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Misuse of prescribed opioids is associated with other high-risk drug behaviors

Misuse of Rx Opioids Linked to Other High-Risk Behaviors

Prescribed opioid misuse strongly tied to other drug use disorders, illegal activity, psychological distress
Walgreens' high rate of violations for selling tobacco products to minors has led U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb

Walgreens Worst Violator in Tobacco Sales to Minors, FDA Says

Agency has requested meeting with Walgreen Co. to discuss possible companywide violations
Health clinics in Clark County

Measles Outbreak Triggers Sharp Rise in Demand for Vaccine

More than 50 confirmed cases of measles, 11 suspected cases reported in Clark County, Washington, this year
In a drug industry first

Johnson & Johnson to Provide Drug Prices in TV Ads

Drug list prices, typical out-of-pocket costs will appear on screen at end of commercials
Lumacaftor/ivacaftor treatment is generally safe and well tolerated for children aged 2 to 5 years with cystic fibrosis homozygous for the F508del-CFTR mutation

Drug Combo Tolerated in Younger Children With Cystic Fibrosis

Lumacaftor/ivacaftor safe in children ages 2 to 5 with cystic fibrosis homozygous for F508del-CFTR
Trazodone is not associated with a reduced risk for dementia compared with other antidepressants at the prodromal stage of disease

Trazodone Not Associated With Reduced Risk for Dementia

Study refutes animal studies suggesting trazodone delays dementia in patients at prodromal stage
Parents are conflicted about the use of prescribed opioids in children

Parents Conflicted About Opioid Use in Children

Most parents know about alternatives to opioids, but just over a third ask about them
States with above-median OxyContin misuse before reformulation of the drug experienced a 222 percent increase in hepatitis C infection rates after reformulation

Hepatitis C Infection Rates Up After OxyContin Reformulation

222 percent increase in HCV infection rates seen after reformulation in states with above-median misuse
Potential antidepressant overprescribing appears to be common among elderly patients and involves mostly newer antidepressants used for nonspecific psychiatric symptoms and subthreshold diagnoses

Antidepressant Overprescribing Appears Common in Elderly

Overprescribing tied to newer antidepressants, non-face-to-face interactions with prescribers
Treatment of psoriasis with biologic therapy is associated with a reduction in noncalcified coronary plaque and improved plaque morphology

Psoriasis Tx Linked to Drop in Noncalcified Coronary Plaque

Noncalcified plaque burden and necrotic core reduced in association with biologic therapy