The Risks of Prescription Drugs
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The Risks of Prescription Drugs
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Most Recently Shared on November 24, 2010 at 7:27 pm By:
PAMF Health Policy Expert Cheryl Stults collaborates/edits newly published book, "The Risks of Prescription Drugs" http://ow.ly/3f4OJ
IOM calls for more thorough safety monitoring of drugs - amednews.com
ama-assn.org — “Many risks can't be identified until a medication is on the market and used by a large group of patients over time, a new report says.” View full resource at ama-assn.org
Most Recently Shared on May 14, 2012 at 11:07 am By:
Kent Bottles, MD Doctor, Pathologist, and Physician
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AIDSmeds - Top Stories : Truvada Receives PrEP Approval Recommendation - by Tim Horn
aidsmeds.com — “In a series of votes by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration?s Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee, Truvada (tenofovir plus emtricitabine) has been recommended for approval as the first prescription drug to prevent HIV among those at risk for the infection.” View full resource at aidsmeds.com
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F.D.A. Panel Backs Preventive Use of H.I.V. Drug Truvada - NYTimes.com
nytimes.com — “With 50,000 new H.I.V. cases each year in the United States, government advisers said Truvada, an antiviral medicine, should be approved for use in healthy people at high risk of infection.” View full resource at nytimes.com
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elaine schattner Physician, Doctor, Internist, Oncologist, and Hematologist
FDA Advisory Panel Backs Preventive Use of HIV Drug - http://t.co/0ZD6U9HY
Panel recommends approving Truvada to prevent HIV infection - CNN.com
cnn.com — “A drug already approved for treatment of AIDS might one day be approved for prevention of the deadly disease in individuals at high risk.” View full resource at cnn.com
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Dr E Michael Weiss - HeartAndSoulDoc Physician, Doctor, Internist, and Cardiologist
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Teen Drug Abuse: One In Eight U.S. Teens Misuses Pain Drugs, Surveys Say
huffingtonpost.com — “By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters Health) - One in eight older U.S. teenagers has used powerful painkiller drugs without prescriptions, and many of them start misusing the pills at age 16 or 17, earlier than was previously assumed, according to new research released on Monday. The findings published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine are based on two national surveys that asked teenagers about their recent or lifetime use of prescription painkillers, which include high” View full resource at huffingtonpost.com
Most Recently Shared on May 9, 2012 at 4:03 pm By:
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Teen Drug Abuse: 1 in 8 U.S. Teens misuse painkillers, surveys say: http://t.co/GrAy9lfb
ADHD: Ritalin prescriptions are soaring but experts warn of serious side-effects | Mail Online
dailymail.co.uk — “More and more children under six are on Ritalin even though a health watchdog recommends it is not prescribed to pre-school children. Children on ADHD medication can be exposed to serious risks. Suicidal thoughts are among a battery of known side-effects of Ritalin-type drugs.” View full resource at dailymail.co.uk
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ADHD: Ritalin prescriptions are soaring but experts warn of serious side-effects http://t.co/llSv9Ahc
American Pain Foundation Shuts Down as Senators Launch Investigation of Prescription Narcotics - ProPublica
propublica.org — “Sens. Baucus and Grassley demand evidence of financial support from the drug industry to nonprofit groups that advocate use of opioid painkillers, including the newly-defunct American Pain Foundation.” View full resource at propublica.org
Most Recently Shared on May 9, 2012 at 2:05 am By:
Charles Ornstein Health Communicator
Senators send letters to many prominent groups, including Joint Commission, about ties to painkiller makers. http://t.co/ZCmmXx7w
Probiotics Reduce Antibiotic Diarrhea
webmd.com — “Diarrhea is a common side effect of antibiotic use, occurring in almost 1 in 3 people who take the drugs. But new research suggests that probiotics may help lower the risk of that unwanted side effect.” View full resource at webmd.com
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Tom Heston, MD Family Medicine Doctor, Physician, and Doctor
Probiotics Reduce Antibiotic Diarrhea http://t.co/fetaKjXG #medicine
Peak risk about 16 years old for teens misusing prescription drugs
sciencedaily.com — “The peak risk for misusing prescription pain relievers occurs in mid-adolescence, specifically about 16 years old and earlier than many experts thought, according to a new study. The results, based on recent nationwide surveys of nearly 120,000 US adolescents, suggest prevention programs may need to be introduced earlier, in childhood and early adolescence.” View full resource at sciencedaily.com
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Timothy Lomauro Doctor, Psychologist, and PhD
Peak risk about 16 years old for teens misusing prescription drugs http://t.co/WzLH6V2n
Study Suggests Mid-Adolescence Is Peak Risk for Extramedical Use of Pain Relievers by Young People
newswise.com — “Surveys of U.S. adolescents suggest that the estimated peak risk of using prescription pain relievers for extramedical use, such as to get high or for other unapproved indications, occurs in mid-adolescence, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.” View full resource at newswise.com
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#health news: Study Suggests Mid-Adolescence Is Peak Risk for Extramedical Use of Pain Relievers by Young People http://t.co/RHHRbz37
Schizophrenia - Antipsychotic Drugs Significantly Reduce Relapse Risk
medicalnewstoday.com — “Five decades worth of evidence demonstrates that antipsychotic drugs can decrease the risk of relapse in patients with schizophrenia by 60%The study, published Online First in” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Schizophrenia - Antipsychotic Drugs Significantly Reduce Relapse Risk http://t.co/OuqSjsII #psychology
Health Canada announces labelling update for Cipralex
news-medical.net — “Health Canada is informing Canadians of a labelling update for the prescription drug Cipralex (the brand name of the drug escitalopram) regarding a dose-related risk of abnormal heart rhythms. Cipralex is used to treat depression and belongs to a family of drugs known as Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs).” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Health Canada announces labelling update for Cipralex: Health Canada is informing Canadians of a labelling updat... http://t.co/UiWaMyt2
Rituximab Promotes Long-Term Response for Patients with Immune Destruction of Platelets
newswise.com — “A new analysis concludes that rituximab, a drug commonly used to treat blood cancers, leads to treatment responses lasting at least five years in approximately one quarter of patients with low platelet counts and a risk of bleeding due to chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). In study results published online today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), investigators at Weill Cornell Medical College provide the very first long-term outcome data for patients w” View full resource at newswise.com
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#health news: Rituximab Promotes Long-Term Response for Patients with Immune Destruction of Platelets http://t.co/ebFOkm4e
FDA staff question Pfizer arthritis drug benefits | Reuters
in.reuters.com — “WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. drug reviewers on Monday questioned whether the benefits of Pfizer Inc's experimental treatment for rheumatoid arthritis outweighed its risks of cancerous cells and infections.The” View full resource at in.reuters.com
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FDA staff question Pfizer arthritis drug benefits http://t.co/WXFuqyft
Review finds Chantix may not raise heart risks | Reuters
in.reuters.com — “NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A review of past research concludes that people taking Pfizer's smoking-cessation drug Chantix do not have a higher risk of heart attacks and other serious heart problems as” View full resource at in.reuters.com
Most Recently Shared on May 7, 2012 at 12:59 pm By:
James Underberg Doctor, Internist, and Physician
@SharecareNow @smokefreewomen @SethJBaumMD @PreventionMag @ASPCardio Review finds Chantix may not raise heart risks http://t.co/wjHMYZEg #fb
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