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Diagnosing ScamPharma ® Part 5B: “Regener-Eyes is in compliance with Federal laws” - You Missed One
Diagnosing ScamPharma ® Part 5B: “Regener-Eyes is in compliance with Federal laws” - You Missed One
Diagnosing ScamPharma ® Part 5A: The New White Paper Biopsy
Diagnosing ScamPharma ® Part 5A: The New White Paper Biopsy
Your Doctor’s Path to Acceptance of Biologic Eye Drops, Part 2: Bias
Your Doctor’s Path to Acceptance of Biologic Eye Drops, Part 2: Bias
Your Doctor’s Path to Acceptance of Biologic Eye Drops, Part 1: Chameleon Marketing
Your Doctor’s Path to Acceptance of Biologic Eye Drops, Part 1: Chameleon Marketing
Cosmeceuticals
Cosmeceuticals
Sludge2 ™ - What You Get When MBAs Make Biologic Drugs
Sludge2 ™ - What You Get When MBAs Make Biologic Drugs
Shyster Science - Selling Regenerative Medicine for Fun and Profit
Shyster Science - Selling Regenerative Medicine for Fun and Profit
You Won’t Eat GMO But You’ll Put This In Your Eyes - Part 3B
You Won’t Eat GMO But You’ll Put This In Your Eyes - Part 3B

The New Kid

You Won’t Eat GMO But You’ll Put This In Your Eyes - Part 3A
You Won’t Eat GMO But You’ll Put This In Your Eyes - Part 3A

StimulEyes - The Next Pretender OTC?

“Prescribing” Biologic Eye Drops
“Prescribing” Biologic Eye Drops

Just because a doctor prescribed it does not make it a prescription drug (which implies credibility, like it’s been vetted by someone). There are many paths to prescribing, but only one path to a prescription drug.

Diagnosing Scam Pharma, Part 4B - Rebecca & Aidan go to Vision Expo West
Diagnosing Scam Pharma, Part 4B - Rebecca & Aidan go to Vision Expo West
Diagnosing Scam Pharma, Part 4A - Playing Whac-A-Mole with Regener-Eyes LLC
Diagnosing Scam Pharma, Part 4A - Playing Whac-A-Mole with Regener-Eyes LLC

Staying one step ahead of the feds. Bye-bye, “biologic”! Look, an indication! New OTC DailyMed listings. Are they lying to patients? Are they lying to the FDA? Oh, and where exactly does glycerin come from? No mole holes left.

The Placebo Effect, Part 3 - Copying Credibility While Neglecting Safety
The Placebo Effect, Part 3 - Copying Credibility While Neglecting Safety
The Placebo Effect, Part 2 - Why Clinical Trials Need Placebo Control
The Placebo Effect, Part 2 - Why Clinical Trials Need Placebo Control

Dr B describes this one as “fairly geeky and not open to much snark”.

The Placebo Effect, Part 1 - What Is the Placebo Effect?
The Placebo Effect, Part 1 - What Is the Placebo Effect?

Belief is powerful. It’s also contagious. You can catch it from your doctor.

Diagnosing Scam Pharma, Part 3 - It Has a Mermaid on It - It Must Be Okay!
Diagnosing Scam Pharma, Part 3 - It Has a Mermaid on It - It Must Be Okay!

DrB talks about Regener-Eyes past history (predecessor products) and the recent changes to their website. Gosh, it's nice to be noticed!

You Won’t Eat GMO But You’ll Put This In Your Eyes, Part 2
You Won’t Eat GMO But You’ll Put This In Your Eyes, Part 2

The GoodFellas of StimulEyes: M2 Biologics, Neobiosis, Truax Patient Services

You Won’t Eat GMO But You’ll Put This In Your Eyes, Part 1
You Won’t Eat GMO But You’ll Put This In Your Eyes, Part 1

StimulEyes’ FDA Approval Status: “We’re Just Invisible”

Sludge™
Sludge™

The highly advertised contents of biologic eye drops - i.e. growth factors and cytokines - are very sensitive to their environment and require tightly controlled conditions to maintain stability. What happens when you fail to provide that environment?

The FDA and Autologous Serum Tears
The FDA and Autologous Serum Tears

Have you been told that Biologic Eye Drops (or “BED”, made from placenta or amniotic fluid) are similar to autologous serum tears (AST)? Watch this video to understand why they are actually vastly different from the standpoint of the FDA.

FDA Drug Approval for Biologic Eye Drops, Part 2 - Somewhat Less than the Whole Truth
FDA Drug Approval for Biologic Eye Drops, Part 2 - Somewhat Less than the Whole Truth

How biologic eye drop manufacturers confuse everyone using the Code of Federal Regulations - from HCT/P to PHS Section 361

FDA Drug Approval for Biologic Eye Drops, Part 1 - No Shortcuts Allowed
FDA Drug Approval for Biologic Eye Drops, Part 1 - No Shortcuts Allowed

How new drugs are approved, including biologics, and where currently marketed biologic eye drops stand.

Diagnosing Scam Pharma, Part 2 - The Astonishing New Regener-Eyes Advertisement
Diagnosing Scam Pharma, Part 2 - The Astonishing New Regener-Eyes Advertisement
Diagnosing Scam Pharma, Part 1 - The Facebook Photos Biopsy
Diagnosing Scam Pharma, Part 1 - The Facebook Photos Biopsy

The Facebook Photos Biopsy. Seven telltale ad features.

Placentas from Strangers, Part 2 - Biological Eye Drops, Doctors & Scam Pharma
Placentas from Strangers, Part 2 - Biological Eye Drops, Doctors & Scam Pharma

Real pharma, scam pharma, what the FDA means by “illegal”, and why it can be hard even for good doctors to identify scam pharma.

On Label, Off Label, No Label, Part 2
On Label, Off Label, No Label, Part 2

What are the safety implications of moving past drugs whose adverse effects have been documented through clinical trials?

On Label, Off Label, No Label, Part 1 - How Radical Is Your Doctor?
On Label, Off Label, No Label, Part 1 - How Radical Is Your Doctor?

The difference between a not-approved drug and an unapproved use of an approved drug.

Placentas from Strangers, Part 1 - Dry Eye Patients & Scam Pharma
Placentas from Strangers, Part 1 - Dry Eye Patients & Scam Pharma

What do biologic eye drops have in common with a mocha frappuccino? What’s the difference between real pharma and scam pharma?

Biologic Eye Drops: Clearing Up Misconceptions
Biologic Eye Drops: Clearing Up Misconceptions

Have you been told that placenta or amniotic eye drops don’t require FDA approval? It’s time to clear up these misconceptions. DrB debunks five myths about biologic eye drops. (Related quick read: Fiction, Fantasy, Fib or Fact?)

Preservative-free eye drops and bacterial contamination
Preservative-free eye drops and bacterial contamination

What’s a Frankenstein bottle? How is bacterial contamination avoided in preservative-free eye drops? - Please don’t drip bacteria on your eye!

DrB’s Educational Powerpoints with Voiceover

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