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Warning letters have been sent to two companies that make and sell electronic cigarette liquids that look like prescription cough syrups

FDA Issues Warning on E-Cigarette Liquids Resembling Cough Syrup

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Products have labeling, advertising that imitate prescription cough syrup products
A patient-report instrument has good predictive value for identifying adverse drug events in older adults in the community setting

Patient-Report Instrument Helps Identify ADEs in Older Adults

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With accuracy of 75 percent, tool differentiates between symptoms of adverse drug events, chronic disease
Less than 40 percent of osteoporosis clinical practice guidelines include any mention of patients' beliefs

Most Osteoporosis Guidelines Do Not Discuss Patient Choices

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When patient beliefs, values, preferences are cited, they are not usually supported by evidence
Routine vaccination of young girls aged 12 to 13 years with human papillomavirus vaccine results in a reduction in preinvasive cervical disease

Drop Seen in Preinvasive Cervical Disease With HPV Vaccination

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Vaccine effectiveness increased for immunization at younger age
For patients with relapsing-onset multiple sclerosis

Beta Interferon Tied to Lower Mortality in Relapsing-Onset MS

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Increased survival seen with more than three years of beta interferon exposure but not lower exposure
Many adults at high risk for HIV infection have low rates of human papillomavirus vaccination

AACR: HPV Vax Low for Adults at High Risk for HIV Infection

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Age, sex, sexual orientation differences in HPV vaccination rates were statistically significant
More than 73 percent of U.S. allergists report prescribing sublingual immunotherapy

Almost Three-Quarters of Allergists Have Prescribed SLIT

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Main barrier to sublingual immunotherapy is limitation of treating only one allergen
Out-of-pocket costs for insulin could be restricted to $25 a month for people under a drug benefit plan announced Wednesday by Express Scripts.

New Plan Limits Out-of-Pocket Costs for Insulin

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Rising costs of insulin causing patients to ration their doses or even do without the drug
On average

Over-the-Counter Meds Save Health Care System Money

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OTC medicines lead to $146 billion in annual clinical and drug cost savings
Dolutegravir should be considered for antiretroviral therapy in treating HIV in women of childbearing potential in resource-limited settings

Dolutegravir Feasible for HIV Tx in Women of Childbearing Age

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Risk for neural tube defects offset by fewer deaths among women, decreased sexual HIV transmission