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New England Journal of Medicine, 2002
The soaring cost of prescription drugs has caused two interrelated problems — the expense for those who can afford to pay for them and the limited access to medications for those who cannot.
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The soaring cost of prescription drugs has caused two interrelated problems — the expense for those who can afford to pay for them and the limited access to medications for those who cannot.
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New England Journal of Medicine, 2004
Richard G. Frank writes that the candidates differ sharply on two issues affecting drug prices: the importation of prescription drugs and the role of government in negotiating prices for Medicare.
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Richard G. Frank writes that the candidates differ sharply on two issues affecting drug prices: the importation of prescription drugs and the role of government in negotiating prices for Medicare.
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The Effect of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs on Opioid Prescriptions and Heroin Crime Rates
, 2018In response to growing abuse of prescription opioid painkillers, 50 U.S. states have implemented electronic prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) that record patients into a state-wide registry when a prescription opioid is received.
Justine Mallatt
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Containers for Prescription Drugs
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1979To the Editor.— Reference is made to the COMMENTARY of Sherman and associates (241:1001, 1979) concerning the problems experienced by elderly patients receiving prescriptions in child-resistant containers. The authors state that the patients and physicians do not apparently know about their options and the pharmacists fail to offer their patients the
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A Prescription for Drug Shortages
JAMA, 2012THE ACCELERATING USE OF GENERIC DRUGS, WHICH now account for 70% or more of prescriptions in the United States, has been greeted with great approbation. But the lack of market forces in the highly regulated pharmaceutical industry is resulting in a worrisome trend—shortages of drugs are occurring with increasing frequency.
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Prescription Drugs Used in Insomnia
Sleep Medicine Clinics, 2018The scope of this article is to review the effects on sleep of prescription drugs that are commonly prescribed for chronic insomnia in adults. The following groups are discussed: benzodiazepines and its receptor agonists, the dual orexin receptor antagonist suvorexant, melatonin and its receptor agonists, sedating antidepressants, and antipsychotics ...
Dirk Pevernagie +2 more
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Medicare and Prescription Drugs
New England Journal of Medicine, 2001Prescription-drug coverage is now provided for the vast majority of persons enrolled in private health insurance, Medicaid, or plans for government employees, veterans, and active military personne...
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International Journal of the Addictions, 1995
The elderly person is at risk of drug misuse and related problems because of frequent use of prescription drugs, biologic factors, and social circumstances associated with aging. Confusion, falls, and aggravation of untoward emotional states are examples of the adverse consequences.
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The elderly person is at risk of drug misuse and related problems because of frequent use of prescription drugs, biologic factors, and social circumstances associated with aging. Confusion, falls, and aggravation of untoward emotional states are examples of the adverse consequences.
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Indices of Drug Misuse for Prescription Drugs
International Journal of the Addictions, 1991Few studies of prescription-drug misuse have taken into account the numbers of prescriptions dispensed for specific drugs. Using data from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) and the National Prescription Audit, we calculated indices of drug misuse for specific prescription drugs that are used mainly in outpatient settings and are either ...
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Prescription drug monitoring programs
The Nurse Practitioner, 2015To help combat prescription drug misuse, most states have implemented Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs)-electronic databases that collect and track prescription data and flag suspected diversion activities. Equipped with expanding prescriptive authority, NPs are now poised to become vital change agents in expanding the potential ...
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