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Alec Ginsberg
The Market Is Not a Clinical Trial

Jul 29, 2026

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7 min read

The Market Is Not a Clinical Trial

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

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
The Pill Mill Went Legit

Jul 22, 2026

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5 min read

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.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
New York City Does Not Need Another Pharmacy

Jul 15, 2026

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7 min read

New York City Does Not Need Another Pharmacy

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

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
Who Watches the Watchmen?

Jul 1, 2026

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4 min read

Who Watches the Watchmen?

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

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
Uncertainty and Accountability

Jun 24, 2026

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3 min read

Uncertainty and Accountability

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

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
The Border Tax on Being American

Jun 17, 2026

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3 min read

The Border Tax on Being American

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

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
The Great Medicare GLP-1 Gamble

Jun 3, 2026

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4 min read

The Great Medicare GLP-1 Gamble

Starting July 1, the U.S. government begins a massive experiment in obesity treatment.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
Drugstore Cowboy Turns One!

May 27, 2026

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3 min read

Drugstore Cowboy Turns One!

Thank you for riding along with me!

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
TrumpRx Didn’t Lower Drug Prices. That’s the Point.

May 20, 2026

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5 min read

TrumpRx Didn’t Lower Drug Prices. That’s the Point.

The President unveiled a glorified search engine for drug prices — and somehow that still counts as healthcare progress in America.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
340B for Dummies

May 13, 2026

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7 min read

340B for Dummies

How a Program Meant to Help Poor Patients Became an $81 Billion Hospital Arbitrage Machine

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
Dr. Big Brother

May 6, 2026

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3 min read

Dr. Big Brother

The FDA just blocked its own scientists from publishing vaccine safety data.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
The Most Expensive Word in Healthcare

Apr 29, 2026

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5 min read

The Most Expensive Word in Healthcare

Are “specialty” drugs actually special?

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
How Does Your Pharmacy Buy Drugs?

Apr 22, 2026

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5 min read

How Does Your Pharmacy Buy Drugs?

A deep dive on drug wholesalers.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
The $1.8 Billion Illusion

Apr 15, 2026

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10 min read

The $1.8 Billion Illusion

How did one man build a healthcare company making ~$2B/Year without providing any healthcare?

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
The Next Phase of GLP-1s Has Arrived

Apr 8, 2026

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10 min read

The Next Phase of GLP-1s Has Arrived

We’re about to find out what happens when GLP-1s become normalized.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
What Happens If China Controls the Next Cure?

Apr 1, 2026

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10 min read

What Happens If China Controls the Next Cure?

China is rapidly catching up in drug development. The real risk isn’t competition—it’s control.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
Tennessee Gives CVS a Technical Foul

Mar 25, 2026

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9 min read

Tennessee Gives CVS a Technical Foul

A new law is forcing CVS to choose between controlling the system and participating in it. Their reaction tells you everything.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
Novo v Hims: We’ve Only Just Begun

Mar 18, 2026

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10 min read

Novo v Hims: We’ve Only Just Begun

A surprise deal, a swift escalation, and a fight that’s far from over

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
The Peptide Question

Mar 4, 2026

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9 min read

The Peptide Question

Why would the US government expand access to experimental drugs with almost no evidence behind them?

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
The Erosion of the FDA Firewall

Feb 25, 2026

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9 min read

The Erosion of the FDA Firewall

What happens when drug approval is no longer insulated from political influence?

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
Revisiting Valeant

Feb 18, 2026

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11 min read

Revisiting Valeant

The $90 billion pharma meltdown that changed nothing.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
Hims Finally Crossed the Line

Feb 11, 2026

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13 min read

Hims Finally Crossed the Line

Get your popcorn ready for the healthcare battle of the century...

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
Are You Ready for Some Pharma?

Feb 4, 2026

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14 min read

Are You Ready for Some Pharma?

Why Prescription Drugs Dominate America’s Biggest Commercial Break

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
Ali–Frazier: Pharma Edition

Jan 28, 2026

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10 min read

Ali–Frazier: Pharma Edition

Mark Cuban's face-off with Optum's CEO was really about who healthcare is actually for.

Alec Ginsberg
Alec Ginsberg
I’m Opening My Pharmacy’s Books. Here’s What Pharmacy Finance Actually Looks Like.

Jan 21, 2026

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10 min read

I’m Opening My Pharmacy’s Books. Here’s What Pharmacy Finance Actually Looks Like.

Take a peek under the hood with me...

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

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