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Financial
Walgreens to pay $106.8 million to settle prescription billing claims
Walgreens allegedly billed the government for prescriptions never dispensed, says DOJ. September 16, 2024 – Susan Morse, Executive Editor – Walgreens…
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Regulatory
1,000 Orthopedic Procedures, 61% of Opioids Unused…But There is an Upside
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. New work from the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania has determined that…
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Hospitals
Opioid Prescribing: Government Rules PLUS Institutional Initiatives=Better Results
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. When researchers from NYU Langone Health reviewed data on 20,483 patients who underwent orthopedic procedures, they…
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Financial
HHS to allow for the importation of certain drugs from Canada and other countries
September 25, 2020 / Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday announced that the Trump Administration will…
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Recon
Haphazard Prescribing for Opioid-Naïve Patients After Knee Arthroscopy?
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. As patients prescribed opioids typically have remaining pills, more precise prescribing is in order, say…
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Top Stories
US Opioid Epidemic Fueled by Prescribing Practices
By Pam Harrison The United States is facing the worst “man-made epidemic” of opioid abuse in the history of modern…
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Uncategorized
U.S. to Allow Pharmacies to Take Back Unused Prescription Drugs
By DEVLIN BARRETT Federal authorities will soon allow pharmacies and clinics to take back customers’ unused prescription drugs such as opioid…
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