Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes
NY Times
SEPTEMBER 11, 2021
At least 21 percent of nursing home residents are on antipsychotic drugs, a Times investigation found.
U.S. plans crackdown on nursing homes that sedate patients with unnecessary antipsychotics
STAT News
JANUARY 18, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government says it will begin a targeted crackdown on nursing homes’ abuse of antipsychotic drugs and misdiagnoses of schizophrenia in patients.
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Lilly to test COVID-19 antibody drug in unorthodox nursing home study
Bio Pharma Dive
AUGUST 3, 2020
Seeking fast answers in a pandemic, Lilly will use mobile RVs to set up infusion clinics at assisted living facilities, which have become COVID-19 hot spots.
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ICON's Kathleen Mandziuk's journey from nursing to respected drug development innovator
BioPharma Reporter
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Mandziuk is vice president of real world solutions and tokenisation and says nothing could have prepared the health industry for the global impact the Covid pandemic has had.
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Psychotropic Drug Prescribing Among Nursing Home Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic
JAMA Internal Medicine
MARCH 14, 2021
This cross-sectional study uses data from the Ontario Drug Benefit database to assess prescribing patterns of psychotropic drugs among nursing home residents in Ontario, Canada during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
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The Use of Antipsychotic Drugs in Nursing Homes
NY Times
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
A professor, a psychiatrist and a nurse react to a Times investigation. Also: A modern Civil War; a more confident child.
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Lilly's antibody drug prevents COVID-19 in study, but hurdles to use remain
Bio Pharma Dive
JANUARY 20, 2021
Results from a clinical trial in nursing home residents and staff offered the first evidence Lilly's bamlanivimab could protect against, as well as treat, COVID-19
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Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
The Pharma Data
NOVEMBER 26, 2020
26, 2020 — In isolated areas of the United States, nurse practitioners are filling an important role in helping people access treatment for opioid addiction, according to a Washington State University (WSU) study. ” Nurse practitioners are sometimes the only health care provider in these very rural areas, Klein explained. .
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Drug Prevents Coronavirus Infection in Nursing Homes, Maker Claims
NY Times
JANUARY 21, 2021
A monoclonal antibody protected residents and staff members in facilities where the virus had appeared.
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Eli Lilly Claims Drug Prevents Coronavirus Infection in Nursing Homes
NY Times
JANUARY 21, 2021
A monoclonal antibody protected residents and staff members in facilities where the virus had appeared.
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The rise of prescription drug abuse and drug diversion
pharmaphorum
JANUARY 12, 2023
As prescription drug abuse has grown in the US and Europe, the diversion of such treatments from legitimate sources has also increased. Ben Hargreaves speaks to an expert in the area to learn how drug diversion occurs, and how it can be countered. Why drug diversion represents a challenge.
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Here’s a new data point for cancer patients to consider: ‘time toxicity’
STAT News
APRIL 10, 2023
She added up the time involved: waiting for a nurse to arrive to draw her blood; waiting for a courier to pick up her blood; waiting for another courier to drop off the chemotherapy drugs; waiting for a nurse to arrive to connect her to the infusion pump and later for another nurse to return to disconnect her.
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March 28, 2024: Health Equity Core Provides Reference for Equitable Language in Pragmatic Trials
Rethinking Clinical Trials
MARCH 28, 2024
This reference guide offers essential guidelines in instances where direct input is not an option,” said Rosa Gonzalez-Guarda, cochair of the Health Equity Core and an associate professor and assistant dean in the Duke University School of Nursing. “We
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A Racial Disparity in Schizophrenia Diagnoses in Nursing Homes
NY Times
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Diagnoses for the disorder have soared in the past decade, driven in part by a loophole in regulations. A new study shows the impact has been more severe for Black Americans.
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Takeda shells out $42M to settle Medicaid fraud claims in Texas
Fierce Pharma
AUGUST 9, 2023
After a whistleblower lawsuit accused Takeda and its subsidiaries of Medicaid fraud through illegal reimbursement arrangements and paid referrals in Texas, the company has agreed to pay more than $ | A whistleblower lawsuit accused the drugmaker of paying nurse educators to recommend ADHD drug Vyvanse to providers.
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Your HCP marketing just became harder, a lot harder
World of DTC Marketing
JUNE 11, 2021
Health care professionals have been critical of these agencies’ decisions during the pandemic, with some concerned that their work has been politicized and now with advisory panel members resigning as a result of the terrible decision to approve Biogen’s drug you can bet that HCPs are going o want to see a lot more clinical data.
