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That research, from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and funded by Novartis Pharmaceuticals, found "small but statistically significant" improvements in health status, based on daily activity levels, of those enrollees who previously had no prescription drug coverage. "Some people also argued that if medication compliance improved, maybe that would potentially save the other non-drug medical-care spending. |
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7/7 Lantus: 5-Yr Prospective Trial; Retinopathy Equals That Of NPH
5-Year Study Published in Diabetologia Demonstrated Long-Term Safety of Lantus(R) Compared to NPH
5-year study of Lantus(R) (insulin glargine [rDNA] injection) versus NPH insulin on progression of retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes, published on-line in Diabetologia (DOI 10. |
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"The primary goal of Medicare Part D was to reduce beneficiaries' financial burden and improve medication use," explained Yuting Zhang, lead author of the NEJM study and an assistant professor of health economics at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. |
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At the time, 18 percent of people nationwide who were on Medicare had no drug coverage.
People were classed in one of four groups: those who had no drug coverage before Medicare Part D; those who had drug coverage but with a cap of $150 a quarter (considered limited coverage); those who had a cap of $350 a quarter; and those who received uncapped drug coverage from their former employer for the entire four years of the study, considered the control group. |
People in the first three groups all switched to Part D as of 2006. |
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7/7 Aricept Patent Battle Gordian Knot Head Scratcher
Apotex Challenges Eisai's Patents on Alzheimer's Drug Aricept
A bottle with 180, 10- milligram tablets of Aricept costs $1,155. |
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7/6 Resistant TB: Class Of Parkinson's Drug (Nitrocatechols) May Be Effective
Parkinson's drugs show promise in resistant TB
tolcapone or Tasmar made by Valeant Pharmaceuticals, and entacapone or Comtan made by Novartis AG have the potential to treat multiple-drug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant strains of TB
molecular structure also allows them to block a compound that TB bugs need to build their protective cell wall
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* Although this is not a border issue, you should know that obtaining controlled substances from a foreign source via the internet or mail order is illegal unless you are an approved, registered importer with DEA. |
Food and Drug Administration last month seized more than 30 of its generic drugs for QC violations such as oversized pills.
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"We always said there would be savings in other parts of the system. |
This seemed to correlate with an improvement in greater ability to afford medications, the study found. Placebo
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7/7 Generic Maker Caraco Lays Off 1/2 Workforce; Quality Control Lapse
Caraco Pharmaceuticals lays off 350
jobs indefinitely after federal authorities shut down distribution at all the company's Michigan plants last month citing faulty manufacturing practices
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Novo Nordisk A/S -- Regulatory Approval
combination treatment with metformin or a sulphonylurea in patients with insufficient glycaemic control despite maximal tolerated dose of monotherapy with metformin or sulphonylurea,
combination treatment with metformin and a sulphonylurea or metformin and a thiazolidinedione in patients with insufficient glycaemic control despite dual therapy
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Novo Nordisk says Victoza cleared for EU market
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7/6 NEJM Article Challenges Conventional Diabetic Wisdom:
ACE Inhibitors, ARBS Fail To Ameliorate Nephropathy In Type 1's
ACE, ARB Slow Retinopathy but Not Nephropathy in Type 1 Diabetes
unexpected and unexplained" increase in microalbuminuria
285 patients with type 1 diabetes but normal albumin excretion and blood pressure levels. |
government has more on the Part D prescription benefit program. |
| "We can make it better and get more savings and, of course, keep people's health better maintained.
* Although this is not a border issue, you should know that obtaining controlled substances from a foreign source via the internet or mail order is illegal unless you are an approved, registered importer with DEA. |
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Medicare Part D, implemented at the beginning of 2006, was intended to help relieve the burden of prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare. |