AR Doctors Say It's Harder to Treat Patients Because Opioid Epidemic

KNWA-14 hours ago

If you've had surgery or have a disease like cancer, Bolding said opioids are very beneficial, but it can be trying for patients to continue taking the medicine prescribed to them. "We certainly have patients that need opioids to control their pain," said Bolding. Pharmacist Justin Boyd said insurance companies also play a part.

Pill Limits Are Not a Smart Way to Fight the Opioid Crisis
In-Depth-Slate Magazine-22 hours ago

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E-pharmacy Myra raises $1.84M from Tokyo firm

BSI bureau (press release)-3 hours ago

Bengaluru-based Metarain Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd, which runs online pharmacyapp Myra, has raised about Rs 12 crore ($1.84 million) in a fresh round. Tokyo-headquartered management consulting firm Dream Incubator led the round with an infusion of Rs 6.5 crore ($1 million), while existing investors Matrix Partners ..

Opposition to looming compounding practice changes

ModernMedicine-18 hours ago

Dr. Alam, who was among, the speakers at the “Pharmacy Compounding and the Dermatologist” session at the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting in February, says two common and simple practices that dermatologists perform daily may be changing under new regulations. Dr. Alam. “One is the offi ce use ...

OIG Advisory Opinion 18-01: Excluded Individual May Serve as ...

JD Supra (press release)-Mar 30, 2018

In OIG Advisory Opinion 18-01, published February 27, 2018, the OIG concluded a proposed employment arrangement between an excluded individual and a for-profit company selling discounted emergency medications to long term care pharmaciesposed a "minimal risk" to federal health care program beneficiaries.

New Florida law approved to make prescription drug prices more

New Florida law approved to make prescription drug prices more ...

WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando-13 hours ago

According to Pharmacy-staffing.com, in 2017 it was estimated that approximately 300,000,000 Americans currently have a PBM in some way managing their pharmacy benefits. There are more than a dozen PBM companies operating in the United States, but the three "Super PBMs" account for an estimated 80 percent of all ...