Herbal Medicine: Catch Potential Problems in Pregnant Women Early
September 28th 2018Pregnant women take herbal and natural products (HNPs) as alternatives to prescription medications, but, HNPs have active ingredients and drug interactions that can potentially cause harm to both the mother and her baby.
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FDA OKs New First-Line Treatment for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
September 28th 2018Dacomitinib (Vizimpro, Pfizer) is indicated for patients with non-small cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor exon 19 deletion or exon 21 L858R substitution mutations as detected by an FDA-approved test.
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Health Clinic Owner Sentenced to Prison in Compounding Pharmacy Fraud Case
September 28th 2018A Mississippi nurse practioner and former family clinic owner was sentenced to 42 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution for her role in a health care benefits fraud scheme.
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Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance Intensifies With Worldwide AMR Challenge
September 26th 2018Unprecedented in scale, the AMR Challenge charges pharmaceutical and health insurance companies, food animal producers and purchasers, medical professionals, government health officials, and other industry leaders from around the world to work together to address antibiotic resistance.
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Study: Adult Vaccination Increases With Health Insurers' Pharmacy Benefit
September 25th 2018Inconsistency of insurance policy coverage, unaffordability, and difficulty accessing vaccine providers were found to be key barriers for adult immunization in a recent study by UCLA Center for Health Policy researchers.
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