- Researching Marijuana for Therapeutic Purposes: The Potential Promise of Cannabidiol (CBD) (drugabuse.gov)
..before the Senate on cannabidiol,…hearing was to explore ways we can reduce obstacles to research…, given that all chemicals in the marijuana plant are currently in the most restricted category of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s schedule of controlled substances—schedule I…Medical research can and is being done with schedule I substances; however, there are strict regulations and administrative hurdles...
- Requiring condom use in porn films gets enough signatures for California vote (newsdaily.com)
campaign to require condom use in pornographic film productions in California has collected enough signatures to put a ballot measure before...voters...if approved...would mandate state and municipal officials to make sure condoms are used on pornographic film sets statewide... porn producers have said viewers do not want to see condoms in porn because it distracts from their fantasies....
- Canadians Support Pharmacare Program That Includes Private Drug Plans (pharmaceuticalonline.com)
While a strong majority of Canadians support the concept of a pan-Canadian pharmacare program, they don't necessarily want it to replace their existing private prescription drug plans...majority of Canadians (85%) also expressed concerns about governments' ability to efficiently and effectively administer a pan-Canadian pharmacare plan
- The Trans-Pacific Partnership — Is It Bad for Your Health? (nejm.org)
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement...A massive trade deal now reportedly on the verge of completion,..has nearly 30 chapters. A draft chapter on intellectual property alone runs 77 single-spaced pages...health implications...are hard to judge, not only because its provisions are complex but also because the draft text is a closely held secret. Groups...warn, for example, that the agreement could threaten the lives of millions of people in developing countries. - Amy Kapczynski, J.D.
- Hackers swipe data of 4.5M at UCLA Health System in massive cyberattack (healthcareitnews.com)
Cyberattack occurred in September 2014, patients just notified ...four-hospital UCLA Health System on Friday notified a staggering 4.5 million of its patients that their protected health information and Social Security numbers were compromised following one of the largest HIPAA breaches ever reported.
- WHO prequalification for Novartis’ malaria drug Coartem (pharmatimes.com)
Novartis’ high-dose malaria medicine Coartem has received World Health Organization prequalification, potentially paving the way for as many as 25 million patients in Africa to access to the drug.
- Why Pill Mills Still Prosper (pharmacytimes.com)
the idea of a walk-in clinic that specializes in opioid-maintenance management stinks like the fisherman's wharf on a 100-degree day....half of the physicians staffed in a clinic have sanctions on their license that forbid us from filling their prescriptions, it tells you something....Pharmacies will continue to fill the prescriptions because, at the end of the day, it all comes down to script count.