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Daily Edition: Jan 26, 2018
Drugs & Diseases
January 26, 2018
Friday, January 26, 2018 - 09:00
A new study from Canadian researchers examined the association between laboratory-confirmed influenza infection and acute myocardial infarction....
A new study from Canadian researchers examined the association between laboratory-confirmed influenza infection and acute myocardial infarction. Researchers used high-specificity laboratory methods to confirm influenza infection in respiratory specimens, and they identified hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction from administrative data.
January 26, 2018
Friday, January 26, 2018 - 09:00
A new report notes that birth defects most strongly associated with Zika virus infection during pregnancy have risen in parts of the country that...
A new <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6703a2.htm?s_cid=mm6703a2_w" target="_blank">report</a> notes that birth defects most strongly associated with Zika virus infection during pregnancy have risen in parts of the country that have had local Zika virus transmission.
January 26, 2018
Friday, January 26, 2018 - 09:00
A new Senate report reveals how easy it is to purchase illegal, mail-order opioids from China, which federal authorities have identified as the...
A new Senate report reveals how easy it is to purchase illegal, mail-order opioids from China, which federal authorities have identified as the major source of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids overwhelming the U.S. market.
January 26, 2018
Friday, January 26, 2018 - 09:00
Because up to 30% of advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma patients succumb to refractory disease or relapse after first-line treatment with doxorubicin,...
Because up to 30% of advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma patients succumb to refractory disease or relapse after first-line treatment with doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD), researchers tested a new approach.
Practice & Trends
January 26, 2018
Friday, January 26, 2018 - 09:00
Researchers at Harvard Medical School examined whether the 340B Drug Pricing Program, which discounts medications 20%–50% for qualifying hospitals,...
Researchers at Harvard Medical School examined whether the 340B Drug Pricing Program, which discounts medications 20%–50% for qualifying hospitals, meets its goal of leveraging the savings to expand and improve care to underserved populations.
January 26, 2018
Friday, January 26, 2018 - 09:00
In the face of a growing opioid epidemic in Philadelphia, city officials are backing a plan to open safe injection sites for addicts. Approximately...
In the face of a growing opioid epidemic in Philadelphia, city officials are backing a plan to open safe injection sites for addicts. Approximately 1,200 people died from drug overdoses in Philadelphia in 2017, primarily opioids, up 32% from the previous year.
January 26, 2018
Friday, January 26, 2018 - 09:00
CVS Pharmacy and the American Dental Association (ADA) have announced a 3-year initiative that gives dental care products that have received the ADA...
CVS Pharmacy and the American Dental Association (ADA) have announced a 3-year initiative that gives dental care products that have received the ADA Seal of Acceptance, including mouth rinses and toothbrushes, premium placement and promotion.
January 26, 2018
Friday, January 26, 2018 - 09:00
A brief report in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report describes yellow fever vaccination errors at a military clinic. According to CDC, in March...
A brief <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6703a6.htm" target="_blank">report</a> in <i>Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report</i> describes yellow fever vaccination errors at a military clinic. According to CDC, in March 2017 four people at the clinic were accidentally each immunized with a five-dose vial of the vaccine.
January 26, 2018
Friday, January 26, 2018 - 09:00
According to a study published in JMIR Medical Informatics, a computerized physician order entry with a clinical decision support (CDS) system could...
According to a study published in <i>JMIR Medical Informatics</i>, a computerized physician order entry with a clinical decision support (CDS) system could reduce duplicate medications and adverse drug reactions.
Laws, Regs & Rulings
January 26, 2018
Friday, January 26, 2018 - 09:00
An FDA advisory committee on Thursday recommended the agency reject a bid by Philip Morris International to market a smokeless tobacco stick called...
An FDA advisory committee on Thursday recommended the agency reject a bid by Philip Morris International to market a smokeless tobacco stick called IQOS in the United States as safer than traditional cigarettes. IQOS is an electronic penlike device that heats tobacco sticks but does not burn them.
January 26, 2018
Friday, January 26, 2018 - 09:00
Pharmacists in New York State will be able to administer influenza vaccines to children aged 2–18 years under an executive order signed Thursday by...
Pharmacists in New York State will be able to administer influenza vaccines to children aged 2–18 years under an executive order signed Thursday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
January 26, 2018
Friday, January 26, 2018 - 09:00
Although federal regulators are tightening controls on access to opioids by patients who fill prescriptions from multiple doctors at multiple...
Although federal regulators are tightening controls on access to opioids by patients who fill prescriptions from multiple doctors at multiple pharmacies, some in Congress warn the effort is falling short of what lawmakers intended.
