There is an association of close contact with COVID-19 patients, dining at restaurants and pubs, with testing positive for the novel coronavirus infection, reveals a study of outpatients from 11 US health care facilities.
Did reformulated OxyContin discourage abuse?
An FDA advisory panel will be voting on whether or not Purdue Pharma's abuse-deterrent formulation (ADF) of oxycodone (OxyContin) "meaningfully reduced" opioid-related overdoses and deaths since it was introduced in the market 10 years ago.
Opioid crisis deepens during the COVID-19 lockdown
Opioid deaths have surged across the United States during the spread of the coronavirus pandemic; the strict lockdown measures have put many Americans out of work and taken away patients from necessary medical and mental health care.
CMS proposes vital changes to Remote Patient Monitoring coverage
The federal government has clarified the way it regulates remote patient monitoring and the changes could significantly impact and potentially restrict the usage of telehealth and mHealth by care providers while they take care of patients at home.
Using pharmacist-led home blood pressure telemonitoring halved heart attacks and strokes
A study was published in the American Heart Association journal, Hypertension last week, found that pharmacist-managed home blood pressure telemonitoring and pharmacist management for 12 months lowered hypertension for two years.