New Painkiller Sparks Abuse Concern
Healthrender - May 23, 2014
Several outlets look at how to handle Zohydro -- a powerful painkiller approved by the FDA in March.
AHIP Blasts 'Unsustainable' Drug Costs
MedPage Today - May 21, 2014
The organization that represents health insurance plans has slammed the drug industry, saying it is pricing new medications at "unsustainable" levels.
CMS issues final regulations for Medicare Advantage and prescription drug benefit (Part D) programs
Drug Store News - May 20, 2014
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday issued final regulations for the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug benefit (Part D) programs. The final rule is projected to save an estimated $1.6 billion over the next 10 years, the agency reported.
Prescription Drugs More Deadly Than Car Accidents, Guns, and Suicide
The Daily Beast - May 25, 2014
America, we’ve got a problem: More than 100 people die each day in the U.S. because of prescription drugs.
Type 2 Diabetics Face a Flood of Drugs and Tests
New York Times - May 22, 2014
At the American Diabetes Association’s traveling EXPO, many exhibitors have their eye on the prize: People with Type 2 diabetes.
Diplomat to distribute SYNRIBO for chronic myeloid leukemia
PBR - May 26, 2014
Diplomat has announced that it will be distributing SYNRIBO (omacetaxine mepesuccinate), now approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for subcutaneous injection and home administration.
Standing Up for 340B in Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee
Safety Net Hospitals for Pharmaceutical Access - May 21, 2014
People struggling to get by in Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee are receiving vital health services thanks to their local hospitals’ access to 340B drug discounts, a cancer physician and hospital leader write in in their local newspapers.
EXPERT BLOG: Provider status for pharmacists — one way or another
Drug Store News - February 12, 2014
You may have heard the good news: through proactive involvement from pharmacists all across the state, California recently passed a law (SB 493 in October, 2013) declaring that pharmacists are healthcare providers who have the authority to provide healthcare services within the state.
CDC Urges Anti-HIV Pill for People at High Risk of Infection
Drugs.com - May 14, 2014
People deemed to be at high risk for contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, should take anti-HIV medicines that seem to cut transmission risk, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday.
Alprazolam misuse still sending tens of thousands to emergency rooms
USA TODAY - March 00, 2014
Misuse of the popular sedative alprazolam, known by the trade name Xanax, sent more than 123,000 people to the emergency room in 2011, slightly fewer than the year before but more than double the number who went to the emergency room in 2005, a new report shows.
Task Force Recommends Hep B Screening for High-Risk People
HealthDay News - May 26, 2014
Doctors should regularly screen people at high risk for contracting the hepatitis B virus, which causes chronic illness and can lead to liver cancer if left untreated, a national panel of health experts has recommended.
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