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03/08/2024

Emry Lloyd

Emry Lloyd
As the overdose crisis intensifies, US federal regulations must undergo necessary revisions, ensuring access to life-saving medications and aligning with standards set by other advanced nations.
As the overdose crisis intensifies, US federal regulations must undergo necessary revisions, ensuring access to life-saving medications and aligning with standards set by other advanced nations.
As the overdose crisis...
03/08/2024
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12/05/2023
How many people experience opioid use disorder (OUD) globally?
How many people experience opioid use disorder (OUD) globally?
How many people experience...
12/05/2023
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12/04/2023
"While opioid use disorder is on the rise across the world and has transformed into an epidemic in the US, it needs a better understanding from health care professionals and government intervention along with resources and a team-based...
"While opioid use disorder is on the rise across the world and has transformed into an epidemic in the US, it needs a better understanding from health care professionals and government intervention along with resources and a team-based...
"While opioid use disorder is on...
12/04/2023
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12/01/2023
True or False: The DOJ’s Health Care Fraud Strike Force, operating since March 2007, has charged more than 5000 defendants who collectively billed federal health care programs and private insurance companies close to $28 billion.
True or False: The DOJ’s Health Care Fraud Strike Force, operating since March 2007, has charged more than 5000 defendants who collectively billed federal health care programs and private insurance companies close to $28 billion.
True or False: The DOJ’s Health...
12/01/2023
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11/22/2023
Sanford Burnham Prebys researchers have secured federal grants totaling almost $25 million to propel their investigations and clinical trials aimed at understanding and treating addiction.
Sanford Burnham Prebys researchers have secured federal grants totaling almost $25 million to propel their investigations and clinical trials aimed at understanding and treating addiction.
Sanford Burnham Prebys...
11/22/2023
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11/22/2023
True or False: Opioids are effective long-term pain medications.
True or False: Opioids are effective long-term pain medications.
True or False: Opioids are...
11/22/2023
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11/22/2023
This summary addresses the diagnosis and risk factors of opioid use disorder, as well as the ineffectiveness of opioids as long-term pain medications, the physical manifestations and effects of opioid abuse, the need for substance use...
This summary addresses the diagnosis and risk factors of opioid use disorder, as well as the ineffectiveness of opioids as long-term pain medications, the physical manifestations and effects of opioid abuse, the need for substance use...
This summary addresses the...
11/22/2023
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11/20/2023
The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse is awarding a 5-year, $3.5 million grant to the Virginia Tech Department of Chemical Engineering’s pioneering research to understand how adolescent exposure may contribute...
The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse is awarding a 5-year, $3.5 million grant to the Virginia Tech Department of Chemical Engineering’s pioneering research to understand how adolescent exposure may contribute...
The National Institutes of...
11/20/2023
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10/11/2023
Last month, drugstores and pharmacies nationwide began stocking and selling the country’s first over-the-counter version of naloxone, a medication that can stop a potentially fatal overdose from opioids, but it’s unclear whether the move will...
Last month, drugstores and pharmacies nationwide began stocking and selling the country’s first over-the-counter version of naloxone, a medication that can stop a potentially fatal overdose from opioids, but it’s unclear whether the move will...
Last month, drugstores and...
10/11/2023
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News
10/06/2023
Understanding state-level trends and variations in opioid prescribing may help inform future efforts to improve prescribing and reduce related harm, researchers advised.
Understanding state-level trends and variations in opioid prescribing may help inform future efforts to improve prescribing and reduce related harm, researchers advised.
Understanding state-level trends...
10/06/2023
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News
10/03/2023
Colorado is among several states that ensure schools have access to the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone for free or at reduced cost. But most districts hadn’t signed up by the start of the school year for a state distribution...
Colorado is among several states that ensure schools have access to the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone for free or at reduced cost. But most districts hadn’t signed up by the start of the school year for a state distribution...
Colorado is among several states...
10/03/2023
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News
03/08/2024

Emry Lloyd

Emry Lloyd
As the overdose crisis intensifies, US federal regulations must undergo necessary revisions, ensuring access to life-saving medications and aligning with standards set by other advanced nations.
As the overdose crisis intensifies, US federal regulations must undergo necessary revisions, ensuring access to life-saving medications and aligning with standards set by other advanced nations.
As the overdose crisis...
03/08/2024
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
12/04/2023
"While opioid use disorder is on the rise across the world and has transformed into an epidemic in the US, it needs a better understanding from health care professionals and government intervention along with resources and a team-based...
"While opioid use disorder is on the rise across the world and has transformed into an epidemic in the US, it needs a better understanding from health care professionals and government intervention along with resources and a team-based...
"While opioid use disorder is on...
12/04/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
11/22/2023
Sanford Burnham Prebys researchers have secured federal grants totaling almost $25 million to propel their investigations and clinical trials aimed at understanding and treating addiction.
Sanford Burnham Prebys researchers have secured federal grants totaling almost $25 million to propel their investigations and clinical trials aimed at understanding and treating addiction.
Sanford Burnham Prebys...
