medication
Do Patients’ Expectation of Surgical Pain Affect Medication Consumption?
The more a patient fears pain from a surgical procedure, the more likely they are to report increased pain and ...
JULY 24, 2023
Come Together to Increase Biosimilar Uptake
The use of biosimilars could be higher if stakeholders, from manufacturers to payors and pharmacists, united to ...
MAY 27, 2021
Getting Patients the Medications They Need
Medicines that might aid in the fight against COVID-19 are flooding our newsfeeds.
AUGUST 7, 2020
Study Confirms Opioid Scripts More Common in People With Psych Disorders; Taking Meds a Predictor
People were more likely to receive an opioid prescription if they had opioid use disorder or other substance use ...
OCTOBER 19, 2016
Adding Medication Purpose to Drug Labels Improves Safety
Labels should tell patients the purpose of the medication they are taking. Providing this information helps create ...
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Migraine Prevention Drug Begins To Work Quickly, Study Shows
An investigative migraine prophylaxis medication reduces the amount of time people experience migraine headache in ...
AUGUST 19, 2016
ISMP Report Links Psoriasis Drugs and Cancer
Some biological products used to treat psoriasis may be associated with an increased risk for skin cancer and other ...
AUGUST 18, 2016
Coverage Issues Limiting MS Patients’ Rx Access
Insurance coverage changes impede drug access for nearly 25% of people with multiple sclerosis.
JULY 27, 2016
Experts Sift Through Tea Leaves for U.S. Biosimilars Market
The FDA approval of Zarxio and its most recent approval of Celltrion and Pfizer’s Inflectra are just the ...
JULY 5, 2016
Opioids Pose Infection Risk to RA Patients
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis face an increased risk for serious infection and hospitalization. Use of opioid ...
JUNE 29, 2016
Study: Most Gout Patients Knowledgeable About Condition, Vast Majority Unaware of Numerical Treatment Goals
New research may hold answers as to why gout is so poorly managed in many patients: Although the study participants ...
MAY 10, 2016
Survey: Potential Dangers of NSAIDs, Acetaminophen Often Ignored, Unrecognized
Over 40% of surveyed patients said they see over-the-counter label use instructions as “just ...
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
