Democrats in Congress introduce decriminalization bill for all drugs, not just weed

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Pharmaciststeve

I find this very interesting…. it was a <D> controlled Congress that passed the Harrison Narcotic Act 1914 which basically created the “black drug market” and some prohibition of opiates being prescribed… and it was a <D> controlled Congress that passed the Controlled Substance Act 1969 and it was the <D> party that was OPPOSED […]

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‘Nobody is catching it’: Algorithms used in health care nationwide are rife with bias

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Pharmaciststeve

back in the late 90’s – I think – I heard a report on the radio where England  – where they have a national health insurance – they were testing a software algorithms when a pt was admitted to the hospital as the probability that the pt would live to be discharged.  The goal was […]

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substantial proportion of 2016 Medicare Part D spending was for drugs with absent or low-quality cost-effectiveness analyses ?

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Pharmaciststeve

Is this a LAST PUSH for the generic industry to cement their place on formularies of PBM and “nose out” brand name meds ? About 10%-12% of all meds provide the funding for new med Research and Development.  Who is going to pay for any/all R&D going forward and/or how expensive are new meds going […]

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