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Nearly one in five patients with heart disease use mental health drugs
Scienmag
JANUARY 10, 2022
Sophia Antipolis, 11 January 2022: Antidepressants and other psychiatric medications are associated with an almost doubled risk of premature death in patients with heart conditions, according to research published today in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1
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STAT+: Despite their anger over high drug prices, Americans are giving pharma credit for helping contain Covid-19
STAT News
JULY 26, 2022
The only entities that received a statistically significant amount more credit were hospitals, makers of protective equipment, scientists, doctors, and nurses. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…
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90% of penicillin allergy labels in Hong Kong found to be false
Medical Xpress
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
A collaborative research team led by Dr. Philip Li from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has pioneered a new nurse-led penicillin allergy triage and testing strategy—the Hong Kong Drug Allergy Delabelling Initiative (HK-DADI), and demonstrated its effectiveness and safety compared to traditional allergy testing.
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We make clinical research easy.
Deltaclinical
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Clinical trials in drug development are a vital part of the process to bring new medicines to patients. We have recognized this need and offer flexible and fast services that can be custom tailored, specifically to meet all study protocols.
We make clinical research easy.
Deltaclinical
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Clinical trials in drug development are a vital part of the process to bring new medicines to patients. Training study nurse. We have recognized this need and offer flexible and fast services that can be custom tailored, specifically to meet all study protocols. Data processing (eCRF). Quality control. Pre-)screening calls.
We make clinical research easy.
Deltaclinical
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Clinical trials in drug development are a vital part of the process to bring new medicines to patients. Training study nurse. We have recognized this need and offer flexible and fast services that can be custom tailored, specifically to meet all study protocols. Data processing (eCRF). Quality control. Pre-)screening calls.
We make clinical research easy.
Deltaclinical
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Clinical trials in drug development are a vital part of the process to bring new medicines to patients. Training study nurse. We have recognized this need and offer flexible and fast services that can be custom tailored, specifically to meet all study protocols. Data processing (eCRF). Quality control. Pre-)screening calls.
STAT+: Advanced practice clinicians slightly more likely to take industry funding than doctors
STAT News
OCTOBER 31, 2022
A slightly larger share of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other advanced practice clinicians accept payments from drug and device makers compared with physicians, a first-of-its-kind study found. Of all the advanced practice clinicians working in the U.S. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…
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Health Care Workers, Nursing Home Residents to Get First Vaccines: Panel
The Pharma Data
DECEMBER 1, 2020
1, 2020 — Health care workers and people in nursing homes should be at the front of the line for upcoming COVID-19 vaccines, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration hasn’t yet authorized the two leading vaccines for emergency use. TUESDAY, Dec. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel recommended Tuesday.
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How to Reduce Your Chance of Medication Errors
Triage Cancer
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
million preventable adverse drug interactions every year in US hospitals and long-term care facilities. Medication errors in healthcare facilities include dispensing the wrong drug or the wrong dosage, drug overdoses, and overlooked drug interactions and allergies. Medication Issues at Home. Write this information down.
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Virtual reality trains public to reverse opioid overdoses
Scienmag
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Credit: Penn Nursing The United States has seen a 200% increase in the rate of deaths by opioid overdose in the last 20 years. Naloxone, also called Narcan, is a prescription drug that reverses opioid overdoses, and in more than 40 states — including Pennsylvania — there is […].
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Can you get Promethazine Cough Syrup?
Druggist
JULY 22, 2020
Promethazine: effect on the body Promethazine belongs to a group of drugs called antihistamines. Pharmacy-only drugs are not available for the public for self-selection; therefore, a request needs to be made in the pharmacy to purchase the required product. Adults and children over 16 years of age can use nigh Nurse liquid.
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HCP’s use of social media: the good and the not so good
World of DTC Marketing
AUGUST 9, 2021
The best approach is to use social media to connect HCPs to clincial information and drug trials. million other healthcare professionals worldwide, including medical students, residents, nurses, and more,45 Medscape is the largest news site for HCPs around the world, . Doximity was flagged for having anti-vaccine information.
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CVS to Give Out Covid-19 Treatment in Nursing Homes
NY Times
DECEMBER 2, 2020
The three-month pilot program involves just 1,000 doses of the medication in seven big cities. It’s not clear how much impact that will have as demand surges.
