Missing out on prescription medicines harms health
Two new studies conducted by researchers at the University of Otago show that not being able to afford prescription medicines can harm people's health.
Dec 7, 2015
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Two new studies conducted by researchers at the University of Otago show that not being able to afford prescription medicines can harm people's health.
Dec 7, 2015
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Drivers who have taken even a small dose of opioid painkillers have an increased risk of being injured in a car accident, a new study has found.
Jan 15, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Discussing the risk of long-term opioid use disorder with patients is associated with reduced misuse of opioids, according to research published in the November/December issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.
Nov 22, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Nearly one in five American adults—43.8 million people—had a diagnosable mental illness in 2013, federal officials reported Thursday.
Nov 20, 2014
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Adults with active and inactive epilepsy are more likely to have Medicaid and other public insurance coverage, and to report an inability to afford prescription medicine, specialty care, or other types of care compared with ...
May 27, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Do you have any expired or unused prescription medicines cluttering up your medicine cabinet? You can get rid of them safely and quickly at sites across the United States during National Prescription Drug Take-Back ...
Oct 26, 2013
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The Centers for Disease Control calls prescription painkiller abuse "one of the worst drug overdose epidemics in history."
Feb 24, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Although it still feels like winter in many parts of the United States, it's time to prepare for spring allergies, an expert says.
Apr 6, 2014
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The international medical team that accomplished the world's first documented drone delivery of insulin for a patient living in a remote community described the project in an ENDO 2020 abstract that will be published in the ...
Mar 30, 2020
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A study led by Boston Medical Center (BMC) indicates that most patients with chronic pain who are hospitalized after a nonfatal opioid overdose continue to receive prescription opioids after the overdose and are at high risk ...
Dec 28, 2015
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