I emailed the Whitehouse,Hannity and Rush. I want Trump to get credit for stopping the sales of drugs online. Here is what is available today.
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This article bashes Trump but does not even address his charge that doctors are over-prescribing narcotics when other pain medication could/should have been used instead, such as prescription strength Tylenol. Just because this “only” affects 13% or 25% of the addicts does not mean that it is not a problem.
I propose we go back to the method of controlling drug addiction used right up until the Johnson administration.
That worked like nothing since.
Another huge health crisis to share with everyone from The People’s Pharmacy! - Generic Drugs
Pay attention to the paragraphs below:
As a former manufacturer of generic OTC drugs, and pioneer in the generic industry, I feel I am qualified to comment on the problems now created by the off shore manufacturing of these drugs, which have little (if any) FDA oversight, no knowledge of the inert ingredients which are being used nor proper oversight to insure that Good Manufacturing Procedures are being followed. Shocking reports of unacceptable ingredients and manufacturing practices being used in some formulations are escaping the once watchful eye of the FDA regularly.
https://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2013/12/23/post-14/
Terri
NC
August 31, 2017 at 3:45 pm
I am a migraine sufferer. Approximately 18 mos ago I was put on beta blocker Metoprolol (25 mg twice a day) as a preventative to reduce headache frequency and severity. I had no problems with the medication, other than slight lethargy and a few pounds gained. About 6 weeks ago, however, my pharmacy advised they had switched to a different manufacturer, and things went quickly downhill.
My bp, which is usually steady and in the good range of 120/67 started going all over the place from lows to highs, with accompanying rapid heart beats of as much as 90 – 118, other than my normal of 62 – 68. I felt lousy, going from being extremely cold, especially in my lower legs and feet, to breaking out in a sweat at the smallest task such as getting dressed.
I had rapid weight gain (10 lbs in two weeks), several anxiety attacks (which I had never suffered), swelling in my ankles, blurred vision, dizziness, a dull headache which lasted for days and fatigue so bad I could hardly get out of bed. My brain felt as if it were in a total fog, and I couldn’t remember something I had done five minutes earlier. At first, I thought the issues were caused by seasonal allergies and a sinus infection, but after the infection cleared, the symptoms grew worse to the point I could hardly get out of bed. Not taking the drug one evening resulted in my feeling much better upon waking, but as I started moving around, my bp hit 146/86 with pulse of 92, and knowing that beta blockers should not be stopped abruptly, I took the dose, which caused things to get even worse and I quickly ended up in my doctors office with a bp of 170/100 and a pulse of 118. After blood work, urinalysis, EKG, my physician and I both believed the culprit to be the new manufacturer.
In the past three years, I have had allergic reactions to three generic drugs, two of which I had taken regularly without previous issue , but each issue coincided with a “new” manufacturer who provided higher profits to the pharmacy or the pharmacy wholesaler. One reaction was anaphylactic, with my throat closing, my tongue swelling and rapid heart beat. As reports of allergies and side effects increasing with generic drugs, and knowing my sensitivity to many unknown inert contents of generic drugs coming from offshore manufacturing facilities, I now carry an Epi Pen with me at doctor’s suggestion.
As a former manufacturer of generic OTC drugs, and pioneer in the generic industry, I feel I am qualified to comment on the problems now created by the off shore manufacturing of these drugs, which have little (if any) FDA oversight, no knowledge of the inert ingredients which are being used nor proper oversight to insure that Good Manufacturing Procedures are being followed. Shocking reports of unacceptable ingredients and manufacturing practices being used in some formulations are escaping the once watchful eye of the FDA regularly.
When I, and my colleagues, first began manufacturing generic drugs to provide alternative low cost pharmaceuticals to public, the FDA guidelines were clear, and the “main ingredient” of the compound was strictly overseen and variances in effectiveness or compound contamination was almost non existent. The drugs mimicked the branded (patented) compound, and the only difference allowed was a small variance in the effectiveness of generic drugs compared to branded products. This was measured by the rate of dissolution of the main drug compound upon ingestion. Generics were highly effective with few problems, and a blessing for consumers who could not afford the high cost of many medications.
As manufacturers moved offshore in search of greater profits (and no doubt, lack of oversight by the FDA) and more and more start up companies entered the market to grab a share of the huge profits being generated by generic manufacturing. The quality of the main compounds began to falter, and the inert ingredients began to include questionable content, which was overlooked or unknown by the governing agencies.
