Tag: prescription drugs

The US Accounts For Nearly Half Of Global Diabetes Drug Sales

By Tyler Durden Eli Lilly, the world’s second-largest maker of anti-diabetes drugs, has become one of several companies to fall victim to fake-but-verified Twitter accounts spreading false information last week. On November 10, a “verified” account using the handle @EliLillyandCo tweeted: “We are excited to…

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Healthcare Hell: 1 in 5 Seniors Skip Paying Rent, Buying Groceries to Afford Their Cocktail of Prescription Meds

By Chris Melore New survey reveals the average senior takes six different medications, with nearly half expecting that number to increase as they get older. NEW YORK — More than a third of older Americans are worried about affording their medication in the future (34%). A health-focused…

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Prescription for Nothing? 7 in 10 Doctors Give Patients Unnecessary Antibiotics for Asymptomatic Infections

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira Antibiotics can be dangerous to the gut and increase the risk of creating antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains. Despite the danger to “good” bacteria in the body, a new study finds about 70 percent of primary care physicians still believe in prescribing antibiotics for…

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Nearly 1 in 5 Antibiotics Prescribed to Medicaid Patients Without Infection Diagnosis

A new Northwestern Medicine study has found alarmingly high rates of inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for patients on Medicaid, the public health insurance program for those with lower incomes. Using Medicaid insurance claims between 2004 and 2013, the study evaluated 298 million antibiotic prescriptions filled by…

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Opioid Makers/Distributors Dumped On Reports Of Federal Criminal Probe

By Tyler Durden Federal prosecutors have reportedly opened a criminal investigation into whether pharmaceutical companies intentionally allowed opioid painkillers to flood communities. As The Wall Street Journal notes, the feds are employing laws normally used to go after drug dealers, according to people familiar with…

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