Doling Out Pain Pills Post-Surgery: An Ingrown Toenail Not The Same As A Bypass
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) What’s the right painkiller prescription to send home with a patient after gallbladder
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
What’s in the House’s bills to address the opioid crisis — and what’s not
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — The House spent much of the last two weeks passing dozens of bills aimed at
Read MoreThe Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors (PASS) Act of 2018
The House of Representatives unanimously passed the Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors (PASS) Act of 2018 (H.R. 5773). This legislation
Read MoreDiabetics are skipping medical care due to costs
According to a new survey, 45 percent of diabetics reported having sometimes gone without care for their disease because they
Read MoreA New Wave Of Meth Overloads Communities Struggling With Opioids
(By Arezou Rezvani; Rachel Martin and Danny Hajek for NPR) Principal Mary Ann Hale dreads weekends. By the time Fridays
Read MoreFDA to provide recommendations to Congress on how to address nationwide drug shortages
A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb asking the agency to convene its Drug
Read MoreDonations of $4,500 overdose antidote were PR gold for drug maker — but some kits were close to expiring
(By Max Blau for STAT) DUNWOODY, Ga. — Three years ago, with the opioid epidemic taking off, police officers in
Read MoreStudy: New York physicians received $3.5M from opioid makers between 2013-15
(By Harrison Cook for Becker’s Hospital Review) New York physicians prescribed more opioids to Medicare patients after receiving payments from
Read MoreHHS says it may be time to eliminate the complex system of drug rebates
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is calling for “a system without rebates.” HHS secretary Azar told lawmakers
Read MoreHow America Got Hooked On A Deadly Drug
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Purdue Pharma left almost nothing to chance in its whirlwind marketing of its
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