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Medical Marijuana for Osteoarthritis in Illinois
An advisory board has recommended osteoarthritis and a host of disorders for inclusion in the Illinois new medical marijuana program.
Read ArticleMost Prescribed Branded Drugs Through March 2015
In the last 12 months, levothyroxine (Synthroid) was the most prescribed drug in the USA with 21.6 million prescriptions. Adalimumab (Humira) had 8.3 billion in sales, followed by etanercept (Enbrel) at nearly $6 billion.
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Who Should Pay for Drug 'Take-Back' Programs
Unused pills and prescriptions pose a significant safety risk in the home and may contribute to dosing errors or inadvertent drug use. The issue has led the DEA to sponsor national drug disposal programs and local municipalities have followed with similar programs. At issue is who shoul
Read ArticleDrug-Induced Lupus is Rare with TNF inhibitor Therapy
Real World Biologic Success in Systemic JIA
A retrospective review of 77 SoJIA patients revealed that 50-70% achieved inactive disease or remission when treated with IL-1 inhibitors (anakinra, canakinumab). Good responses were seen with tocilizumab or abatacept, but only 8% responded to etanercept.
Read ArticleMedicare Spends $2.5 billion on Prescription Nexium in 2013
Medicare released its list of the most costly medicines presribed in 2013.
Read ArticleCelebrex Goes Generic
The generic drug manufactuer Actavis joins Teva and Mylan with their lauch of celecoxib (Celebrex)in 50 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg and 400 mg capsules. In 2013 celecoxib was the 21st leading prescribed drug in the U.S. with $2.4 billion in sales as of mid 2014.
Read ArticleGeneric drug prices soar
Congress investigates why the price of more than 1,200 generic medications increased an average 448% betweeen 2013-2014.http://buff.ly/1v56VUt
Read ArticleSpecialty Drugs to Cost Consumers More Next Year
The patients out of pocket costs for "Specialty Drugs" will increase significantly in 2015.
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