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Personalized feedback can reduce opioid prescribing rates, new study shows
Scienmag
APRIL 18, 2022
While drug overdose deaths reached an all-time high in 2021, opioid prescribing by physicians and clinicians dropped significantly in emergency departments that prioritized personalized feedback between peers, according to a new analysis in Annals of Emergency Medicine. WASHINGTON, D.C.—While
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How a Javits Center Vaccine Nurse Spends Her Sundays
NY Times
MARCH 26, 2021
‘This job makes me feel like I’m part of history.’.
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Insurance companies putting profits ahead of patients
World of DTC Marketing
JUNE 1, 2022
Unfortunately his insurance company, he pays $1400 a month for additional insurance, said no and put him in a nursing home for three days. Even when patients want a new drug their insurance company often says “no” Many insurance companies refuse to cover new weight loss drugs that their doctors deem medically necessary.
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STAT+: A young boy’s nightmare diagnosis, and the $3 million one-time treatment that will likely save his life
STAT News
APRIL 3, 2023
When the long-awaited moment arrived, a nurse helped Adam Hess loosen a tiny plastic clamp on an intravenous line leading to the chest of his son, who lay asleep in a bed at Boston Children’s Hospital.
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Prescribing shift for Pfizer’s Paxlovid expands access but draws questions
Pharmaceutical Technology
JULY 20, 2022
On 6 July, in an effort to accelerate access, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed pharmacists to also begin prescribing the drug to eligible individuals with Covid-19. Previously, only licensed and authorised physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants could prescribe the drug. .
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FDA Adds Quiz to Its Bad Ad Program to Combat Misleading Pharma Promotions
XTalks
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Although the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) doesn’t vet pharma ads, it has a “Bad Ad” program that now has an interactive quiz to help in the reporting of misleading information in pharmaceutical promotions. Moreover, the pharmaceutical industry spent more than $24 billion on drug promotion in 2017, of which $18.5
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Cancer Professional and Survivor: ‘Without Clinical Trials, People Like Me Would Have No Hope’
ACRP blog
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
The irony―I am a cancer nurse and have been all my career. …My Every drug I have received so far is the result of men and women participating in clinical trials that have shown these drugs are safe and effective in the treatment of breast cancer. The same applies to drugs for other cancers.
Doctors don’t have time for digital
World of DTC Marketing
APRIL 27, 2021
When I asked why the nurse at the front desk said that they are overwhelmed with patients who are finally coming out of Covid hibernation. With the CDC relaxing COVID guidelines, one has to wonder when drug reps will start using their company cars that have been idle for over a year. Of course, it really depends on specialty.
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Baxter Issues a Recall of Their Abacus Drug Compounding Software
XTalks
AUGUST 2, 2022
This week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) characterized Baxter Healthcare’s pharma compounding software recall as a Class I recall , indicating that the Abacus device could result in serious injury or death. They also suggest having a pharmacist review orders and that both pharmacy and nurse checks be conducted on every order.
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Eli Lilly’s Antibody Med Shows Potential in Preventing COVID-19 in the Elderly | 2021-01-21
The Pharma Data
JANUARY 21, 2021
Eli Lilly reported yesterday that its monoclonal antibody bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) significantly lessened the risk of contracting COVID-19 among nursing home residents and staff, according to findings from a phase 3 trial. James Miessler.
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AI in pharma: Can it be used in DTC?
World of DTC Marketing
FEBRUARY 7, 2021
Drug Discovery and Manufacturing: It helps in the initial screening of drug compounds to the predicted success rate based on biological factors. Precision medicine or next-generation sequencing helps in the faster discovery of drugs and tailored medication for individual patients. . Measuring RNA, DNA quickly.
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UK university strikes e-prescribing partnership with Better
pharmaphorum
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
A UK university has struck a partnership with medical technology firm Better that aims to give nursing and pharmacy students a better insight into e-prescribing. Nursing students will use the system in modules on how to administer medicines and in the university’s ‘high fidelity simulation’ of a hospital environment.
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ACRP 2023 Speakers Emphasize Impacts of Quality and Diversity on Clinical Trial Sites
ACRP blog
APRIL 29, 2023
Discussing the modernization of clinical trials in light of the pandemic and even larger, ongoing trends, David Burrow, PharmD, JD, Director, Office of Scientific Investigations, Office of Compliance, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. What is ‘true’ today may not be true tomorrow. “At
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