Pharmacy
For every 100 Americans, there were 58 opioid prescriptions written in 2017 -- a high number considering the scope of the opioid epidemic.
The rule also promotes competition and innovation in durable medical equipment by setting Medicare payment for new items based on commercial pricing data.
Prescription opioids are a major contributor to the opioid epidemic and are linked to prescription opioid abuse, addiction and overdose deaths.
Their modus operandi was to avoid competition that would normally result in significant price erosion and savings for purchasers, particularly insurers like Humana, the lawsuit said.
"Three dimension" delivery service ramps up competition between CVS, Walgreens, Amazon and others.
Prince Court Medical Centre's Dr. Kuljit Singh discusses efforts to self-regulate drug price control with Malaysia's unique healthcare payment landscape.
The four companies settled with the two Ohio counties that had brought the lawsuit, avoiding what was expected to be a bellwether trial.
Physicians may be overconfident in their ability to recognize prescription drug misuse, with many trusting patients to take meds as prescribed.
The development of digital health technologies should not stray "too far away" from the academic and clinic rigor applied to the pharma industry, claims Closed Loop Medicine CEO and co-founder Hakim Yadi.
The FDA is also approving greater numbers of complex generic drugs, which are more difficult to replicate and traditionally lack competition.