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- » Brief: New guidance issued for drug compounding after meningitis outbreak - Dec. 17, 2012
- » Brief: FDA partners with manufacturers to speed medical device approval - Dec. 17, 2012
- » Brief: High court to tackle drug pay-for-delay deals - Dec. 17, 2012
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- » AMA webinar spells out 8 ways physicians can curb opioid misuse - Nov. 14, 2012
- » Pharmacies take more active role in alerts on patients’ drugs - Oct. 30, 2012
- » AMA urges more clarity in gift-reporting rules - Oct. 22, 2012
- » Doctors cast skeptical eye on pharma-backed studies - Oct. 8, 2012
- » Task force seeks breakthrough in developing antibacterial drugs - Oct. 8, 2012
- » CDC targets holdout health workers on flu shots - Oct. 8, 2012
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- » Physicians, industry continue to wait for Sunshine Act rules - Sept. 20, 2012
- » Study quantifies drug monitoring database’s effect on opioid prescriptions - Sept. 20, 2012
- » Medical vaccine exemptions for children not always justified - Sept. 10, 2012
- » CT cancer risk prompts high-tech efforts to cut radiation dose - Sept. 3, 2012
- » Will smart pills, cash boost drug compliance? - Aug. 20, 2012
- » Are opioids only for patients with “severe pain”? - Aug. 20, 2012
- » Lawmakers hear evidence of gray market in shortage drugs - Aug. 20, 2012
- » Medicare to require prior authorization for power wheelchairs - Aug. 13, 2012
- » Column: Prescription abuse laws can create a no-win situation for doctors - Aug. 13, 2012
- » First pill to prevent HIV is only for some patients - July 30, 2012
- » Court rules pay-for-delay drug agreements are anti-competitive - July 30, 2012
- » Discussion: Law gives needed attention to drug shortages - July 30, 2012
- » Sleep centers provide lessons for need to adapt in changing health system - July 30, 2012
- » Unique medical device identifier proposed - July 12, 2012
- » Patients can sue over Medicaid drug denials, appeals court rules - July 9, 2012
- » News Delegates back mandatory drug shortage notification system - July 2, 2012
- » HHS establishes medical disaster response centers - July 2, 2012
- » Congress OKs plan to combat drug shortages - July 2, 2012
- » Antibiotic use among children declined in past decade - June 29, 2012
- » More states make doctors consult databases before prescribing - June 28, 2012
- » Study links statin use to fatigue - June 26, 2012
- » Connected Coverage: When patients demand certain treatments - June 18, 2012
- » Is honesty the best policy when giving placebos to patients? - June 18, 2012
- » Early “sunshine” laws show little effect on prescribing - June 11, 2012
- » Federal initiative seeks to decrease use of antipsychotic drugs - June 8, 2012
- » House panel proposes repeal of revenue provisions used to support health reform - June 7, 2012
- » Medical boards get more tools to investigate physicians - June 4, 2012
- » Senate, House OK drug short-supply warning system - June 1, 2012
- » Kansas doctors not required to provide drugs that could end pregnancy - May 28, 2012
- » More newborns showing ill effects of maternal opioid use - May 21, 2012
- » Orchestrating drug management (American College of Physicians annual scientific meeting) - May 14, 2012
- » FDA weighs prescriptions without medical visits - May 14, 2012
- » Doctors pressured to write prescriptions for OTC drugs - May 7, 2012
- » Innovative ways to slash ED overuse - April 30, 2012
- » Supreme Court: Generic drugmaker may sue over brand patent - April 30, 2012
- » Lawmakers seek faster approval process for shortage drugs - April 30, 2012
- » New curriculum helps residents talk about vaccine safety - April 23, 2012
- » Physicians feeling pressure from patients’ financial problems - April 23, 2012
- » End-of-life care: Pain control carries risk of being called a killer - April 16, 2012
- » 2 of 3 largest PBMs combine - April 16, 2012
- » Search is on to cure EHR alert fatigue - April 16, 2012
- » California, Vermont consider tougher vaccine-exemption rules - April 9, 2012
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- » DEA hikes registration fees for controlled substance prescriptions - April 9, 2012
- » CMS rules contribute to drug shortages, hospital pharmacists say - April 5, 2012
- » Sleeping pills pose added death risk for obese patients - April 3, 2012
- » Congress told more prescription drug monitoring programs are needed - March 29, 2012
- » Prescribing opioids after minor surgery can lead to long-term use - March 26, 2012
- » The ABCs of health literacy - March 19, 2012
- » Self-prescribing among medical residents on the decline - March 19, 2012
- » Guidelines focus on newly diagnosed HIV patients - March 16, 2012
- » Organized medicine seeks more latitude to challenge industry gift reports - March 12, 2012
- » FDA and industry not waiting for Congress on drug shortages - March 12, 2012
- » Next season’s influenza shots to contain two newer strains - March 9, 2012
- » Medicare plan to stop drug abuse could hurt patients, AMA says - March 9, 2012
- » Biosimilar drugs could receive expedited FDA endorsement - Feb. 27, 2012
- » Study: Doctors often lecture noncompliant patients too much - Feb. 20, 2012
- » The limits of treating loved ones - Feb. 6, 2012
- » FDA drug warnings often ineffective, study says - Jan. 30, 2012
- » FDA issues first social media rules for drug companies - Jan. 25, 2012
- » States consider requiring physicians to use drug-monitoring databases - Jan. 23, 2012
- » Governors push reclassification of marijuana for medical use - Jan. 16, 2012
- » Barred physicians prescribed millions in Medicare drugs - Jan. 13, 2012
- » Ban on "bath salts," synthetic marijuana delayed in Senate - Jan. 9, 2012
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