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Upcoming Events featuring
National CooperativeRx
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WI- National CooperativeRx Annual Member Meeting
April 25, 2012
Madison, WI
Mid-Sized Retirement & Healthcare Plan Management Conference
June 5-8, 2012
Chicago, IL
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National CooperativeRx is a not-for-profit coalition founded and owned by plan sponsors to achieve higher value prescription benefits through volume purchasing, clinical solutions, actionable data and unparalleled customer service. For your sales and marketing needs, please contact us at 866-679-9479, extension 223
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April is Alcohol Awareness MonthThe Center for Disease Control and Prevention states: April marks Alcohol Awareness Month, a nationwide campaign intended to raise awareness of the health and social problems that excessive alcohol consumption can cause for individuals, their families, and their communities. Excessive drinking is a dangerous behavior for both men and women. This year, CDC is drawing attention to the risks to women's health from binge drinking, the most common type of excessive alcohol consumption by adults. For more information on binge drinking, health risks associated with excessive drinking and gender differences with alcohol consumption, click here.
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Washington Post. New research shows that in 2010, women were prescribed an average of 5 prescriptions compared to 3.7 for men. However, women were less likely to use their prescriptions. One reason may be that men are over-represented in drug trials, and some drugs may not be as well-suited for women. If a woman experiences side effects or the drug doesn't show the intended results, that woman may be less likely to adhere to her medication. (LaRue Huget, 3/20) Full story
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New York Times. A cheap, generic drug has the potential to save 4,000 lives each year in the US alone. Tranexamic acid is sold over-the-counter in Britain and Japan for heavy menstrual flow, and new studies have shown that it can save the lives of trauma patients. The World Health Organization has added it to its essential drug list, but it's taking awhile to pick up popularity in the US. Because it's so inexpensive, it gives little profit and drug companies aren't marketing it heavily. (McNeil, 3/20) Full story
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Bloomberg. "74% of patients on targeted cancer drugs have taken other medicines that may limit the cancer therapy's effectiveness or cause toxic side effects." According to researchers, these drug interferences were often the result of prescriptions from primary-care physicians, not those of cancer specialists, and the research didn't prove that patients were harmed. (Langreth, 3/15) Full story
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Bloomberg. Diabetes rates are soaring in China, and Eli Lilly & Co. are competing with other drug companies to provide diabetes medicine in the market that may become worth $2.1B by 2019. Eli Lilly is introducing over a dozen products in China with plans to be the fastest growing drug company in that country, at a time when the Chinese government is vowing to cut drug prices. (3/20) Full story
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Springfield News-Sun. Prescription drug abuse continues to make headlines. A new report states that overdose is now the top cause of accidental deaths in Ohio, creating 1,544 deaths in 2010 alone. That's a higher rate than caused by murders and car crashes, and more than illicit drugs ever have. (Stafford, 3/18) Full story
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Reuters. The US has banned synthetic marijuana, which goes by the names K2, Spice and Red X Dawn. Believed to be much stronger than pot, the Drug Enforcement Administration has proposed to classify it as a schedule 1 controlled substance. Poison control centers have received 4,500 calls involving synthetic marijuana since 2010, and people have shown up with elevated heart rates in emergency rooms after smoking it. (3/20) Full story
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