Generic Prescription Drug Prices in the U.S. Are 16% LOWER than other nations

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Pharmaciststeve

Prescription Drug Prices in the U.S. Are 2.56x Higher Than Other Nations – Brand-Named Drugs 3.44x Higher https://scitechdaily.com/prescription-drug-prices-in-the-u-s-are-2-56x-higher-than-other-nations-brand-named-drugs-3-44x-higher/ Prescription drug prices in the United States are significantly higher than in other nations, with prices in the U.S. averaging 2.56 times those seen in 32 other nations, according to a new RAND Corporation report. The gap […]

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Another Biden campaign promise – expanding OUD MAT treatment – appears to be broken

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Pharmaciststeve

Biden Administration to Reverse Trump’s HHS Directive Expanding OUD MAT Prescribing Policy https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=476bb89e-15c5-4a3e-bbcf-10a23200393d&utm_source=Lexology+Daily+Newsfeed&utm_medium=HTML+email+-+Body+-+General+section&utm_campaign=Lexology+subscriber+daily+feed&utm_content=Lexology+Daily+Newsfeed+2021-01-28&utm_term= We last alerted you on the Trump administration’s last-minute directive on reducing the “X-waiver” mandate which limits prescribers’ ability to prescribe medications aimed at battling the opioid use disorder (OUD) epidemic. According to the American Medical Association, the OUD epidemic has seen […]

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Opioid Deaths Fall When Cannabis Stores Rise, Analysis Suggests

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Pharmaciststeve

Opioid Deaths Fall When Cannabis Stores Rise, Analysis Suggests Can legal marijuana ease the opioid crisis? https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/opioids/90922 Access to legal cannabis stores was linked with fewer opioid deaths in the U.S., a new analysis suggested. The number of marijuana dispensaries in a county was negatively related to log-transformed opioid mortality rate, adjusted for age (β […]

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