11/22/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
11/22/2023
This summary addresses the diagnosis and risk factors of opioid use disorder, as well as the ineffectiveness of opioids as long-term pain medications, the physical manifestations and effects of opioid abuse, the need for substance use...
This summary addresses the diagnosis and risk factors of opioid use disorder, as well as the ineffectiveness of opioids as long-term pain medications, the physical manifestations and effects of opioid abuse, the need for substance use...
This summary addresses the...
11/22/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
11/20/2023
The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse is awarding a 5-year, $3.5 million grant to the Virginia Tech Department of Chemical Engineering’s pioneering research to understand how adolescent exposure may contribute...
The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse is awarding a 5-year, $3.5 million grant to the Virginia Tech Department of Chemical Engineering’s pioneering research to understand how adolescent exposure may contribute...
The National Institutes of...
11/20/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
10/11/2023
Last month, drugstores and pharmacies nationwide began stocking and selling the country’s first over-the-counter version of naloxone, a medication that can stop a potentially fatal overdose from opioids, but it’s unclear whether the move will...
Last month, drugstores and pharmacies nationwide began stocking and selling the country’s first over-the-counter version of naloxone, a medication that can stop a potentially fatal overdose from opioids, but it’s unclear whether the move will...
Last month, drugstores and...
10/11/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
10/06/2023
Understanding state-level trends and variations in opioid prescribing may help inform future efforts to improve prescribing and reduce related harm, researchers advised.
Understanding state-level trends and variations in opioid prescribing may help inform future efforts to improve prescribing and reduce related harm, researchers advised.
Understanding state-level trends...
10/06/2023
Pharmacy Learning Network
News
10/03/2023
Colorado is among several states that ensure schools have access to the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone for free or at reduced cost. But most districts hadn’t signed up by the start of the school year for a state distribution...
Colorado is among several states that ensure schools have access to the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone for free or at reduced cost. But most districts hadn’t signed up by the start of the school year for a state distribution...
Colorado is among several states...
10/03/2023
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News
09/06/2023
To contain the opioid crisis, health and law enforcement agencies have turned to technology to monitor doctor and patient prescription data, but experts have raised questions about how these systems work and worry about their accuracy and...
To contain the opioid crisis, health and law enforcement agencies have turned to technology to monitor doctor and patient prescription data, but experts have raised questions about how these systems work and worry about their accuracy and...
To contain the opioid crisis,...
09/06/2023
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News
03/16/2023
Researchers compared opioid use disorder treatment trends among Medicaid members with vs without physical, sensory, developmental, and cognitive disabilities.
Researchers compared opioid use disorder treatment trends among Medicaid members with vs without physical, sensory, developmental, and cognitive disabilities.
Researchers compared opioid use...
03/16/2023
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News
12/06/2024
JR Watkins is recalling thousands of cooling menthol extra-strength pain relief patches because of deviations from Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations.
JR Watkins is recalling thousands of cooling menthol extra-strength pain relief patches because of deviations from Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations.
JR Watkins is recalling...
12/06/2024
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12/06/2024
Neogen Corporation is recalling several lots of LiceOut nonfoaming shampoo because of violations of Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations.
Neogen Corporation is recalling several lots of LiceOut nonfoaming shampoo because of violations of Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations.
Neogen Corporation is recalling...
12/06/2024
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12/06/2024
Deviations from Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations have prompted Unexo Life Sciences Private Limited to recall millions of over-the-counter pain relief patches sold by various distributors throughout the United States.
Deviations from Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations have prompted Unexo Life Sciences Private Limited to recall millions of over-the-counter pain relief patches sold by various distributors throughout the United States.
Deviations from Current Good...
12/06/2024
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News
12/06/2024
Deviations from Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations have prompted Unexo Life Sciences Private Limited to recall millions of over-the-counter pain relief patches sold by various distributors throughout the United States.
Deviations from Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations have prompted Unexo Life Sciences Private Limited to recall millions of over-the-counter pain relief patches sold by various distributors throughout the United States.
Deviations from Current Good...
12/06/2024
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12/06/2024
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) A and B contribute to the global RSV burden, and both subgroups cause severe disease, with no available evidence suggesting differences in clinical severity between the subgroups, according to a study...
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) A and B contribute to the global RSV burden, and both subgroups cause severe disease, with no available evidence suggesting differences in clinical severity between the subgroups, according to a study...
Respiratory syncytial virus...
12/06/2024
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News
12/04/2024
Medivant Healthcare is recalling syringes containing repackaged bevacizumab (Avastin) injection because of a lack of sterility assurance.
Medivant Healthcare is recalling syringes containing repackaged bevacizumab (Avastin) injection because of a lack of sterility assurance.
Medivant Healthcare is recalling...
12/04/2024
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News
12/04/2024
Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. is recalling more than a half million bottles of ramipril capsules due to a deviation from Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations.
Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. is recalling more than a half million bottles of ramipril capsules due to a deviation from Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations.
Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. is...
12/04/2024
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12/04/2024
A pharmacist’s report of a metal fragment embedded in a tablet has prompted a recall for bottles of lisinopril.
A pharmacist’s report of a metal fragment embedded in a tablet has prompted a recall for bottles of lisinopril.
A pharmacist’s report of a metal...
