Large Insulin Price Hike to Be Investigated by U.S. Congress
Currently, there is no effective generic alternative to brand-name insulin
Report IDs Areas Lacking Good Practice in Health Tech Assessment
Three areas include defining organizational aspects, use of deliberative process, examining impact
2003 to 2015 Saw Increase in Outpatient Benzodiazepine Use
Fourfold increase seen in rate of coprescribing with opioids; twofold increase with other sedating meds
Assay Aids Anticoagulant Dosing of Obese Patients for Bariatric Sx
Thrombin generation assay may allow more accurate determination of anticoagulation adequacy
Direct-Acting Antivirals Not Tied to Liver Cancer Recurrence
Among patients with previous complete response to HCC tx, DAA not linked to overall or early recurrence
Risk for Conversion of MS Varies With Different Therapies
Lower risk for conversion for initial treatment with fingolimod, alemtuzumab, or natalizumab
Many Teens Not Up to Date on HPV Vaccination
Only 15.7 and 34.8 percent of teens completed HPV vaccination before turning 13 and 15
Home-Based Program Achieves Hypertension Control
Program uses Bluetooth-enabled monitoring, patient coaching by nurse practitioners and pharmacists
Levodopa + Carbidopa Does Not Modify Disease in Early Parkinson
Findings in patients with early Parkinson disease evaluated over the course of 80 weeks
Marketing of Opioids Linked to Increased OD Mortality
Mortality from opioid overdoses up with increase in marketing value/capita, payments to doctors
