Medications
FDA approves first generic under-the-tongue suboxone
(HealthDay)—The first generic version of an under-the-tongue film to treat opioid addiction has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Jun 18, 2018
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Protecting your electronic health records
(HealthDay)—An electronic health record, or EHR, is the digital version of the paper records documenting your health care. These online records are an advance in health management in many ways.
Feb 19, 2018
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Medications
Good news, guys: Viagra prices start to tumble today
(HealthDay)—In news that will delight men who've had difficulties in the bedroom, two generic versions of the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra are scheduled to hit the market Monday.
Dec 11, 2017
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Adverse events spike after blood pressure meds go generic in Canada
One month after generic versions of three widely-used blood pressure drugs became available in Canada, hospital visits for adverse events spiked in generic drug users, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular ...
Oct 3, 2017
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Medications
France restores old thyroid drug after complaints over new one
An old version of a thyroid medication will be reintroduced in France after thousands of the country's three million users complained of serious side effects from a new formula, the government said Friday.
Sep 15, 2017
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Medications
Savings less than expected for generic oral chemotherapy
A study by researchers at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center determined the cost savings for a generic version of an orally administered cancer treatment ...
Sep 11, 2017
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Medications
How Big Pharma is hindering treatment of the opioid addiction epidemic
"A crippling problem." "A total epidemic." "A problem like nobody understands." These are the words President Trump used to describe the opioid epidemic ravaging the country during a White House listening session in March.
Aug 8, 2017
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Medications
Africa gets generic version of most effective HIV drug
The generic version of the most advanced drug against HIV has been introduced in Kenya, a first in Africa where more than 25 million have the disease, the NGO Unitaid said Wednesday.
Jun 28, 2017
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Medications
Study raises doubts about safety of some forms of birth control pills
New research on how birth control pills affect the level of hormones in women's blood serum has found much higher levels of hormones in women who take birth control pills compared to women who don't.
Jun 28, 2017
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Support for financial penalties up with emphasis on patient harms
(HealthDay)—Physicians who receive information about patient harms are more likely to support financial penalties targeting inappropriate antibiotic prescribing, according to a research letter published online June 20 in ...
Jun 21, 2017
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