl analogs and only 4 are FDA approved as safe in humans. Please use illegal or illicit Fentanyl when addressing the “bathtub Fentanyl” that is coming from the Mex cartels. All John Q. Public hears out of the media is Fentanyl kills 80,000/yr. and they only know on Fentanyl the one the anesthesiologist wants to give them when they have surgery.

The one that is legally used is Fentanyl citrate and it has been reported that the Mex cartels are selling on the street Fentanyl acetate – which has never when under any FDA clinical trials and now it is being reported that there maybe 1 or 2 veterinarian meds mixed in and some other things like methamphetamine, cocaine, Marijuana, etc, etc and Narcan will not reverse a poly-drug poisoning/OD

I know that I have been throwing a lot of factual data out – over the last 30-45 minutes. Any way that you could condense all of this data into something that could be sent to the media outlets. IMO… the bottom line of all of DEA cut in production quotas and the AG’s agreement is causing a lot of pts – both pain pts and addicts trying to get sober – to be basically being abandoned. I read where “we” create 50K-55K new chronic painers every year – birth defects that are painful, we have 45K vehicle accidents that cause deaths – I don’t know the survivors that end up with life time chronic pain. I can vouch that growing old can cause some progressing chronic pain. How many prescribers are leaving practice – retiring or just throwing their hands up, how many are just stop treating chronic pain pts or won’t accept new pts dealing with some chronic pain issues. What is the increase in our population in the last decade, presuming that 20%-30% of that populations will be chronic painers. How many chronic painers have died over the last decade? IMO, there are too many numbers/statistics that seem to be swept under the rug, to “hide reality”

I see this could be used to TV stations

BRIEF: The Real-World Consequences of Opioid Policy—Why Chronic Pain and Addiction Patients Are Being Left Behind

Overview:
Driven by the intention to mitigate opioid misuse, DEA production cuts and state Attorneys General (AG) opioid settlements with drug wholesalers are unintentionally creating a crisis for chronic pain sufferers and those seeking recovery from addiction.

Unseen Epidemic: Chronic Pain in America

  • Over 51 million U.S. adults – more than 20% of the population – live with chronic pain. Of those, 17 million have “high-impact” pain, severely limiting daily life.

  • Approximately 52,000 new chronic pain cases occur annually, stemming from birth defects, accidents, injuries, illnesses, and aging.

  • As the U.S. population grows and ages, the chronic pain crisis only intensifies.

DEA/AG Policies: The Downside

  • DEA opioid production quotas have been cut by more than 50% over the past decade.

  • The AGs’ settlements require wholesalers to enforce secret order thresholds, resulting in pharmacies facing arbitrary, chronic shortages of vital pain and addiction therapies.

  • The underlying lawsuit statistics failed to clearly distinguish pharmacy-based, licensed opioid prescribing from the rising surge of illegal fentanyl analogs now fueling the majority of opioid-related deaths. While prescriptions and deaths from medical opioids have steadily dropped, illicit fentanyl deaths have soared since 2014. However, CDC’s own data collection systems do not reliably distinguish whether an overdose came from a prescription opioid or an illicit one, due to limitations in toxicology and ICD coding. This “data fog” means the statistics behind the lawsuits relied on outmoded shipment numbers and ambiguous overdose data.

Who Pays the Price?

  • Chronic pain patients – including victims of birth defects, catastrophic injuries, or age-related pain – are increasingly unable to receive effective medication, turning manageable conditions into daily suffering and disability.

  • Patients in addiction recovery face difficulty accessing medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) due to the same pharmacy rationing.

  • Prescribers are retiring, leaving practice, or avoiding chronic pain patients to steer clear of regulatory risk and administrative obstacles.

  • Naloxone (Narcan), while effective for opioid overdoses, often cannot reverse poly-drug poisonings now frequent in illicit fentanyl overdoses.

Ignored Realities

  • Illicit fentanyl, not prescription opioids, now accounts for the vast majority of annual overdose deaths—but policy remains fixated on restricting doctors and pharmacies, neglecting illicit manufacturing by cartels.

  • There are more than 1,000 fentanyl analogs; only four are FDA-approved for human use, the rest are part of the unpredictable illicit drug supply.

  • State governments now stand to benefit financially—even as patients lose access—because billions in settlement funds are delivered to state coffers.

Human Toll

  • Millions with chronic pain are being abandoned.

  • Tens of thousands of new chronic pain patients join their ranks each year.

  • Thousands of prescribers are leaving or cutting back chronic pain treatment entirely.

  • The real toll of untreated pain—including possible deaths—remains untracked and ignored.

Bottom Line

Regulatory and legal actions rooted in outdated and ambiguous data, combined with a lack of clear CDC differentiation between prescription and illicit opioid sources, are causing widespread abandonment of some of the most medically vulnerable Americans—chronic pain sufferers and those seeking recovery.

