Cleveland Clinic’s 5-step strategy to address rising drug prices
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Cleveland Clinic pharmacists and physicians developed a strategy to limit the financial impact
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Part D/Prescription Drugs
Dental Schools Add An Urgent Lesson: Think Twice About Prescribing Opioids
(By Robert Siegel and Jessica Cheung for NPR) The opioid epidemic has been fueled by soaring numbers of prescriptions written
Read MoreMeningitis B Vaccine’s High Price Tag Poses A Health Care Conundrum
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Four years ago, when meningitis B, an extremely rare but potentially lethal form
Read MoreNovartis charged much more in the U.S. for some drugs than in other countries
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) An axiom in the overheated debate about prescription drug pricing is that Americans are often
Read More7-day opioid prescription limits take effect in Ohio
(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) Ohio physicians may now only issue seven-day opioid prescriptions to adults and five-day
Read MoreSanofi quietly pulls the plug on its Zika vaccine project
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) Vaccine giant Sanofi Pasteur has quietly pulled the plug on its Zika vaccine project, a
Read MoreFormally Calling on the FDA to Ban High-Dose Opioid Painkillers
The leaders of the Association of State and Territorial Health officials, Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing, the National Safety Council
Read MoreCVS Caremark exposes patients’ HIV statuses via envelop windows
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) CVS Caremark, the pharmacy benefit manager of CVS Health, halted a set
Read MoreDoctors want to give their cancer patients every chance. But are they pushing off hard talks too long?
(By Bob Tedeschi for STAT) A new generation of immune-boosting therapies has been hailed as nothing short of revolutionary, shrinking tumors and
Read MoreSt. Kitts Launches Probe Of Herpes Vaccine Tests On U.S. Patients
(By Marisa Taylor for Kaiser Health News) The government of St. Kitts and Nevis has launched an investigation into the
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