First opioid lawsuit targeting pharmacy benefit managers
(HealthDay)—A first opioid lawsuit is targeting pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), according to a report published in Managed Healthcare Executive. Noting […]
A new technology developed by Stony Brook University researchers affiliated with the Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery (ICB […] Opioids are not among the most effective—or longest lasting—options available for relief from acute dental pain, a new examination of […] Improving job prospects for people in economically depressed parts of the United States is unlikely to help curb the opioid […] The recent decision of a Saskatchewan judge to reject the proposed settlement between the provinces and Purdue Pharma, the maker […] (HealthDay)—The youngest victims of America’s addiction crisis are not the teenagers tempted by tobacco, pot and pills. Rather, they are […] The opioid epidemic ravaging the United States, and New Hampshire in particular, is born from subscription painkillers. How did it […] (HealthDay)—State implementation of medical marijuana laws is associated with a reduction in the rate of opioid prescribing, according to a […] (HealthDay)—There is considerable variation in the quality of free-text patient directions (Sig) in electronic prescriptions (e-prescriptions), according to a study […] LAS VEGAS — Last year about this time, Epic Systems founder and CEO Judy Faulkner announced at HIMSS17 she would […]Medications
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