An Effective Eye Drug Is Available for $50. but Many Doctors Choose a $2000

An effective eye drug is available for . But many doctors choose a 00

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“We do not have the authority to dictate treatment based on cost,” Tami Holzman, a spokeswoman for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said in a statement. “Under current law, Medicare must ….. John Thompson, a Baltimore ophthalmologist …
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FDA Moves to Reduce Antibiotics in Livestock

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There are many culprits in the growing problem of microbial resistance to antibiotics—which renders these valuable drugs ineffective—but public health advocates often point to agriculture. Farmers administer more than 70% of the antibiotics used in …
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Ameritox Webinars to Help Educate Physicians on New Indiana Prescription

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BALTIMORE, Dec. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — AmeritoxSM announced today that it is sponsoring a series of webinars aimed at educating Indiana physicians about a new set of laws intended to curb prescription drug misuse and abuse. In 2010, 711 people in …
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How a common chemo drug thwarts graft rejection in bone marrow transplants

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Medical centers around the world now use the Johns Hopkins protocol of posttransplant cyclophosphamide, and Luznik said the inexpensive drug is becoming increasingly mainstream in bone marrow transplant regimens. Luznik and his team inventoried types …
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