by Dr Simone | May 14, 2025 | Dr Simone, Dr Simone Report, Drugs, FDA, Healthcare, Healthcare Costs, TELEHEALTH
Current rules from the FDA apply to drug companies’ ads, requiring them to show risks. But telehealth companies aren’t held to the same standards — even when they promote the same drugs. That could mislead patients.
Are doctors favoring drugs from partner companies?
Are patients being properly evaluated?
What exactly are the companies paying each other for?
Is the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) being violated?
by Dr Simone | Jan 8, 2021 | CORONAVIRUS, COVID-19, Drugs
The World Health Organization sponsored a review of 11 randomized trials involving 1456 patients that shows ivermectin, a safe prescription drug, saves lives – an 83% reduction in dying from COVID-19.
by Dr Simone | Apr 30, 2015 | Drugs, Opioid Crisis, Sports Medicine, The Simone Report
Over-intoxication could be common because some of these products contain 4 or 5 times the “normal” amount that when ingested rather than smoked increases the metabolic effects of marijuana. The majority of marijuana related events of children forced to emergency rooms in Colorado were because of edibles. There are now more car accidents, psychiatric disorders etc.
by Dr Simone | Apr 24, 2015 | Drugs, FDA
Varenicline (Chantix), the smoking cessation aid, leads the list and was 18 times greater than all the other drugs combined; #2 fluoxetine (Prozac); #3 paroxetine (Paxil). Next are nine more anti-depressants, six sedative/hypnotics, and three attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder prescription drugs.
