Reader Letter | Decision on Kidney Drugs Correct
Reader Letter | Decision on kidney drugs correct
Filed under: drug rehab treatment methods
But according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), a tweak in the way Medicare pays for certain kidney disease drugs could do just that — preserving the availability of crucial treatments to rural patients and saving the program …
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Challenge patients to persevere with statins, GPs urged
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Patients who discontinue treatment with a statin because of mild side effects should be encouraged to try again, as most will find they can take one of the drugs in the longer term, suggest researchers. US researchers found most patients who stopped …
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Canadian drug developer Theratechnologies parts ways with international partner
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Theratechnologies developed tesamorelin as a treatment for excess abdominal fat in HIV-infected patients with lipdystrophy. The company's product for treatment, called Egrifta, is marketed in the United States by EMD Serono. However, Theratechnologies …
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Paramedics witness shooting at Popeye's, rush to treat victim
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About 6:45 p.m. Sunday a 30-year-old man parked his car at a car wash stall at Loop 410 and Callaghan Road. According to investigators the man was meeting two other men for a drug deal. But something turned the deal sour and the 30-year-old was shot in …
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