PRESCRIPTION FOR THE AMERICAN CONDITION

Exposing the hype, hustle, and hidden truths behind America’s drug obsession from behind the counter of its most iconic apothecary.

New Insight

Ask Your Doctor if Capitalism is Right For You

A brief history of prescription drug advertising in America.

Made in China. Injected in the USA.

Novo Nordisk’s public breakup with Hims reveals a deeper truth about where your medicine really comes from.

From the FDA to Instagram: How Ozempic Got Hijacked by Compounders

A pharmacist’s take on how semaglutide got hijacked by sidestepping the FDA - and why Big Pharma might actually be the good guys this time.

💉 What if America’s Next Billion-Dollar Drug Craze... Gets You High?

The Ketamine Era is Here

My Pharmacy's $2 Million Ozempic Problem

Over the past year, my pharmacy spent $2m+ buying GLP-1s and lost $26k+ dispensing them. Let me explain.

How to Speak Drugstore Cowboy

A Glossary of Relevant Terms

BEHIND THE COUNTER

Drugstore Cowboy is a weekly dispatch about the intersection of pharmacy, drugs, and consumer culture - written by someone who's spent his entire life behind the counter.