Medications
Shortage of popular antibiotic amoxicillin leaves Chicago area patients scrambling
Katie Casas' 9-year-old son had already spent two feverish weeks suffering with the flu when his ear began to ache.
Nov 14, 2022
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Medications
Defense Department health plan cuts its pharmacy network by nearly 15,000 outlets
Doris Spatz takes a once-a-day pill, Kisqali, to keep her metastatic breast cancer in check. As a patient in the Defense Department health system, she can fill routine prescriptions at a military pharmacy without a copay ...
Nov 9, 2022
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Medications
FDA warns of amoxicillin shortage
It could be harder to fill a prescription for the widely used antibiotic amoxicillin because of a shortage that appears to be linked to an ongoing surge in RSV infections across the United States.
Oct 31, 2022
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Medical research
New study examines epilepsy awareness and treatment satisfaction in Finland
ESiOR OY—a health economics and outcomes research expert company—along with University Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland Pharmacy, and biopharma company UCB Pharma Oy Finland studied Finnish epilepsy patients and ...
Oct 5, 2022
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Medical economics
This pharmacist is taking a loss to share the monkeypox vaccine. Here's why
Pucci's Pharmacy co-owner Clint Hopkins heeded his conscience and the Sacramento County public health team's call for help with vaccinating people at high-risk of contracting monkeypox.
Oct 4, 2022
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Medications
Abortion pills are being widely used in Nigeria: Women and suppliers talk about their experiences
Unintended pregnancy is common among women of reproductive age in Nigeria and a substantial number end in abortion. Annually between 2015 and 2019, almost three million pregnancies were unintended. Forty eight percent ended ...
Sep 29, 2022
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Medications
Here's why so many medications are out of stock, and what to do if it affects you
Millions of people worldwide who use certain common medicines may be finding it more difficult to get their normal prescriptions dispensed. This comes after pharmacies across the U.K., the U.S. and Europe have all reported ...
Sep 26, 2022
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Addiction
Investigating the role of retail pharmacies in the US opioid epidemic
Increased competition can result in lower prices and better service, but two researchers from Singapore Management University have found that it can also lead to businesses engaging in practices which can be potential harmful ...
Aug 29, 2022
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Medications
ADHD drug Adderall in short supply
Labor shortages at Teva Pharmaceuticals have made Adderall, a widely used attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug, hard to find in some drugstores.
Aug 29, 2022
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Medications
Chemotherapy drugs from 'rogue' online pharmacies could endanger leukemia patients
Patients seeking to purchase chemotherapy drugs online face a confusing array of websites, over half of which potentially operate unsafely or illegally, finds a new study in the July 2022 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National ...
Jul 28, 2022
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