12/04/2024
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News
11/22/2024
Despite its prevalence and the availability of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine approved in May 2023, awareness of RSV and its vaccine remains limited, and community pharmacies have the potential play a pivotal role in addressing...
Despite its prevalence and the availability of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine approved in May 2023, awareness of RSV and its vaccine remains limited, and community pharmacies have the potential play a pivotal role in addressing...
Despite its prevalence and the...
11/22/2024
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News
11/20/2024
The Harvard Drug Group, doing business as Major Pharmaceuticals and Rugby Laboratories, is recalling 3 lots of hydralazine hydrochloride tablets. According to the November 20, 2024, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Report,...
The Harvard Drug Group, doing business as Major Pharmaceuticals and Rugby Laboratories, is recalling 3 lots of hydralazine hydrochloride tablets. According to the November 20, 2024, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Report,...
The Harvard Drug Group, doing...
11/20/2024
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12/05/2023
How many people experience opioid use disorder (OUD) globally?
How many people experience opioid use disorder (OUD) globally?
How many people experience...
12/05/2023
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Quiz
12/01/2023
True or False: The DOJ’s Health Care Fraud Strike Force, operating since March 2007, has charged more than 5000 defendants who collectively billed federal health care programs and private insurance companies close to $28 billion.
True or False: The DOJ’s Health Care Fraud Strike Force, operating since March 2007, has charged more than 5000 defendants who collectively billed federal health care programs and private insurance companies close to $28 billion.
True or False: The DOJ’s Health...
12/01/2023
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11/22/2023
True or False: Opioids are effective long-term pain medications.
True or False: Opioids are effective long-term pain medications.
True or False: Opioids are...
11/22/2023
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Correlation Between Opioid Overdoses With Alcohol, Benzodiazepine Use
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05/13/2020
Marco Tori, MD, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, discusses why alcohol and benzodiazepine co-involvement was common among opioid overdose-related deaths.
Marco Tori, MD, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, discusses why alcohol and benzodiazepine co-involvement was common among opioid overdose-related deaths.
Marco Tori, MD, Department of...
05/13/2020
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11/19/2024
True or False: Patients with MS have a higher rate of amyloid pathology compared to control subjects.
True or False: Patients with MS have a higher rate of amyloid pathology compared to control subjects.
True or False: Patients with MS...
11/19/2024
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10/22/2024
True or False: Among patients with MS, amyloid plaque accumulation in the brain was more likely in those with a typical MS history.
True or False: Among patients with MS, amyloid plaque accumulation in the brain was more likely in those with a typical MS history.
True or False: Among patients...
10/22/2024
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10/21/2024
True or False: Lecanemab-IRMB (Leqembi™) is the second Alzheimer drug that has affected the course of the disease successfully in phase 3, had a low side effect profile and then got full FDA approval.
True or False: Lecanemab-IRMB (Leqembi™) is the second Alzheimer drug that has affected the course of the disease successfully in phase 3, had a low side effect profile and then got full FDA approval.
True or False: Lecanemab-IRMB...
10/21/2024
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10/03/2024
True or False: Patients with a typical multiple sclerosis (MS) history are more likely to accumulate amyloid plaques in the brain compared to those with atypical presentations.
True or False: Patients with a typical multiple sclerosis (MS) history are more likely to accumulate amyloid plaques in the brain compared to those with atypical presentations.
True or False: Patients with a...
10/03/2024
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09/26/2024
Which significant difference between donanemab and lecanemab was mentioned in the Phase III TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 study?
Which significant difference between donanemab and lecanemab was mentioned in the Phase III TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 study?
Which significant difference...
09/26/2024
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09/26/2024
What does ARIA-E stand for in Alzheimer disease treatment?
What does ARIA-E stand for in Alzheimer disease treatment?
What does ARIA-E stand for in...
09/26/2024
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09/20/2024
True or False: A potential side effect noted in treating Alzheimer disease with lecanemab-IRMB is amyloid-related imaging abnormality type H (ARIA-H).
True or False: A potential side effect noted in treating Alzheimer disease with lecanemab-IRMB is amyloid-related imaging abnormality type H (ARIA-H).
True or False: A potential side...
09/20/2024
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09/18/2024
True or False: Amyloid plaque levels begin to rise again within 1 year of donanemab treatment.
True or False: Amyloid plaque levels begin to rise again within 1 year of donanemab treatment.
True or False: Amyloid plaque...
09/18/2024
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09/12/2024
Quiz: According to findings from the Phase III TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 study, upon which the FDA approval of donanemab is based, what percentage of patients were able to discontinue the drug within a year?
Quiz: According to findings from the Phase III TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 study, upon which the FDA approval of donanemab is based, what percentage of patients were able to discontinue the drug within a year?
Quiz: According to findings from...
09/12/2024
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08/27/2024
True or False: Lecanemab is the first Alzheimer's drug to successfully affect the course of the disease in phase 3 trials and receive full FDA approval.
True or False: Lecanemab is the first Alzheimer's drug to successfully affect the course of the disease in phase 3 trials and receive full FDA approval.
True or False: Lecanemab is the...
08/27/2024
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