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How Ibuprofen May Affect Your Heart https://www.attn.com/stories/15721/how-ibuprofen-may-affect-your-heart?utm_source=facebooklife&utm_medium=fbpost&utm_campaign=internal Ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drugs might be more dangerous than most people think, according to a new study that links these over-the-counter painkillers to heart problems. Though drugs containing ibuprofen such as Advil are widely sold without a prescription in gas stations and grocery stores around the […]

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Antidepressant Use Among Persons Aged 12 and Over: United States, 2011–2014 https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db283.htm Key findings Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey During 2011–2014, 12.7% of persons aged 12 and over, 8.6% of males, and 16.5% of females took antidepressant medication in the past month. For both males and females, non-Hispanic white persons were […]

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Express Scripts, Others Face ERISA Suit Over EpiPen Costs https://www.law360.com/health/articles/958791/express-scripts-others-face-erisa-suit-over-epipen-costs?nl_pk=86880032-e115-44e5-9eab-3c518df5e3a5&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=health Law360, New York (August 29, 2017, 4:09 PM EDT) — Pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts Inc., OptumRx Inc. and Prime Therapeutics LLC have agreed to give Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s EpiPen favorable placement on drug formularies in exchange for kickbacks, employees under Employee Retirement Income Security […]

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‘It’s coming’: Kansas health professionals, leaders consider opioid crisis impact on state http://cjonline.com/business/local/2017-08-29/it-s-coming-kansas-health-professionals-leaders-consider-opioid-crisis The opioid crisis is poised to become a Kansas problem, and leaders across the state must consider what can be done to address it now.  Sharp increases in deaths from opioid drug overdoses, including heroin, are hitting much of the country. Although […]

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