Indiana cold-medicine plan concerns pharmacists

February 16, 2016 Some community pharmacies in Indiana warn that proposed legal changes in the state that would leave it to pharmacists to decide whether to reject suspected methamphetamine makers outright or require them to get a prescription for cold medicines could...

Pseudoephedrine laws all but stopped meth labs in state

February 16, 2016 In 2010, there were 936,759 retail pseudoephedrine transactions in Arkansas. In 2011, a law called Act 588 imposed tighter restrictions on pseudoephedrine and by 2012, transactions dropped to 191,926. The drug is a key ingredient in the manufacturing...

Critics see accountability risk if FDA rule changes take hold

February 16, 2016 Under revised language proposed by FDA, companies no longer have to “provide adequate labeling” for non-FDA-approved uses of their products that they know about. Patient advocates worry that companies will use the new rule to avoid liability for...

Diabetes as a compelling indication for use of RAS blockers

February 16, 2016 People with type 2 diabetes are susceptible to cardiovascular and renal events, but health groups are divided about which antihypertensive agent offers optimal protection against associated outcomes. Some—including the American Diabetes Association...

Pseudoephedrine laws all but stopped meth labs in state

February 16, 2016 In 2010, there were 936,759 retail pseudoephedrine transactions in Arkansas. In 2011, a law called Act 588 imposed tighter restrictions on pseudoephedrine and by 2012, transactions dropped to 191,926. The drug is a key ingredient in the manufacturing...