Dunstable GP surgery criticised over woman’s opioid death
A coroner says no plan was in place to reduce a women dosage of “dependency forming drugs”.
A coroner says no plan was in place to reduce a women dosage of “dependency forming drugs”.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Narcan, a naloxone nasal spray that can reverse opioid overdoses and save lives, for over-the-counter use. In an announcement Wednesday, FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf said the move is meant to address a “dire public health need” and will help increase access and reduce opioid overdose deaths in…
Investors are contemplating where and when the next big obesity drug deal will occur. At the moment, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have the growing obesity drug market all to themselves. But given the potential size of this opportunity, which some have put at more than $100 billion by 2030 , other pharmaceuticals companies —…
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Eli Lilly is shaking up the pharmaceutical industry with a new website offering telehealth prescriptions and direct home delivery of certain drugs, including its red-hot weight loss treatment Zepbound, to expand patient access. The company’s direct-to-consumer push announced Thursday, the first of its kind for a big drugmaker,…
The arrival of the new year means many people are gearing up for Dry January, the increasingly popular challenge of quitting alcohol for the month. As the sober curious movement gains traction, with more people reassessing their relationship to alcohol, experts say they expect to see even more participants this January. “This year, it’s actually becoming even more popular…
“Anytime I tell people I have schizophrenia, they’re always like, ‘I would have thought that you would be banging your head up against the wall in a psych ward.’” But maybe it’s not their fault. Most people learn about the disease via movies that almost always depict people with it as violent, unpredictable, incompetent, and…
Business & FinanceHealth 15 September 2023, 1:53 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that Bayer’s (BAYGn.DE) new CEO plans to cut management jobs to speed up decision-making as a first step to overhaul the embattled German industrial group, which is facing investor pressure to break up. Market Impact Anderson has been tasked with reviving Bayer’s…