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The Lilly Diabetes Solution Center has helped more than 30,000 callers seeking assistance in affording their Lilly diabetes medications and care.1 How many of your patients could benefit? https://www.insulinaffordability.com/ ENGLISH   MENU   OUR GOAL Helping people with diabetes get the medicine they need Lilly is committed to helping people with diabetes regardless of whether you […]

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Former Obama Drug Official Sued In Addiction Fraud Lawsuit https://www.newsy.com/stories/former-obama-administration-official-sued-in-fraud-lawsuit/ Thomas McLellan, who worked in the drug czar’s office from 2009 to 2012, is accused of helping a fraudulent rehab center. A former White House official high up in the drug czar’s office is named in a new federal lawsuit, accusing him of fraud in […]

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Rep. Sewell’s ‘NOPAIN’ Bill Is Really ‘NO-BRAIN’ https://www.acsh.org/news/2019/12/09/rep-sewells-nopain-bill-really-no-brain-14442 Representatives Terri Sewell (AL) and David McKinley (WV) are trying to push through a new law ensuring that Medicare patients have equal access to “non-opioid” therapies after surgery. If they succeed then Medicare recipients will have earned the right to suffer along with the rest of us. […]

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David Pezzula will always be remembered for his sharp wit and courage during difficult times. Unfortunately, this time the pain was too difficult, and David died by suicide on Friday morning, December 6, 2019. David, 52, was born on May 26, 1967 in Pittsburgh, PA. He was lovingly adopted by Dominic and Dorothy Pezzula, who […]

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U.S. watchdog finds $6.7 billion in questionable Medicare payments to insurers https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-health-medicare-payments/u-s-watchdog-finds-6-7-billion-in-questionable-medicare-payments-to-insurers-idUSKBN1YG0YD A U.S. government watchdog is raising fresh concerns that health insurers are exaggerating how sick Medicare patients are, receiving billions of dollars in improper payments as a result. Health insurers selling Medicare Advantage plans to seniors and the disabled received an estimated $6.7 […]

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Strip-search policy halted after 8-year-old reportedly told to get naked at Virginia prison https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/strip-search-policy-halted-after-8-year-old-reportedly-told-n1097551 The girl was visiting her father when she was led to believe that if she didn’t remove her clothes she wouldn’t be able to see him, according to reports. Virginia’s governor on Friday ordered the suspension of a Department of Corrections […]

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ask to share – study on MJ Hello Steve, My name is Jordan and I am a research coordinator at the University of Florida. We have a medical marijuana study that is seeking participants over the age of 18 to determine the short and long term effects. I was hoping you would be willing to […]

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Importing Drugs from Canada is a Flawed “Solution” for Failures in the U.S. https://pharmacistactivist.com/2019/December_2019.shtml Prices in the United States for many medications, primarily generic products, are reasonable and even inexpensive considering their value in maintaining and improving health. HOWEVER, the prices for many other medications are excessive and unjustifiable. It is the pharmaceutical companies that […]

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FDA issues warning letter for not including the most serious risks in advertisement for medication-assisted treatment drug https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-issues-warning-letter-not-including-most-serious-risks-advertisement-medication-assisted The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today posted a warning letter to Alkermes, Inc. of Massachusetts, for misbranding the drug Vivitrol (an extended-release injection formulation of naltrexone) by omitting warnings about the most serious risks associated with […]

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Four in five pharmacists at high risk of burnout; many reconsider career, survey reveals https://www.pharmacy.biz/four-in-five-pharmacists-at-high-risk-of-burnout-many-reconsider-career-survey-reveals/ A new survey has revealed that 80 per cent pharmacists are at high or very high risk of burnout because of exhaustion, with over half of them thinking of a career switch. The survey conducted by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society […]

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