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Big Pharma`s System of Rewards... for their Own

The FDA as a regulatory agency accepts any award from the pharmaceutical industry or its funded pain foundations.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - Douglas Throckmorton, MD - Deputy Director of FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and the true "smoking gun" in the opioid epidemic in the U.S. and Canada killing and addicting.

Dr. Throckmorton has been described by the FDA as bringing "invaluable leadership and support to the Agency and he will continue to do an outstanding job working to protect and advance public health."

Top `Experts` Keep Pushing OxyContin and Confusing Public About `Addiction`

Part 2 - "The Untouchables" - Lynn R. Webster, MD, Scott M. Fishman, MD and Lisa Robin, Federation of State Medical Boards -- what makes them think they are "untouchable"?

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - As an example of these individuals perhaps feeling untouchable is an experience I had last week -- that plays out every day in all 50 states as well as Canada.

In talking with a 75 year old woman, I learned that her physician had prescribed OxyContin for her back pain a few weeks ago - 10 milligrams twice a day. In a couple of weeks, he increased her dosage to 30 milligrams twice a day.

Purdue Pharma Places Price Tag on Life: We`re Worth $61.54 Each

A $13 billion pharmaceutical company responsible for criminally marketing OxyContin as less likely to be addictive or abused and Pike County, Kentucky thinks that $4 million will "make a difference"?

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - This past week, Pike County, Kentucky settled its lawsuit against Purdue Pharma over the company’s narcotic painkiller OxyContin.

The amount? $4 million for approximately 65,000 people in Pike County If you do the math that equates to $61.54 per person in Pike County -- a county crippled by OxyContin in deaths and addictions.

Senate Investigations Could Blow Open Deadly `Undertreatment of Pain` Fiasco

Part I - What does the Federation of State Medical Boards have in common with Scott M. Fishman, MD, Lynn R. Webster, MD and others financially tied to the pharmaceutical industry -- resulting in an opioid epidemic devastating families throughout the country?

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - The Federation of State Medical Boards and Drs. Fishman and Webster are all under the radar of the U.S. Senate looking into the culpability of the FSMB and other physicians.

The Senate is investigating possible financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry in pushing dangerous opioids for the "undertreatment" of pain in the country.

Why Won`t Scott Fishman Talk Straight About Drug Addiction?

"A person can become pharmacologically dependant to a pain medication but addiction does not always or usually occur." - Scott M. Fishman, MD

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - A few years ago, Scott M. Fishman, MD was interviewed by his employer, the University of California Davis and asked about the common problems in physicians treating pain patients.

Interesting topic for the time -- at the height of the opioid prescribing frenzy.

Oklahoma Healthcare Summit Speaker Under Senate and DEA Investigation

Nervous Days for opioid prescription profiteers.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - "Physicians Liability Insurance Company" (PLICO) is hosting a Healthcare Summit in August titled Explore Oklahoma Healthcare Summit 2013 in Oklahoma City.

Lynn Webster, MD is a scheduled speaker at the prestigious event, even though he's under Senate and DEA investigation for opioid prescribing while funded by the pharmaceutical industry -- and deaths at his pain clinic in Utah.

FSMB to Award `Pain Treatment` Doctor Scott M. Fishman in Spite of Senate Investigation

"I lost court cases and misdemeanor juries, but of felony jury trials I was successful 105 of 106 times"
- Vincent Bugliosi, Prosecutor in Charles Manson murder trial

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) is preparing for their 101st Annual Meeting.

Scott M. Fishman, MD will be the recipient of prestigious recognition, even though he's under US Senate investigation for alleged involvement in pushing opioids for profit.

Meet Two of Big Pharma`s Most Compromised Doctors

Both subjects of Senate investigations, they just keep pushing addictive pills onto the public.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - On March 3, 2013 I wrote an article for Salem-News.com entitled The Profiteers of Drug Addiction Will Meet in Florida.

My purpose in writing the article was to bring attention to the fact that the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) in sheer arrogance was holding their annual convention in what has been referred to as "the pill mill capital of America" -- Florida.

In their own words... The Lies Purdue Pharma Used to Launch OxyContin

Top Purdue Pharma execs openly lied about Oxycontin being non-lethal when they knew it was deadly.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - I recently acquired a copy of the OxyContin Product Data Brochure dated 1996 which Purdue Pharma distributed at the launch of their deadly drug.

I have bolded key remarks made by Purdue Pharma and below each remark, I have added information that has surfaced since 1996.

The Profiteers of Drug Addiction Will Meet in Florida

Is it sheer arrogance that the AAPM would hold their conference in Florida where pill mills have taken over...

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - The American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) indicates on their website - "The Physicians Voice in Pain Medicine" will hold its annual meeting on April 10th through the 14th in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Florida has long been referred to as the "Pill Mill Capital" of the U.S. as well as "Flamingo Road" in the trafficking of addictive and deadly prescription drugs.