Page 15 - News tagged with drug policies

Addiction

COVID-19 and Brexit 'caused sharp rise in copycat ecstasy'

A new study has highlighted the apparent effect of Brexit and the pandemic on the trade in the illegal party drug ecstasy (MDMA).

Jun 8, 2022

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Health

Suspension leads to more pot use among teens, study finds

Suspending kids from school for using marijuana is likely to lead to more—not less—pot use among their classmates, a new study finds.

Mar 20, 2015

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Obstetrics & gynaecology

An OTC contraceptive pill is coming soon, but who will pay for it?

The first over-the-counter birth control pill is slated to hit drug stores in early 2024, but questions about cost and insurance coverage loom.

Sep 19, 2023

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Medical economics

Intermediaries are negotiating good drug prices, but lack incentives to pass savings to beneficiaries and taxpayers

Intermediaries are negotiating good drug prices but lack the incentives to pass savings to beneficiaries and taxpayers, study finds

Jul 7, 2021

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Oncology & Cancer

Doctors' group offers ideas for easing cancer costs

(HealthDay)—New cancer drugs routinely cost $100,000 a year or more, and older cancer drugs are rising in price, too. Now, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has some suggestions for easing patients' money ...

Jul 19, 2017

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Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Researchers agree that Alzheimer's test results could be released to research participants

A leading group of Alzheimer's researchers contends that, as biomarkers to detect signals of the disease improve at providing clinically meaningful information, researchers will need guidance on how to constructively disclose ...

Aug 21, 2013

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Medical research

In the rush to innovate for COVID-19 drugs, sound science is still essential

Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine have been at the center of debate in recent weeks over which drugs should be used to treat COVID-19. Neither product has strong evidence to support use for this purpose, and small studies ...

Apr 9, 2020

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Health

Three reasons why scientific advice on drugs is ignored

David Nutt, along with many other leading scientists, published a study a few years ago that showed how the overall harms associated with some legal drugs, such as alcohol and tobacco, dramatically exceed the harms of some ...

Feb 9, 2018

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Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Medicare demo emerges as coverage option for Alzheimer's drug

The decision on how to cover an expensive and controversial new Alzheimer's drug could be settled by letting Medicare run its own trial to study payment and treatment implications.

Jun 22, 2021

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