Lilly selling half-price version of popular Humalog insulin

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.apnews.com/f311f61e42684838bb5fd52a4b486215 A half-price version of Eli Lilly’s popular Humalog insulin is now available, following the company’s promise in March to offer diabetics a more affordable option amid fierce criticism of soaring insulin prices. Lilly, one of the three top insulin makers, said Wednesday that it has begun selling its own generic version of Humalog U-100 […]

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DEA: how many ways can I fine you… let me COUNT THE WAYS

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

DEA and U.S. Attorney in the Western District of Louisiana announce settlement with drug distributor https://www.therolladailynews.com/news/20190524/dea-and-us-attorney-in-western-district-of-louisiana-announce-settlement-with-drug-distributor Morris & Dickson Company LLC has agreed to pay the United States $22 million in civil penalties to resolve claims that it violated the Controlled Substances Act by failing to report suspicious orders of hydrocodone and oxycodone, announced Drug […]

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OHIO: Overdose deaths rising this year over 2018

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/overdose-deaths-trending-higher-this-year-than-2018/2021146019 DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Drug overdose deaths for 2019 are out-pacing 2018, according to Montgomery County Coroner Kent Harshbarger.  As of May 16, the coroner’s office counted 102 deaths for 2019 vs. 105 through the end of May in 2018. Harshbarger said he expected the 2019 numbers through May to be higher than 2018 […]

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Benzo co-prescribed for MAT for substance abusers BUT NOT FOR CHRONIC PAINERS ?

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

FDA Okays Benzodiazepines and Medication-Assisted Opioid Addiction Treatment https://www.drugtopics.com/clinical-news/fda-okays-benzodiazepines-and-medication-assisted-opioid-addiction-treatment The FDA has issued a Drug Safety Communication on the use of benzodiazepines and opioid addiction medications. Benzodiazepines and other drugs that can depress the central nervous system do not have to be withheld from patients taking drugs such as buprenorphine or methadone for treatment of […]

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NO DEAD BODIES: DEA: doctor is believed to still be over-prescribing prescription medications..office raided

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Pharmaciststeve

Florence doctor surrendered license, prescriptions revoked https://www.wlbt.com/2019/05/23/florence-doctor-surrendered-license-prescriptions-revoked/ JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A doctor whose Florence office was raided Monday by the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, and others surrendered his license under pressure on Monday around the time his office was raided. That’s according to the Mississippi Board of Medical Licensure. Dr. […]

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