Bristol-Myers Squibb discontinues its antidepressant Serzone
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Haymarket Media
May 26, 2004
Bristol-Myers Squibb has discontinued the manufacture and sales of its antidepressant Serzone, which has been linked to 55 cases of liver disease, including 20 deaths. The official halt date will be June...
Cost of meds for elderly up 6.3% over last year, AARP survey says
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Haymarket Media
Sep 21, 2006
Manufacturer prices for the most commonly prescribed drugs to people 50 and older increased by an average of 6.3% during the 12-month period ending in June, according to a recently released AARP survey....
Drug shortage may last for a while
Nov 27, 2012
More than 100 medicines now appear on the government’s drug shortage list. Those most often in short supply include anesthetics and oncological drugs, according to the Food & Drug Administration....
Popular diabetes drug could be dangerous, study finds
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Haymarket Media
May 23, 2007
A widely prescribed drug to treat type 2 diabetes increases users’ risk for heart attack, according to study findings released this week.
Common constipation drug pulled from the market
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Haymarket Media
Apr 05, 2007
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has pulled Zelnorm from the market because it can cause an increased risk of heart attack, angina, stroke and death.
Pharmaceutical company to pay $1 million to settle claims on switching drugs
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Haymarket Media
Aug 30, 2004
The Maine subsidiary of Omnicare Pharmacy, a Fortune 500 company, agreed to pay $1 million to settle claims that it switched nursing home patients’ prescriptions to a medication that would be more...
EEOC issues final rules on workplace wellness programs
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May 18, 2016
Employers may offer employees and their spouses incentives for joining workplace wellness programs up to 30% of their individual “self-only” health coverage, the Equal Employment Opportunity...
Study: Gene therapy may reduce effects of Alzheimer’s
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Haymarket Media
Apr 26, 2005
A small study using gene therapy to treat Alzheimer’s patients proved to slow the progression of the disease, according to initial reviews of the evidence.
David Grabowski: Getting Geeky with LTC
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Marty Stempniak
Jun 08, 2018
David Grabowski Professor in Health Care Policy Harvard Medical School David Grabowski freely admits that he’s a “long-term care geek.” The professor of healthcare policy at Harvard Medical...
Study: Elderly nursing home residents at lower risk for fractures
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Haymarket Media
Jun 07, 2006
Elderly female nursing home residents have fewer skeletal fractures than women who live at home. They are also older when those fractures occur, according to the results of a new study.