In early 2005, FDA commissioned the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to conduct
a study to examine the US drug safety system. In September 2006, the
Institute of Medicine Report entitled, “The Future of Drug Safety: Promoting
and Protecting the Health of the Public” was released and outlined numerous
ongoing and future activities designed to continue to strengthen the FDA’s
drug safety program. The Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology (OSE)
contributes Read the rest of this entry »
WASHINGTON (AP) — It could have been the world’s first prescription pistol. The single-bullet Palm Pistol set the Internet abuzz with speculation that Medicare might even pay for the elderly and disabled to pack heat.
But Monday the Food and Drug Administration said the Palm Pistol doesn’t have a shot of being listed as a medical device, and revoked the registration issued to its inventor only last week.
“The FDA has determined the product Read the rest of this entry »
Aside from diet and exercise, some prescription diet pills are recommended by doctors in order to treat obesity. However, your doctor will conduct several tests before he will prescribe a diet pill for you.
One of the factors that your doctor will have to consider is your BMI or your Body Mass Index. Basically, if you have diabetes, high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, and sleep apnea, your doctor will recommend diet pills for you if your body Read the rest of this entry »
Drugs have never been so expensive — or so cheap.
News reports and anecdotal evidence indicate that the recession is prompting many people to skimp on prescription drugs, putting their health at risk now and setting them up for higher medical expenses in the long term. So now is a good time to take a hard look at what you spend on
and figure out how you can make that money go farther.
The average brand-name prescription cost an eye-popping Read the rest of this entry »
Yesterday we reported about a bill in the Montana Legislature that would revoke registration cards of medical marijuana users for violating conditions of state law on the use of marijuana.
On Wednesday, another bill was heard on the subject of medical marijuana.
House Bill 73, if passed, would revise existing state law to allow physician assistants and nurse practitioners the authority to prescribe medical marijuana. Currently, only physicians Read the rest of this entry »
In early 2005, FDA commissioned the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to conduct
a study to examine the US drug safety system. In September 2006, the
Institute of Medicine Report entitled, “The Future of Drug Safety: Promoting
and Protecting the Health of the Public” was released and outlined numerous
ongoing and future activities designed to continue to strengthen the FDA’s
drug safety program. The Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology (OSE)
contributes Read the rest of this entry »
Monday, January 12, 2009
Among President Bush's many mistakes that President-elect Obama must undo is a last-minute rule that limits access to health-care information and services for patients who need it most.
The so-called Provider Conscience Regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services allow doctors and health-care workers to deny patients information based on their religious beliefs. It takes effect Jan. 19. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted: Feb. 24, 2009
A 19-year-old woman who admitted to police that she had prescription pills in her purse during an investigation into the death of another University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee freshman has been charged with possessing the drugs.
Stepfanie A. Kressin, a freshman at the UWM, faces one count of possession of a prescription drug without valid prescription, according to a criminal complaint filed in Milwaukee County today.
According Read the rest of this entry »
Have you taken the painkillers OxyContin or Vicodin in the past 10 months? How about the sleep aid Ambien or the stimulant Ritalin?
If you have and you obtained the drug legally, your prescription information is likely being stored in a centralized, state-managed database that can be accessed by doctors and pharmacists around Arizona.
The program, which debuted in December and is overseen by the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy, is designed to Read the rest of this entry »