Latest Drugs Headlines
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Rite-Aid, Walgreens Sued by West Virginia Over Opioid Rx Flood
Jun 8 2020 // Rite-Aid and Walgreens failed to monitor and report suspicious orders of prescription painkillers in West Virginia while inundating their retail pharmacies with tens of millions of pills, according to a state lawsuit. The...
As Doctors Prescribe Fewer Opioids for Injured Workers, What Do They Offer Instead?
Jun 4 2020 // The good news is that doctors are less likely to prescribe opioids to injured workers than they were years ago. They have come to recognize that the pain medications have been overprescribed, causing addictions and deaths...
Study: Sharp Drop in California Workers’ Comp Independent Medical Reviews
Jun 1 2020 // The number of Independent Medical Review determination letters, a process used to resolve California workers’ compensation medical disputes, fell sharply in prescription drug disputes by 11.3% from 2018 to 2019, with...
Pilot in Helicopter Crash That Killed Lakers Star Had No Drugs, Alcohol in System
Jun 1 2020 // The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others to a youth basketball tournament did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, and all nine sustained immediately fatal injuries when their helicopter slammed into a hillside...
Pilot in Helicopter Cash That Killed Lakers Star Had No Drugs, Alcohol in System
May 18 2020 // The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others to a youth basketball tournament did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, and all nine sustained immediately fatal injuries when their helicopter slammed into a hillside...
Study: Sharp Drop in California Workers’ Comp Independent Medical Reviews
May 18 2020 // The number of Independent Medical Review determination letters, a process used to resolve California workers’ compensation medical disputes, fell sharply in prescription drug disputes by 11.3% from 2018 to 2019, with...
Drugmaker Questioned for Nearly Tripling Price of Potential COVID-19 Drug
May 5 2020 // The chair of a House of Representatives committee and a fellow Democratic committee member on Monday urged Jaguar Health Inc. to reverse recent price hikes of a drug that could be used to treat side effects in COVID-19...
Treating the Total Person: Overcoming the Mental Health Stigma
May 4 2020 // In the HBO drama The Sopranos, crime boss Tony Soprano sneaks through a maze of storefronts to meet with his therapist. The last thing he wants is for his mob family to know he is seeing a shrink. That would be a sign of...
How Coronavirus Shutdown Impacts Bayer Stance in Glyphosate Settlement
Apr 29 2020 // Bayer said the economic downturn and the need to preserve cash means it is taking a tougher stance in talks to settle claims over accusations that its glyphosate-based weedkillers cause cancer, even as its earnings...
New York Charges Mallinckrodt with Insurance Fraud Over Opioid Claims
Apr 23 2020 // New York state brought civil charges on Tuesday accusing Mallinckrodt Plc of insurance fraud for misrepresenting the safety and efficacy of its opioid drugs, leading to medically unnecessary prescriptions. Governor Andrew...
Report on Arizona Plane Crash That Killed 6 Cites Weight, Drugs
Apr 14 2020 // An investigation into a 2018 plane crash that killed all six people aboard found that one of two pilots aboard the aircraft had drugs in his system and that the plane exceeded its weight limit according to a federal...
Georgia Pharmacy Fined $2M for Dispensing 350K Illegal Prescriptions
Apr 8 2020 // A south Georgia pharmacy that gave out 350,000 illegal prescriptions from a doctor running a pill mill agreed to pay over $2 million in fines, authorities said. Chip’s Discount Drugs and pharmacist, Rogers...
Cannabis Deemed an ‘Essential’ Business. Will Insurance Landscape Change?
Mar 26 2020 // It’s not just toilet paper and hand sanitizer people have been stocking up on during the COVID-19 crisis. Inventory levels at adult use cannabis stores in the U.S. showed a quick decline after the COVID-19 crisis...
N.J. Worker Fired for Medical Marijuana Use Can Pursue Disability Discrimination Claim
Mar 18 2020 // The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that an employee can pursue a disability discrimination claim under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) after being fired due to his legal use of medical marijuana...
Southern States Challenged by Increasing Acceptance of Medical Marijuana
Mar 17 2020 // Facing a potentially historic vote on whether to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky, Republican lawmaker John Schickel is conflicted. A retired law enforcement officer, Schickel once steadfastly opposed medical...
Drugs Found in 1 in 4 Pilots Killed in Crashes
Mar 12 2020 // More than one in four pilots involved in fatal crashes have drugs in their system, and the number is up slightly since researchers first studied the problem. The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that 28%...
Bill Passed by Missouri Senate Bans Marijuana-Infused Candy
Mar 11 2020 // Missouri state senators have passed a wide-ranging bill that would ban marijuana-infused candy for medical use, an attempt to ensure children don’t accidentally eat the drug. The measure would ban candy, lollipops,...
Ohio Hospital Fined $400K over Painkiller Doses for Patients Who Died
Mar 6 2020 // The hospital system where an intensive care doctor was accused of ordering excessive painkiller doses for dozens of patients who died will be fined $400,000 for violating Ohio pharmacy law under a settlement announced on...
Drug Industry to Pay $1.25B to Settle Opioid Suits with West Virginia
Mar 5 2020 // Communities in West Virginia say they would get $1.25 billion from the drug industry in a proposed settlement that would end most of the litigation stemming from the opioid crisis in the state. The deal would be the first...
Texas Industrial Painting Services Firm Settles Federal Disability Discrimination Suit
Mar 3 2020 // An industrial painting company in Beaumont, Texas, has settled a federal lawsuit that alleged it unlawfully fired a worker because of his medically prescribed methadone. Steel Painters LLC, an industrial sandblasting and...