Today’s imported generic pharmaceuticals studies have shown that the difference in bioavailability (effectiveness) can be as much as 40% in imported generic medications, and the inert ingredients unknown and often dangerous. Today with the number of manufacturing facilities in India alone totally between 5,000 and 11,000, it is impossible for a handful of FDA regulators to properly oversee such a large number of manufacturing facilities.
Some reports say as few as 19 FDA inspectors oversee these 5,000 FDA facilities in India. Like many other government agencies, the FDA seems to be employing greater numbers of personnel who are either inept, or indifferent, but even if 100% of the personnel were top notch qualified, it simply boils down to not enough inspectors to properly oversee the number of manufacturing facilities. Side effects from either the inert ingredients, or the huge variance in effectiveness of the compound means continued illness, or side effects, which often mean hospitalizations or visits to ER’s or physicians and a battery of tests to determine the cause of complaint.
As a huge proponent of generics and a pioneer in the industry, I am concerned about the quality and safety of generics. As more and more companies began manufacturing off shore, and more start up companies are created to grab lucrative profits, problems continue to arise. Where once any drugs coming into the US had to meet strict guidelines and testing, including unannounced FDA inspections of manufacturing facilities and the finished product, problems such as these were almost nonexistant. As generic pharmaceuticals began to be more desired by consumers, the number of offshore manufacturing facilities rapidly increased.
In an attempt to make a statement and encourage companies to have GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) the Justice Department, a few years ago, fined a dozen or so pharmaceutical giants who were manufacturing in India and China under less than desirable conditions, causing them to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in fines for their misdeeds. The companies gladly paid the fine, but continued to manufacture with few, if any, changes, based upon the huge profits available in the generic industry.
Chain pharmacies and distribution companies have enjoyed huge profits by encouraging consumers to buy generics, to use mail order prescription services and via other programs initiated for profit. Recently pharmaceutical giants like CVS have decided to enter into the manufacturing arena, grabbing more of the profits, and will eventually put them into a monopoly situation in an industry which is already enjoying huge profits with less and less benefit to consumers. Several top pharmacy chains were recently hit by a lawsuit for overcharging consumers who bought certain generic drugs with their insurance coverage, while the proceeds (co-pays) were kicked back to third party pharmacy benefits managers!
Consumers would have been better off paying cash, which often resulted in less out of pocket costs to them than the co-pay on purchases through their insurance. In addition to these kinds of tactics, we have no idea of the effectiveness of the main compound, nor do we know what additional ingredients are being used in generic manufacturing, or what kind of sloppy manufacturing practices may be involved. We have no option to sue if things go badly, as offshore generic companies have repeatedly been deemed to not be responsible for side effects in generic drugs since they are “copying the original formulation of the original drug” and the original drug and the generic drug have been approved by the FDA. That does not address, of course, the manufacturing process, which can vary from the original formulation via unacceptable practices of the manufacturer and which may be overlooked or unnoticed by the FDA. Many ingredients have been shown to be unacceptable by regulations, and by consumers who have become extremely aware of what they ingest.
The initial intent of generics was to provide lower costs medicines to the public, thereby reducing health care costs not only for the consumer, but for the many agencies who face astronomical health care costs. For people without insurance coverage, or with coverage which did not cover prescription costs, generics were a blessing. Now, the generic medications are working in reverse, increasing side effects or reducing effectiveness, which often results in hospitalizations, increased doctor visits, and the requirement of more medications. This of course, has the opposite effect of the original intent. In typical style, the government is stepping over dollars to grab for pennies, while concerns continue to fall on deaf ears of those in charge, with cost savings becoming a distant memory. Doctors hands are tied, based upon Medicare/Medicaid and big insurance companies requirements that generic drugs be the first choice and sometimes, only option. In many cases, if the patient or his doctor chooses a branded product, the consumer pays a penalty to his insurance company which can be as much as $100 per month, or the patient must pay out of his own pocket for the branded drug, which costs can be as much as $400 to $1000 for branded product versus a 90% reduction in cost if they accept a generic. It becomes a choice based solely on the dollars, but is this wise?
In my case, another generic beta blocker was prescribed and seems to be working without issue. Had I not the background in generic pharmaceuticals, I most likely would not have been able to pinpoint the basis of my symptoms which could have resulted in a diagnosis calling for yet more drugs to be prescribed, or if left unattended, could have resulted in some major event such as heart attack or stroke.
