Did you know…
…that the more you worry about a new medication, the more likely you are to experience side effects?
Drugmakers are starting to use gadget technology to improve outcomes and prove effectiveness
Johnson & Johnson, for example, has created an iPhone app for diabetic patients.
Sen. Boscola pushing a bill to outlaw salvia, a hallucinogenic herb
Fourteen other states have done so already, and Sen. Boscola says Pennsylvania should join them.
Mother advocates better treatment options for drug & alcohol abuse
A life could have been saved had an addict been injected with Narcan, a common staple found in ambulances and hospitals. Now a mother is fighting to make leaving an overdose victim to die a felony.
As healthcare reform looms, drug makers raising prices
But drug companies say they are having to raise prices to maintain the profits necessary to invest in research and development of new drugs as the patents on many of their most popular drugs are set to expire over the next few years, reports the New York Times.
New FDA program aims to cut down on drug errors
The FDA has started the “Safe Use” program to reduce the amount of hospitalizations that occur each year because of medication overdoses, misuse, and mix-ups under physician supervision.
New York Times highlights Philly’s addiction treatment program as a success
The federal government has provided grants to 24 sites around the country to adopt similar practices.
Prescription assistance program making a stop in PA
Will bring with it Jerome “The Bus” Bettis.
Group says prescription drug revenue growth will decline next year
Revenue will still increase, just not as much as in past years.