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Prescribing Red Flags: Pharmacists Be Wary of What the Doctor Orders

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

We have regularly posted on recognized prescribing red flags that pharmacists have ignored that resulted in administrative or civil actions by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) including against Gulf Med and Coconut Grove pharmacies in Florida and Zarzamora Healthcare LLC in Texas. Houck Last month the U.S.

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Prescribing Red Flags and Suspicious Controlled Substance Orders: Current Cautionary Tales

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Houck — Separate decisions by federal district courts in Texas and Puerto Rico in the past two months provide cautionary tales for every pharmacy and wholesale distributor dispensing or distributing controlled substances. This post examines the Zarzamora pharmacy and prescribing red flags decision. d/b/a CVS/Pharmacy, Nos.

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Prescriber Attitudes, Beliefs, Stigma, and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

Common Sense for Drug Policy Blog

Prescriber Attitudes, Beliefs, Stigma, and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder "A study in Canada found that personal beliefs of NPs often pose a barrier to providing treatment, for example, views such as patients with OUD deserve less care than other patients [ 12 ], this was also reported as a barrier in the study by Spetz and colleagues [ 31 ].

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Educating Patients about Generic Drugs: Strategies for Success

Drug Patent Watch

As healthcare professionals, it’s our responsibility to educate patients about generic drugs and empower them to make informed decisions about their treatment options. Joint Education Sessions Organize joint education sessions where doctors and pharmacists can provide comprehensive information about generic drugs to patients.

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Copy of 1 in 3 Americans Prescribed Inappropriate Drugs

The Pharma Data

. “Inappropriate prescribing to older adults can have significant adverse clinical and financial impact,” said Collin Clark, a clinical assistant professor at the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, in New York. “As the age of the U.S.

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Acella Pharmaceuticals voluntarily recalls thyroid drugs over lack of potency

The Pharma Data

They have contacted wholesalers by email and phone to discontinue distribution of these two treatments. . Acella has received four reports of adverse events that were related to these drugs, which are sold in 100 tablet bottles with expiration dates of October and November 2020.

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The Uncertain Origins of Aspirin

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Salicylic acid is likely the active compound that blocks the enzyme cyclooxygenase , giving aspirin its efficacy, and was used as a treatment for fever and gout before aspirin was developed. He treated fifty people over five years, all of whom he said were either cured or helped by the treatment. 4 A reproduction of the Ebers Papyrus.

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