Cities Sue Drug Makers, Distributors
(January 5, 2018)
(Winter 2017) The City of Indianapolis is taking 10 pharmaceutical makers to federal court, charging them with contributing to the spread of opioids and falling short in their attempts to […]
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Prescribing-Reduction Efforts Not Universal
(January 5, 2018)
Read More(Winter 2017) In 2016 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised physicians to back away from managing their patients’ chronic pain with opioids. The CDC also recommended that […]
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VA Borrows Tactic from Drug Reps
(January 5, 2018)
Read More(Winter 2017) The Veterans Affairs (VA) department is trying a new method to fight the opioid epidemic by employing an additional 285 pharmacists. Their mission is to visit VA doctors’ […]
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Physician Training Funded by Drug Makers
(January 5, 2018)
Read More(Winter 2017) Over 70 manufacturers of immediate-release opioids will now be required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to pay the cost of optional training for physicians, nurses […]
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Opioid Crisis Declared Public Health Emergency
(January 5, 2018)
Read More(Winter 2017) This past October, President Trump officially named the opioid epidemic a public health emergency. The declaration allows states to reallocate federal grant money originally earmarked for other health […]
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