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Community health centers show large uptick in prescribing meds for opioid addiction
The volume of those who received medications for opioid use disorder at federally qualified health centers more than doubled ...
Combining self-help groups and medication boosts success in opioid treatment, research finds
In 2023, more than 84,000 people in the U.S. died from overdosing on opioids—everything from prescription painkillers to ...
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Missoula governments eye plan to award $1 million in opioid settlement money
The first batch of funding includes $1.12 million for the Missoula metro area in 2025, with roughly $700,000 annually slated ...
The AHA’s costly wish list
The HALT Fentanyl Act would permanently classify street versions of fentanyl as Schedule I substances and bolster efforts to research fentanyl alternatives, Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), the bill’s ...
Ozempic is in the next round of Medicare drug price negotiations. See the full list of 15 medications
The talks on drugs including Novo Nordisk's Wegovy, GSK's Trelegy Ellipta, and Pfizer's Xtandi will set Medicare prices that ...
Ozempic, Wegovy and other new drugs are selected for Medicare’s price negotiations
Biden administration says popular weight loss drugs have been added to Medicare’s list of medications that will be negotiated ...
Medicare targets 15 more drugs for price negotiations — including Ozempic
On its last weekday in power, the Biden Administration has chosen the next batch of drugs up for price negotiation in ...
WBAL-TV10d
'It saves lives': Bills to create overdose prevention sites in Maryland before state lawmakers
"An overdose prevention site takes care of the whole person and tries to connect them to other services in the community that ...
The Herald News12d
Do Fall River students need to learn how to use Narcan? School board says yes
FALL RIVER — At a Jan. 13 meeting, the School Committee voted in favor of teaching 11th and 12th graders how to administer ...
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List of drugs for exceptional importation and sale
Proposed changes to this list are open for consultation. Learn about the consultation and how to provide your feedback. The consultation closes on March 8, 2025. Drugs included on the list for ...
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Making Sense of Medicare Prescription Drug Lists: What’s Covered?
Medicare plans have a list of medications, both brand-name and generic, they cover. This list is called a formulary. You can use it when comparing plans. Share on Pinterest alvarez/Getty Images ...