Law will expand use of drug to combat overdoses

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Jerry Brown has signed legislation that will expand use of a treatment to restore breathing after a drug overdose. A drug known as naloxone is used in hospitals and by paramedics to revive individuals who may have overdosed on a prescription or illegal …
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AMCP Launches Biosimilars Task Force to Show Safety and Efficacy

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SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) today established a Biosimilars Task Force to begin developing a Biosimilars Collective Intelligence System to document their safety and efficacy, using …
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Pa. ranked 14th in number of drug overdose deaths

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania ranks 14th in the rate of drug overdose deaths, according to a national study released Monday that also gave the state a low score on implementing strategies to curb prescription drug abuse. … The study comes as …
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A mammogram? Not for me

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Few doctors take the time to mention the risks of mammography — especially, the danger of overdiagnosis — that a mammogram might lead a patient to get needled, sliced, zapped with radiation and possibly treated with tamoxifen, a drug that increases …
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