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

The Market Is Not a Clinical Trial

Commercial demand, political influence, and a compromised committee pushed experimental peptides ahead of the science.

The Pill Mill Went Legit

Done turned stimulants into a subscription product. LifeMD’s critics say the same machinery is now being used to sell GLP-1s, this time with Big Pharma’s blessing.

New York City Does Not Need Another Pharmacy

NYC knows what is killing independent pharmacies. It just has to treat the disease.

Who Watches the Watchmen?

When medical referees have something to gain, everyone loses confidence.

Uncertainty and Accountability

A pharmacist's attempt to draw the line between necessary risk and commercialized uncertainty.

The Border Tax on Being American

Colorado just confirmed once again how truly insane our healthcare system has become.

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.