What Doesn’t Kill You Can Maim: Unexpected Injuries From Opioids
(By Martha Bebinger, WBUR for Kaiser Health News) The trouble started for Lisa when she took a blood pressure pill
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Siliq: The Lowest Priced Psoriasis Treatment at $3,500 per month
Ahead of an expected U.S. launch in the second half of 2017, Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. said it
Read MoreDon’t Give Kids Cough Syrup Or Pain Meds That Contain Codeine, FDA Says
(By Rebecca Hersher for NPR) The Food and Drug Administration says children under 12 should not be given prescription medicines
Read MoreCherokee Nation files lawsuit targeting CVS and other pharmacies in opioid crisis
(By Megan Thielking for STAT) Cherokee Nation is suing CVS Health, Walgreens, and other drug companies and retailers, alleging the companies didn’t
Read MoreMedicare: Some Key Statistics You Should Be Aware Of
Are you aware that Medicare has several distinct parts and each one provides its own set of services? Read article
Read MoreOne in Five People Stop Taking Statins after a Heart Attack
A study conducted by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, found within
Read MoreTrump Administration awards grants to states to combat opioid crisis
(Source – www.hhs.gov) April 19, 2017 Announcement Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D. today announced that HHS will
Read MoreImporting FDA Non-approved Drugs Safe?
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ introduced legislation that would allow Americans and pharmacies to import medicines not approved by the FDA from
Read MoreNonprofit Linked To PhRMA Rolls Out Campaign To Block Drug Imports
(By Emily Kopp and Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) A nonprofit organization that has orchestrated a wide-reaching campaign against
Read More‘Not a pill person’: What prescription nonadherence is costing US healthcare
(By Brooke Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) Societal pressure to “do things naturally” is influencing already low rates of prescription
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