60 Minutes Opioid Addiction
Opioid abuse strikes chord Sunday's "60 Minutes" episode that featured a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) whistleblower exposed what many people, including the lawyers at the national law firm of Pachman and Waichman LLP, that drug distributors are at fault for America's opioid crisis. Worse yet, DEA efforts to combat this … [Read more...] about 60 Minutes Opioid Addiction
Talking Pill Bottles Coming to a Pharmacy Near You
Talking Pill Bottles Give Patients Instruction. For many people, the mere act of taking prescription drugs can be quite problematic. Blind patients, those who are unable to read, patients who do not speak the language in which the instructions are written, and those who may be confused by the printed instructions, all face … [Read more...] about Talking Pill Bottles Coming to a Pharmacy Near You
System for Tracking Prescription Drug Side Effects
Flaws in System for Tracking Prescription Drug. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices, a nonprofit that focuses on drug safety issues, reports that the main system for tracking dangerous side effects of prescription drugs is seriously flawed because drug makers are submitting incomplete information about problems to … [Read more...] about System for Tracking Prescription Drug Side Effects
Maine Prescription Drug Secrecy Law Doesn’t Pass Constitutional Muster
Maine Prescription Drug Doesn't Pass Constitutional Muster. Maine can no longer keep the prescription writing habits of the state’s doctors secret. A federal judge just ruled that a new Maine law making doctors' prescription-writing habits confidential violates the Constitution. U.S. District Judge John Woodcock concluded that the … [Read more...] about Maine Prescription Drug Secrecy Law Doesn’t Pass Constitutional Muster
In Florida, Prescription Drug Deaths Outpace Those from Illegal Drugs
Prescription Drug Deaths. Prescription drugs have replaced cocaine and other illicit substances as the leading cause of drug abuse deaths in Florida, a new study says. Despite this, the state has no prescription drug monitoring program, and the authors of the study say Florida must do more to curb the abuse of legal … [Read more...] about In Florida, Prescription Drug Deaths Outpace Those from Illegal Drugs
Health Canada Advises Consumers of New DIANE-35 Warnings
New Warning For DIANE-35. Health Canada is advising consumers of important information about the use of the prescription drug DIANE-35. Berlex and Health Canada reached an agreement on a new version of the Product Monograph. ‘DIANE-35’ is used for the treatment of women suffering from pronounced forms of acne. The drug should not … [Read more...] about Health Canada Advises Consumers of New DIANE-35 Warnings
Rising Prescription Drug Use Corresponds to Increase in Stevens Johnson Syndrome
Prescription Drug Adverse Reaction Known As SJS Is Increasing. With more than 40 percent of Americans taking at least one prescription drug (2004 CDC report), the potential for the deadly adverse drug reaction known as Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is increasing. Described in many drug warning inserts as a "serious skin … [Read more...] about Rising Prescription Drug Use Corresponds to Increase in Stevens Johnson Syndrome
