A Proposed Lottery System to Allocate Scarce COVID-19 MedicationsPromoting Fairness and Generating Knowledge

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

A Proposed Lottery System to Allocate Scarce COVID-19 MedicationsPromoting Fairness and Generating Knowledge https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2767751   On May 1, 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the unapproved drug remdesivir to treat hospitalized patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The authorization was based on a preliminary report from […]

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8% of Opiate OD’s: were from pharma grade opiates – about 10 OD’s/day

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

Prescriptions Are Down, but Overdoses Are Up — Is That Progress? https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/prescriptions-are-down-overdoses-are-progress President Trump recently spoke at the annual Prescription Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit in Atlanta, touting “pretty amazing” progress in combating the overdose crisis afflicting the country and expressing pride in government efforts to reduce the total number of opioids prescribed, claiming a 34 percent drop in […]

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