Alec Wade Ginsberg
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Alec Wade Ginsberg
@awgins
PharmD + Chief Operating Officer @cobigelow - I write a weekly newsletter about American Drug Culture called Drugstore Cowboy

"MAYE, FOR THE WIN!" 💥 On this day in 2017, Luke Maye's CLUTCH last-second shot over Kentucky sent @UNC_Basketball to the #MFinalFour 🔥 #MarchMadness

Will never forget Hubert Davis ruining Coach K’s Swan song

"I just think we shouldn't normalize making drugs in your bathtub." — @MartinShkreli "I think there's no evidence that any of these things are well-made. I think we should leave medicine to the experts. I think that's something Silicon Valley is very reluctant to do." "Medicine has progressed dramatically thanks to the capitalist system and the biopharmaceutical system in league with the FDA, which doesn't always get it right, but is quite good." "And thanks to that, we have a cure for cystic fibrosis. We have drugs for SMA — these terrible diseases." "And one last thing: a lot of these people in Silicon Valley — you're perfectly healthy. Most of the people I know on these peptides, they're taking drugs for diseases they don't have. And this is not a great use of people's time, or is great for their health." "And to some extent, the government does exist to help protect people from themselves and their own stupidity."

"If North Carolina didn't have that logo, I'm not sure we'd be talking about them as a blue blood. ... I can make a case that they're not a top 5 current, relevant team in college basketball." —@RealJayWilliams on UNC men's basketball 👀


Based on a review of the applicable facts, earlier today @HHSOGC referred Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (“Hims”) to the Department of Justice for investigation for potential violations by Hims of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and applicable Title 18 provisions.





NEW: Insurance giants are hiding billions meant to lower Americans’ drug costs. Our year-long investigation details how CVS, UnitedHealth, and Cigna created shell companies to evade reform efforts and hide payments received from drugmakers. Cc: @mcuban

Power, Policy, and Platforms: Inside the Forces Reshaping America’s Drug Supply Chain | TWIRx ift.tt/QI8rMtp









