News tagged with drug formulary
Deaths related to narcotic pain relievers have doubled since 1991: Study
Deaths from opioid use in Ontario have doubled -- from 13.7 deaths per million residents in 1991 to 27.2 deaths per million residents in 2004 -- according to a new study led by physicians at St. Michael's Hospital and the ...
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Researchers discover asphyxia trigger in opioid poisoning
Researchers at the University of Toronto have discovered a new way to combat asphyxiation caused by opioid poisoning, by “rescuing” a part of the brain which controls breathing. Having determined the mechanism of ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Governments should pay for smoking cessation therapies: Canadian researchers
Canada should follow the lead of Quebec, Australia and the United Kingdom by publicly funding smoking cessation pharmacotherapies, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Aug 30, 2010 |
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MRSA policies differ among hospitals, study shows
Hospitals vary in how they detect and treat drug-resistant staph infections, but most follow national guideline recommendations, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 17, 2010 |
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Study offers reassurance on commonly prescribed drug
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Dundee have found that a drug which is commonly prescribed for patients with conditions including high blood pressure, heart failure and liver disease is safer than a previous ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 19, 2010 |
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Study examines use of clinical and cost-effectiveness data for drug coverage decisions
A comparison of national agencies that play a role in determining drug coverage decisions in Britain, Canada and Australia finds that uncertainty regarding clinical effectiveness is a key issue in coverage decisions, with ...
Oct 06, 2009 |
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CER study demonstrated asthma patients had better overall results with oral controllers
A newly published comparative effectiveness study demonstrated that asthma patients in general had better clinical outcomes with oral controllers than inhaled corticosteroids.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Etoricoxib provides long lasting pain relief after surgery
Oral etoricoxib is at least as effective as other drugs commonly used for pain relief after surgery. A Cochrane Systematic Review has confirmed the effectiveness of the drug, which is sold under the brand name of Arcoxia.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 15, 2009 |
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New drug development still takes 8 years despite faster FDA review, according to Tufts CSDD
While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Drug has quickened review and approval of new medicines, the complex nature of diseases for which new therapeutics are being developed has resulted in longer clinical development ...
Jan 08, 2009 |
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Electronic prescribing system may encourage physicians to choose lower-cost drugs
Clinicians using an electronic prescribing system appear more likely to prescribe lower-cost medications, reducing drug spending, according to a report in the December 8/22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the ...
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Free drug samples may end up costing uninsured more
Free drug samples provided to physicians by pharmaceutical companies could actually be costing uninsured patients more in the long run, according to a study done by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center ...
Sep 05, 2008 |
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