Leading drug researcher Associate Professor Chris Wilkins from Massey University's SHORE and Whāriki Research Centre is calling for the adoption of a not-for-profit public health model for recreational cannabis. It would ...
Jun 21, 2017
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A study of how policies restricting pharmaceutical promotion to physicians affect medication prescribing found that physicians in academic medical centers (AMCs) prescribed fewer of the promoted drugs, and more non-promoted ...
May 2, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Extending the market exclusivity for existing drugs that are granted subsequent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for a new rare disease indication would provide manufacturers with substantial ...
Jan 23, 2017
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has suggested setting a limit on how much lead can be in cosmetics ranging from lipstick and eye shadow to blush and shampoo.
Dec 23, 2016
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The rising price for EpiPens, a drug delivery system that is crucial for persons experiencing potentially life-threatening allergic reactions, has resulted in outrage. The price increase, from about US$94 for a two-pack of ...
Aug 25, 2016
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High prescription drug prices are attributable to several causes, including the approach the U.S. has taken to granting government-protected monopolies to drug manufacturers, and the restriction of price negotiation at a ...
Aug 23, 2016
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In a Special Communication in JAMA, "The High Cost of Prescription Drugs in the United States Origins and Prospects for Reform," Kesselheim and colleagues reviewed the peer reviewed medical and health policy literature from ...
Aug 23, 2016
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It is an open secret: while athletes dope their bodies, regular office workers dope their brains. They buy prescription drugs such as Ritalin or Provigil on the internet's flourishing black market to boost their cognitive ...
Jul 22, 2016
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Hundreds of electronic cigarette brands will have to undergo federal review to stay on the market under new rules that have the potential to upend a multi-billion dollar industry attempting to position itself as an alternative ...
May 5, 2016
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A European Union report published Tuesday said the bloc's citizens spend over $27 billion a year on drugs and warned terror cells may finance some of their activities by dealing.
Apr 5, 2016
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