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February 12, 2016 Canadian researchers have documented a disturbing trend of new opioid use—and, potentially, overuse—among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) living in elder care settings. From 2003–12, they tracked 107,109 community-dwelling... by admin | Feb 12, 2016 | Archive
February 12, 2016 Federal lawsuits against states that have restricted expensive hepatitis C drugs to Medicaid patients and prisoners could cost states hundreds of millions of dollars. The handful of class actions have all been filed in the last 8 months in federal... by admin | Feb 12, 2016 | Archive
February 12, 2016 The Georgia Pharmacy Association (GPhA) has signed Walgreens on as a charter GPhA Corporate Partner. The association noted that it is one of the only entities in the state that speaks for the entire scope of pharmacy practice. “We have high... by admin | Feb 12, 2016 | Archive
February 12, 2016 Three decades worth of data from the Framingham Heart Study could challenge conventional assumptions about dementia rates. While the incidence of the disease is predicted to climb as people live longer, numbers from the Framingham investigation... by admin | Feb 12, 2016 | Archive
February 12, 2016 With millions of Americans either committing suicide each year or contemplating it, there are high hopes for what could become the first rapid-onset anti-suicide drug. Early evidence suggests that buprenorphine, an opioid analgesic, can curb suicidal... by admin | Feb 12, 2016 | Archive
February 12, 2016 In an effort to combat soaring drug prices, HHS is considering issuing guidelines about so-called “march-in rights,” HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell said Wednesday. Burwell, speaking at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing, had been...