2018 NEWS
A selection of health and prescription drug related news
DECEMBER
December 31, 2018 - Associated Press - NYC Pharmacies to stop selling cigarettes starting January 1, 2019… Read Here
December 31, 2018 - Food and Drug Administration - Aurobindo Pharma, USA recalls several lots of Valsartan drugs due to possible presence of contaminant…Read Here
December 20, 2018 - Food and Drug Administration - FDA warns of quinolone antibiotics increasing risk of aortic blood vessel ruptures in certain patients… Read Here
December 7, 2018 - Washington Post - ‘All I want for Christmas is the Shingles Vaccine’… Read Here
December 6, 2018 - Associated Press - Surgeon General: Federal drug classification system needs changes… Read Here
December 5, 2018 - Reuters - Cost keeps many diabetics from taking needed insulin… Read Here
December 4, 2018 - Reuters - Mylan to recall all batches of blood pressure medication valsartan in the U.S.… Read Here
November
November 30, 2018 - National Institutes of Health - Meeting the challenge of engaging men in HIV prevention and treatment…Read Here
November 26, 2018 - Associated Press - Proposed changes on Medicare drugs create winners and losers… Read Here
November 15, 2018 - Reuters - U.S Doctors advise against cannabis in pregnant and breastfeeding women…Read Here
November 13, 2018 - Reuters - Many U.S drug stores fail to provide naloxone for opioid overdoses…Read Here
November 10, 2018 - NPR - Vitamin D and Fish Oil supplements mostly disappoint in long-awaited research results… Read Here
OCTOBER
October 30, 2018 - Food and Drug Administration - Voluntary nationwide recall of specific lots of Irbesartan 75mg,150mg & 300mg due to presence of NDEA…Read Here
October 24, 2018 - Reuters - FDA approves new Flu drug, Xofluza… Read Here
October 2, 2018 - Associated Press - New rulings on medical marijuana use go against employers… Read Here
October 2, 2018 - Associated Press - US regulators OK updated version of decades-old antibiotic… Read Here
October 1, 2018 - Reuters - Women who drink more water get fewer UTIs… Read Here
September
September 28, 2018 - Reuters - FDA halts imports from China's Huahai after heart drug recall… Read Here
September 24, 2018 - Associated Press - Connecticut receiving $20 million to combat opioid epidemic… Read Here
September 22, 2018 - Associated Press - UN: Excessive drinking killed over 3 million people in 2016… Read Here
September 21, 2018 - Reuters - Drug shortages may add $230 million to annual U.S. drug costs… Read Here
September 21, 2018 - Reuters - UK doctors win battle with drug giants over cheaper eye medicine… Read Here
September 16, 2018 - National Institutes of Health - Daily low-dose aspirin found to have no effect on healthy life span in older people…Read Here
September 4, 2018 - Associated Press - Report: Prescription prices vary widely among pharmacies…Read Here
August
August 27, 2018 - Food and Drug Administration - Accord Healthcare inc. issues voluntary nationwide recall of hydrochlorothiazide 12mg tablets USP due to labeling mix-up... Read Here
August 27, 2018 - AP - Aspirin disappoints for avoiding first heart attack, stroke...Read Here
August 24, 2018 - NPR - No amount of alcohol is good for your health, global study says...Read Here
August 23, 2018 - Reuters - History of heavy drinking linked to more aggressive prostate cancer...Read Here
August 23, 2018 - Reuters - Oklahoma Medicaid tests new tactic to curb U.S. drug costs...Read Here
August 23, 2018 - NPR - Open medical records can spur frank talk between doctors and patients...Read Here
August 22, 2018 - Reuters - Life expectancy declines seen in U.S. and other high-income countries...Read Here
August 22, 2018 - Reuters - Breastfeeding linked to lower stroke risk...Read Here
August 21, 2018 - National Institutes of Health - NIH Officials: Closing treatment gaps critical to ending the U.S. HIV epidemic...Read Here
August 17, 2018 - Food and Drug Administration - FDA permits marketing of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder... Read Here
August 16, 2018 - Food and Drug Administration - FDA approves first generic version of EpiPen...Read Here
August 1, 2018 - NPR Health - Under new rules, cheaper 'short-term' health care plans now last up to 3 years...Read Here
JULY
July 27, 2018 - National Law Review - New Connecticut Law Allows Tele-medicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances... Read Here
July 24, 2018 - ABC News - AIDS drugs show more promise for preventing new infections...Read Here
July 19, 2018 - FDA - Valsartan Containing Products: Update Health Professional and Consumer on Recent Recall Products...Read Here
July 13, 2018 - Food and Drug Administration - Voluntary nationwide recalls of affected batches of Valsartan containing products from multiple distributors... Details Here, Here and Here
July 12, 2018 - AP News - FDA to more aggressively tackle drug shortages...Read Here
July 11, 2018 - Kaiser Health News - Pfizer To Temporarily Roll Back Drug Price Increases...Read Here
July 10, 2018 - Food and Drug Administration - Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics: FDA requires labeling changes due to low blood sugar and mental health side effects...Read Here