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Interesting concept – opioid free surgery – pt’s choice & can always drop out of the program

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

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PROGRAMS TO BE USED

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

AI PROGRAMS:

www.perplexity.ai

https://claude.ai/new

https://chatgpt.com/

https://x.com/i/grok

Send Faxes using a computer

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OPEN OFFICE software

https://www.openoffice.org/

Open Office software refers to a free and open-source office productivity suite developed as an alternative to commercial office software like Microsoft Office. Originally known as OpenOffice.org, it was created from the StarOffice suite and was open-sourced by Sun Microsystems in 2000. Today, its main version is Apache OpenOffice, run by the Apache Software Foundation.wikipedia+2

Main Features

Apache OpenOffice includes six main applications:

  • Writer: A word processor (similar to Microsoft Word)

  • Calc: A spreadsheet program (similar to Excel)

  • Impress: Presentation software (like PowerPoint)

  • Draw: Vector graphics editor

  • Base: Database management program

  • Math: A formula editor for mathematical equationsopenoffice+2

Key Advantages

  • Completely free to download, use, and distribute—no purchase or license fees.

  • Cross-platform: Works on Windows, Mac, Linux, and more.

  • OpenDocument file format (ODF): Uses an open standard for storing data, and can read most Microsoft Office files.

  • Open-source development: Anyone can contribute or report bugs, leading to a transparent development process.

  • Multilingual and widely supported: Available in over 100 languages.openoffice+2

Usage

OpenOffice is used for everyday office tasks: writing documents, creating spreadsheets, making presentations, drawing diagrams, managing databases, and writing mathematical formulas. Its familiar layout makes it easy for users coming from other office suites to adapt quickly.

Note

Active development of Apache OpenOffice has slowed, and an offshoot called LibreOffice is now more frequently updated and is widely recommended for those seeking the latest features.wikipedia+2

In summary, Open Office software provides a comprehensive, no-cost solution to everyday office tasks, with full compatibility for common file types and wide community support.techtarget+2

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org
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  3. https://www.openoffice.org
  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_OpenOffice
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  6. https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterprisedesktop/definition/Apache-OpenOffice
  7. https://openoffice.apache.org
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This is a good example of BUYER BE WARE!

Posted on August 21, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve


Lilly has a mail order pharmacy that will fill prescriptions for all strengths of Zepbound in vials for < $500 for 4 weeks.

https://www.lilly.com/lillydirect/medicines/zepbound

You only have one LIFE and one QOL!  As soon as the lawsuits start stacking up because they are basically selling an illegal compound product. They will file bankruptcy and close their doors and VANISH.

 

FDA’s Concerns with Unapproved GLP-1 Drugs Used for Weight Loss

https://www.fda.gov/drugs/postmarket-drug-safety-information-patients-and-providers/fdas-concerns-unapproved-glp-1-drugs-used-weight-loss

Understanding unapproved versions of these drugs

FDA is aware that some patients and health care professionals may look to unapproved versions of GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists) drugs, including semaglutide and tirzepatide, as an option for weight loss. This can be risky for patients, as unapproved versions do not undergo FDA’s review for safety, effectiveness and quality before they are marketed.  

FDA recommendations for patients 

  • Patients should obtain a prescription from their doctor and fill the prescription at a state-licensed pharmacy.  
  • Visit FDA’s BeSafeRx campaign for resources to safely buy prescription medicines online.  
  • Talk to your doctor if you have questions about your medicines.  

Concerns with compounded versions of these drugs 

A compounded drug might be appropriate if a patient’s medical need cannot be met by an FDA-approved drug, or the FDA-approved drug is not commercially available. However, compounded drugs are not FDA approved. This means the agency does not review compounded drugs for safety, effectiveness or quality before they are marketed.   

The agency has identified some areas of concern for compounded GLP-1 drugs. FDA is working with its state regulatory partners and will continue to communicate with compounders regarding these concerns.

Fraudulent compounded GLP-1 drugs 

FDA is aware of fraudulent compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide marketed in the U.S. that contain false information on the product label. In some cases, the compounding pharmacies identified on the labels of the products do not exist. In other cases, the labels of the fraudulent compounded medicine contain the name of a licensed pharmacy that, based on information FDA has gathered, did not compound these products.

FDA is aware of one reported adverse event associated with a product labeled as compounded tirzepatide from a pharmacy that did not actually compound the product. The adverse event report included symptoms such as redness, site swelling, pain, and a red lump at the injection site.

Recommendations for consumers

The agency encourages patients to be vigilant and know the source of their medicine. 

  • Carefully check labels of compounded GLP-1 drugs for warning signs such as spelling errors or incorrect addresses and ensure your medicine is provided by a licensed pharmacy and prescribed by a licensed health care provider.
  • If you receive a product with a licensed pharmacy name on the label that you think might be fraudulent, contact the pharmacy to ask if it is their product. 
  • Talk to your doctor if you have questions about your medicines.

