A new study released by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has found that the STI Gonorrhea seems to be mutating into a form that will eventually be resistant to cephalosporins, the only class of drugs now available to treat the disease.… Read more
NEWS: The Schumer plan to decrease prescription drug abuse
US Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) visited Marra’s Pharmacy in Cohoes, NY Monday to unveil a plan to combat prescription drug abuse. His plan rests on three prongs: doctor training, law enforcement and information exchange.
Medical professionals would be trained how to safely prescribe… Read more
NEWS: How are drug shortages effecting the health care system?
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has released a study tracking the effect that drug shortages are having on health care costs and the quality of patient care.
The major conclusions are that:
• The labor costs associated with managing
NEWS: Is there hope for preventing breast cancer with drugs?
A new study has found that a drug currently used to keep relapses in breast cancer patients may reduce the chances that women who’ve never had breast cancer will contract the disease.
The study published by the New England Journal of… Read more
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