July 9, 2018 - Washington Post - Out-Of-Pocket Costs Put HIV Prevention Drug Out Of Reach For Many...Read Here
JUNE
June 29, 2018 - New York Times - Amazon to Buy Online Pharmacy PillPack, Jumping Into the Drug Business... Read Here
June 25, 2018 - Food and Drug Administration - FDA Approves First Drug Derived From Marijuana to Treat Rare Severe Forms of Epilepsy...Read Here
June 25, 2018 - WestFair - Norwalk Hospital Initiative Reduces Opiate Prescriptions by 45%…Read Here
June 13, 2018 - CBS - Why Prescription Drug Shortages Are So Costly...Read Here
June 4, 2018 - Food and Drug Administration - Hospira Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall for Two Lots of Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection... Read Here
MAY
May 30, 2018 - WebMD - Trump OKs 'Right to Try' Law for Terminal Patients...Read Here
May 15, 2018 - Reuters - U.S State attorneys general sues Purdue Pharma over opioid epidemic...Read Here
May 9, 2018 - Pharmacy Times - Researchers and clinicians confront todays HIV profile...Read Here
May 9, 2018 - NPR - Why Can't Medicare Patients Use Drug Manufactureres Coupons...Read Here
May 3, 2018 - US News - House Passes Bill to Import Prescription Drugs from Canada... Read Here
APRIL
April 28, 2018 - News12 - Sites accept pills for National Drug Take Back Day...Watch Here
April 24, 2018 - CT Post - Trumbull’s prescription drug take-back day set for April 28...Read Here
April 20, 2018 - Drug Enforcement Agency - National Prescription Drug Take Back Day April 28 10am to 2pm...Read Here
April 16, 2018 - CNN Money - Pharmacies Surge on Report that Amazon is Backing Away on Prescription Drugs...Read Here
April 13, 2018 - The Washington Post - Fourth Circuit appeals court strikes down Maryland’s drug price-gouging law... Read Here
April 11, 2018 - Connecticut Public Radio - Connecticut state medical society backs push for more people to carry naloxone... Read Here
April 10, 2018 - The Washington Post - Study: Despite decline in prescriptions, opioid deaths skyrocketing due to heroin and synthetic drugs... Read Here
April 7, 2018 - NPR - Limits on Medical Marijuana research hinders patient relief... Read Here
April 5, 2018 - NPR - Surgeon General urges more Americans to carry opioid antidote... Read Here
April 2, 2018 - NPR - Opioid use lower in states that eased marijuana laws... Read Here
march
March 30, 2018 - Health IT Analytics - New York expands Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to 25 states... Read Here
March 28, 2018 - American Pharmacists Association - Review uncovers dangerous herb-drug interactions... Read Here
March 26, 2018 - CNN - Medicare drug prices soar at ten times the rate of inflation... Read Here
March 23, 2018 - Bloomberg - Prescription drug clawbacks under fire... Read Here
March 23, 2018 - Kaiser Health News - Opioid painkiller is top prescription in ten states... Read Here
March 20, 2018 - Business Wire - Market for Metabolic Disorder Drugs and other pharmaceuticals expects continued growth... Read Here
March 19, 2018 - Connecticut Prescription Monitoring Program- Change the SCRxIPT campaign... Read Here
March 15, 2018 - ABC News - Many overpay for prescriptions when copays are higher than drug costs... Read Here
March 14, 2018 - Connecticut Law Tribune - Class action suit against Cigna for alleged prescription drug overcharging moves forward... Read Here
March 14, 2018 - New York Times (Opinion) - Many drugs and Many doctors leads to many mistakes... Read Here
March 13, 2018 - Pharmacy Times - FDA approves Smart Glucose Monitoring System... Read Here
March 13, 2018 - Oregon Governor signs bill requiring drug manufacturers to disclose research, development and other costs when they increase drug prices by 10% or more...Read Here
March 13, 2018 - American Society of Health System Pharmacist - Pharmacists contribute to Integrated Health Systems' approaches to opioid safety... Read Here
March 8, 2018 - Forbes - Insurance company Cigna purchases PBM Express Scripts... Read Here
March 6, 2018 - The Associated Press - FDA wants mail workers to inspect more packages for opioids...Read Here
March 6, 2018 - American Pharmacists Association - Pharmacists advocate for the patient voice in healthcare quality... Read Here
March 5, 2018 - The Associated Press - Missouri House passes bill to allow local pharmacies take back unused prescription drugs...Read Here
March 2, 2018 - The Associated Press - Oregon legislators approve bill that requires pharmaceutical companies to share drug D&D costs...Read Here
March 1, 2018 - Connecticut Pharmacists Association - 2018 Pharmacy Day at the Capitol...Read Here
March 1, 2018 - Hartford Courant - More than 1000 people died from drug overdoses in Connecticut last year...Read Here
February
February 26, 2018 - Pharmacy Times - Top 200 drugs of 2018...Read Here
February 16, 2018 - CNN Money - FDA vows to combat high drug prices and companies 'gaming the system'... Read Here
February 13, 2018 - APhA - CDC includes pharmacists in proven models for heart disease prevention...Read Here
February 2, 2018 - Politico - FDA could intervene with 'Right-to-try' if needed...Read Here