- Bipartisan thinktank offers FDA fixes (healthcareitnews.com)Advancing Medical Innovation for a Healthier America (bipartisanpolicy.org)
"Americans cannot afford to rely on 20th century methodologies for treatments when the world is on the cutting edge of new medical technologies. Federal agencies must be equipped to keep the U.S. at the forefront of medical innovation."… much of the report focuses on improving the FDA’s ability to work more quickly to evaluate and approve new devices and therapies.
- Colorado Pharmacists Cautious About Providing Naloxone (pharmacytimes.com)
Naloxone expanded-access provisions that recently took effect in Colorado practically push pharmacists to provide the opioid overdose antidote to anyone requesting it, but many pharmacists in the state still have concerns about dispensing it...fear for some pharmacists...misconception that providing naloxone is encouraging drug abuse and facilitating dependence...
- Pharma’s Bright Future: Meet The Top 10 Drugs of 2020 (drugchannels.net)
latest edition of EvaluatePharma’s World Preview 2015, Outlook to 2020. This annual report projects for prescription drug sales and R&D activity in the U.S. and abroad…THINGS ARE GOING GREAT……AND THEY'RE ONLY GETTING BETTER..
- California lawmaker battles recall by anti-vaccine activists (newsdaily.com)
California lawmaker (Richard Pan, pediatrician) who made it harder for parents to opt out of vaccinating their children, a stance that earned him death threats, is now launching a campaign to save his job, days after the state certified a recall effort against him.
- Gilead Profit Tops Estimates as Hepatitis C Drug Sales Surge (bloomberg.com)
Gilead Sciences, maker of the hepatitis C drugs Sovaldi and Harvoni, posted second-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates as revenue surged. Gilead raised its sales forecast for the year.
- GAO IDs 3 ways DEA can improve communications with pharmacists, manufacturers (drugstorenews.com)PRESCRIPTION DRUGS More DEA Information about Registrants Controlled Substances Roles Could Improve Their Understanding and Help Ensure Access (gao.gov)
lack of effective communications between the Drug Enforcement Agency and both pharmaceutical distributors and chain pharmacy headquarters has impacted legitimate access to pain medicines, according to a report released by…Government Accountability Office…Both distributors and retail pharmacies still request improved guidance and a greater degree of interaction with the DEA, though the agency does not concur,…
- NIST releases first-ever mobile device security guidelines (healthcareitnews.com)SECURING ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS ON MOBILE DEVICES (drive.google.com)
National Institute of Standards and Technology,…has unveiled its long-awaited mobile security guide, specifically written for safeguarding medical data… myriad reasons for compiling such a guide…"many healthcare providers are using mobile devices in healthcare delivery before they have appropriate privacy and security protections in place."
- Health Spending to Gobble Up More of U.S. Economy in Next Decade (bloomberg.com)
Spending on health care will take up an increasing proportion of the U.S. economy over the next decade as the population ages and more people gain insurance coverage under Obamacare,…Payments for hospitals, doctors, drugs and insurance will rise by about 5.8 percent a year through 2024, 1.1 percentage points faster than overall economic growth,...