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Heparin scare leads to new dosing issue
While efforts to make dosing safer in the wake of recent heparin-related deaths make sense, such efforts have created a fresh set of safety concerns for providers who use it, observers say. For one Read more...
Study: More than half of insureds on chronic-care meds
A new study suggests that for the first time, more than half of insured Americans are regularly taking prescriptions for chronic health problems. The most popular drugs include those used to lower Read more...
FDA says hospitals may still have recalled heparin
Despite widespread publicity about heparin problems, several California hospitals were found to still have recalled heparin products in their supply chains, suggesting that the problem could still be Read more...
OH pharmacists lobby health plans to expand patient care role
Fresh from the success of a 10-year demonstration in Asheville, North Carolina, Ohio pharmacists are lobbying insurers to convince them to pay for care coordination services. The pharmacists contend Read more...
Studies show problems with four big-name drugs
It looks like yet another set of popular drugs are facing allegations that they pose safety risks. Drugs named this week in unfavorable studies include Fosamax, which may create heart problems for Read more...
Louisiana MDs win legal battle over patient record disclosure
A group of Louisiana physicians have won their battle to keep their patients' records out of the hands of a pharmaceutical company--though they may face future challenges on the issue. The dispute Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: States collect unused drugs to give away
Hoping to cut their costs, a growing number of states are kicking off programs that collect unused prescription drugs to give away to the uninsured and poor. In fact, at least 33 states have laws on Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Should FDA's info be in all DTC ads?
First consumers, now Congress. Two lawmakers asked the FDA to mandate that all TV ads for prescription drugs include contact info for patients to report serious side effects to the agency. The Read more...
Drug tracking system in CA delayed
Despite being the only state in the country to have passed a drug-tracking law that requires electronic tracking of all prescription drugs, California won't see that law go into effect until 2011. Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Pharma can't meet CA tracking deadline
It's a case pitting grand intentions against market realities. California wanted to become the first state to require all prescription drugs to be tracked from factory to patient. The aim: prevent Read more...
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