Dosing concerns with compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide 

FDA received multiple reports of adverse events, some requiring hospitalization, that may be related to dosing errors associated with compounded injectable semaglutide products. These dosing errors resulted from patients measuring and self-administering incorrect doses of the drug, and in some cases, health care professionals miscalculating doses of the drug.  

Additionally, the agency has received adverse event reports that may be related to patients prescribed compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide products in doses beyond what is in the FDA-approved drug label. This could mean using more product in a single dose, taking doses more frequently or increasing the amount more quickly (titration schedule). Some of the adverse events are serious and some patients reported seeking medical attention for their symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and constipation. 

Health care providers should be vigilant when prescribing compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide products and determining appropriate doses and titration and dosing schedules for patients. The agency also encourages patients to talk with their health care provider or compounder about how to measure and administer the intended dose of compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide. 

Retatrutide and cagrilintide cannot be used in compounding

Retatrutide and cagrilintide cannot be used in compounding under federal law. Additionally, these are not components of FDA-approved drugs and have not been found safe and effective for any condition.

Salt forms should not be used to compound semaglutide 

The agency is aware that some semaglutide products sold by compounders may be the salt forms. These salt forms, including semaglutide sodium and semaglutide acetate, are different active ingredients than are used in the approved drugs. The agency does not have information on whether these salts have the same chemical and pharmacologic properties as the active ingredient in the approved drug, and we are not aware of any lawful basis for their use in compounding.  

Adverse events related to compounded versions of semaglutide and tirzepatide  

FDA has received reports of adverse events related to compounded versions of semaglutide and tirzepatide. However, federal law does not require state-licensed pharmacies that are not outsourcing facilities to submit adverse events to FDA so it is likely that adverse events from compounded versions of these drugs are underreported. Many of the adverse events reported for compounded products appear to be consistent with adverse events related to the FDA-approved versions of these products.  

As of July 31, 2025, the FDA has received: 

  • 605 reports of adverse events associated with compounded semaglutide.
  • 545 reports of adverse events associated with compounded tirzepatide.

It is not always possible to determine if the adverse event directly resulted from use of the drug or if other factors may have contributed to these adverse events. 

Illegally marketed versions of these drugs 

Counterfeit Ozempic

FDA is aware of counterfeit Ozempic marketed in the U.S. Counterfeit drugs claim to be authentic, but could contain the wrong ingredients, contain too little, too much or no active ingredient at all or other harmful ingredients, and are illegal. 

The agency investigates reports of suspected counterfeit drugs to determine the public health risks and the appropriate regulatory response. FDA remains vigilant in protecting the U.S. drug supply from these threats.   

Illegal online sales of these drugs

FDA monitors the internet for fraudulent or unapproved drugs and has issued warning letters to stop the distribution of illegally marketed semaglutide and tirzepatide. These illegally marketed drugs:

  • may be counterfeit
  • could contain the wrong ingredients or harmful ingredients
  • could contain too little, too much or no active ingredient at all 

The agency urges consumers to be vigilant when purchasing drugs online and only purchase from state-licensed pharmacies.  

Versions sold falsely for research purposes or not for human consumption 

FDA has warned companies that have illegally sold unapproved drugs containing semaglutide, tirzepatide or retatrutide that are falsely labeled “for research purposes” or “not for human consumption.” These products have been sold directly to consumers for human use with dosing instructions. The agency urges consumers not to purchase these products which are of unknown quality and may be harmful to their health.  

Reporting issues to FDA

FDA encourages health care professionals, patients and compounders to report adverse events or quality problems with these or any medications to FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program:

  • Complete and submit the report online, or
  • Download and complete the form, then submit it via fax at 1-800-FDA-0178.

You also may contact the CDER Division of Drug Information at druginfo@fda.hhs.gov or 855-543-3784.

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There are NO LEGAL FENTANYL TABLETS THEY ARE ALL ILLEGAL FENTANYL TABS

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Pharmaciststeve

I count EIGHT TIMES that the word FENTANYL is mentioned in this pretty short press release by the DEA. AND NOT ONCE do they state that they are talking about ILLEGAL/ILLICIT Fentanyl analogs. That could  contain not only an illegal Fentanyl analog but could also contain various other drugs, a couple of veterinarian meds, illegal Cocaine, Methamphetamine, Marijuana, etc, etc.  If they are showing illegal Fentanyl tablets that they confiscated – there is no Fentanyl tablets produced by our legal Pharmaceutical companies and so any/all substances that is claimed to be a Fentanyl product, could contain a cornucopia of various illegal drugs. 

Also, I have read that all the illegal drugs that the DOJ/DEA confiscate, is only 12%-15% of what actually gets to our streets and the number of people lives they claimed that they have saved by confiscating all the illegal drugs they did. You can multiply that number by 7 to 8 as the potential real numbers of people that could get poisoned/OD’s by what got to our streets.

The DEA has been fighting the WAR ON DRUGS since 1973, and the real numbers seem to be that they have successfully denied more chronic pain pts from getting their necessary medications, than the number of illegal drugs that are killing our fellow citizen on our streets.

 

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