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  • August 2008

    • New Databases Share Test Results, Prescriptions

      Washington Post  |  Aug 4, 08 1:57 PM CDT

      New Databases Share Test Results, Prescriptions

      (Newser) - The prescriptions and medical test results of more than 200 million Americans are being assembled into commercial databases, the Washington Post reports, which then sell health "credit reports" to insurance companies trying to evaluate whether to accept an individual for coverage. The companies not only disclose drug and test information, they provide a "pharmacy risk score," based on people in a particular age group who have taken the same prescriptions. More »

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      medicine  • health insurance  • prescription  • Georgetown University  • online medical records

  • July 2008
  • January 2008

    • Risky Errors on Rise With Sound-Alike Drugs

      Reuters  |  Jan 30, 08 9:24 AM CST

      Risky Errors on Rise With Sound-Alike Drugs

      (Newser) - The problem of drug-name mix-ups is growing in the US, with harmful and sometimes even fatal consequences for patients, USA Today reports. A study undertaken by the group that regulates generic drug names found that the rate of mix-ups has more than doubled since 2004. In one case, a 7-year-old boy ended up in the emergency room after being given schizophrenia drug Zyprexa instead of  the allergy drug Zyrtec. More »

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      prescription drugs  • pharmaceutical  • prescription  • generic drugs

  • November 2007

    • Big Pharma Goes East to Test Drugs

      Time  |  Nov 19, 07 8:09 PM CST

      Big Pharma Goes East to Test Drugs

      (Newser) - Big Pharma is testing more drugs in China, where studies cost less and a big, aging population has more chronic ailments, Time reports. But critics question the country's product safety and ponder the fate of tested patients. Even Big Pharma is concerned—about intellectual property rights—but the lure of cheap testing and low salaries inspired them to double R&D in China last year. More »

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      China  • drugs  • pharmaceutical companies  • prescription  • drug trials

  • October 2007

    • FDA Promises More Generics

      Reuters  |  Oct 5, 07 9:19 AM CDT

      FDA Promises More Generics

      (Newser) - The FDA approved about a third more generic drugs in fiscal 2007 than the year prior, and pledged yesterday to speed its review process to accommodate yet more. Sales of generics, which average about one-third the cost of their brand-name counterparts, are up 22%—and one advocacy group says the FDA isn't doing enough to cut through the 1,300-drug backlog. More »

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      medicine  • FDA  • prescription  • generic drugs  • Pharmacy

    • FDA May Ease Rx Drug Sales

      Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 4, 07 5:55 AM CDT

      FDA May Ease Rx Drug Sales

      (Newser) - The federal Food and Drug Administration may allow more drugs to be sold by pharmacists without a prescription if they are kept behind the counter off display shelves. The FDA  announced a hearing next month to explore the "public health benefit of drugs being available without a prescription but only after intervention by a pharmacist," reports the Wall Street Journal. More »

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      FDA  • prescription  • cholesterol lowering drug  • Plan B  • Zocor  • over the counter

  • July 2007

    • Skipping Meds Can Be Deadly

      Associated Press  |  Jul 31, 07 5:31 AM CDT

      Skipping Meds Can Be Deadly

      (Newser) - Half of all patients with chronic illnesses don't take their medication as prescribed, says a new report, undermining their health and hastening their death. Patients with illnesses like heart disease and asthma often skip doses, misunderstand prescriptions or drop medication as soon as they feel better. The result is  more doctor visits, more hospitalizations, and billions in medical bills. More »

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      health  • medicine  • heart disease  • elderly  • blood pressure  • prescription drugs  • patients  • prescription  • chronic illness

  • April 2007
  • March 2007

    • Alzheimer's Patients Dying In Prescription Scandal

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 30, 07 10:13 AM CDT

      Alzheimer's Patients Dying In Prescription Scandal

      (Newser) - Sedatives commonly prescribed to Alzheimer's and dementia patients are leading to their premature death, new research reported in the Guardian concludes.  The drugs, called neuroleptics, combat the diseases' more alarming symptoms, including agitation and hallucinations. Their widespread off-label use in the U.K.—where they're licensed only for schitzophrenia—is being called a scandal. More »

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      health  • health care  • medicine  • Alzheimer's  • dementia  • schizophrenia  • prescription

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