All drugs are not created equal, sadly, and consumers must arm themselves with as much knowledge as possible, and we must fight back against the tide of low quality and dangerous generics. I still believe in the concept of generic pharmaceuticals, but recognize that the lack of integrity in manufacturing, oversight and regulation leaves much to be desired, and questioned, in today’s generic world.
Doctors routinely give out narcotics to anyone who claims to have pain. I’ve been offered narcotics where I didn’t have pain at all. In my profession I have seen dozens of people’s lives destroyed because their doctors overprescribed narcotics. I have also seen a lot of patients who are supposed to be taking large doses of natcotics but test negative for the drugs when they are given urine tests. And the doctors still write the prescriptions for more. The patients are obviously selling the drugs on the street.
And a lot of these drugs are being paid for with tax dollars and then end up being sold on the street to people who rob your house and person to get the money to feed their addictions.
Gee, doctors aren’t to blame. Not all all.
Uncle’s an NJ doc and shared a few thoughts on the topic.
Here’s one.
He says the Christie move prevents docs from prescribing, in some circumstances, where a legitimate method of treatment(ie-chronic pain) is prescription of opiod pain medication.
He went further poing to what he saw an a more dangerous effect: pushing people straight to the streets for heroin.
Finally the truth. The MSM is all too quick to blame the medical profession which enhances their support for Obamacare.
There are several physicians in my family, one of whom is an emergency room doctor. All the overdoses she has treated were recreational users of illegally obtained opioids. None of them got started in their addiction due to a pain prescription.
First lets stop the CIA’s absolutely treasonous importation of illicit opium based narcotics into this country, then we can talk about the other issues. We allow this elephant in the room to function un-abated. The CIA is the deep state and THE most pernicious force in this country.
My sister’s addiction did start in doctor’s offices.
She became an expert at finding the right doctors who would write her whatever prescription she wanted.
She went from Percoset to Dilaudid, eventually to fentanyl patches, which she sometimes wore two at time.
No underlying condition to justify such quantities of pain-killers.
I know about underlying conditions that require pain-killers.
My wife has had three spinal surgeries and lives in constant pain.
She was nurse and knew the dangers and has refused to get addicted.
It’s wrong to blame them all, and I do not believe anyone is doing that. However, there are some MD’s that are guilty of handing out prescription medicine when the patient has no real issue warranting that medicine prescribed.
People in America (especially young people) are so clueless about this stuff.
Drugs were around when I was a youngster, too.... no one put a gun to my head and told me to take them.
Of all the addicts now, how many can say they were coerced into taking drugs?
I have been offered and turned down opioids routinely at the VA Hospitals because I knew I didn’t need them -— and the medical and pharmacy staff reacted with such surprise when I refused to accept the pills. One even suggested that I keep the pills just in case I knew someone else who needed them, since they were going to have to throw away the refused medication. My Dad came home from the VA Hospital with huge bottles of hundreds of pills that he didn’t need and never took. I can’t begin to name all the addicted Veterans I have known. I have this suspicion, perhaps unfounded, that the VA “Health Care” system gives Veterans opioids to make them go away. And just refill the pills through the mail, so very easy. Finally, one by one, Veterans get addicted and end up under a bridge somewhere. Then they just go away.
Doctor shopping is a common technique that junkies use
Plenty of doctors deserve blame
Many doctors prescribe irresponsibly. Not just with opiods. With antibiotics. With medicines that are contraindicated. Abd opiods are not prescribed in a bubble. Doctors know the addiction potential.
Lengthy but great article about how a New Orleans pharmacist took down a notorious pill pushing doctor.
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/page/opioid_pharmacist_schneider_do.html
Doctors have plenty of blame for this crisis...
I’ve seen worker comp doctors prescribe a 10 day supply of Vicodin for a two stitch cut one of my employees got on the job...
When I informed him he could not work in his CDL driver position while taking the drug, they went right in the toilet...
Problem solved....
Turning in would make me feel *wonderful*.Passing by would make several of my doctors smile with approval.And if Prime Rib was illegal I could add that fact to the smiles of approval as reasons to pass by.
drs may have prescribed too much to grannies and young sloths...
many people found out that they could feign injuries, and subjective ailments to get not only on disability but a constant flow of legal narcotics...
Eff opiod crisis
It’s like Salem
people also have to understand how the Joint Commission that oversees hospitals was a BIG reason opioids took off...