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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
01/15/2025
Rising Pharma Holding, Inc. has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of multiple lots of duloxetine delayed-release (DR) Capsules in various dosages.
Rising Pharma Holding, Inc. has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of multiple lots of duloxetine delayed-release (DR) Capsules in various dosages.
Rising Pharma Holding, Inc. has...
01/15/2025
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01/15/2025
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC has initiated a voluntary recall of clobazam tablets, 10 mg, packaged in 30-tablet cartons (NDC 60687-423-21) distributed by American Health Packaging.
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC has initiated a voluntary recall of clobazam tablets, 10 mg, packaged in 30-tablet cartons (NDC 60687-423-21) distributed by American Health Packaging.
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC has...
01/15/2025
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01/15/2025
The FDA has announced a nationwide recall of clonazepam orally disintegrating tablets in various strengths distributed by PAR Pharmaceutical and manufactured by Endo USA, Inc.
The FDA has announced a nationwide recall of clonazepam orally disintegrating tablets in various strengths distributed by PAR Pharmaceutical and manufactured by Endo USA, Inc.
The FDA has announced a...
01/15/2025
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News
01/10/2025
Older adults with weakened immune systems, such as organ transplant recipients on immunosuppressive medications, respond less robustly to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines than their peers with normal immune function.
Older adults with weakened immune systems, such as organ transplant recipients on immunosuppressive medications, respond less robustly to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines than their peers with normal immune function.
Older adults with weakened...
01/10/2025
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News
01/09/2025
Lupin Pharmaceuticals has issued a Class II recall of Levothyroxine sodium tablets, 75 mcg, due to impurity and degradation issues identified during stability testing, potentially affecting medication safety and efficacy
Lupin Pharmaceuticals has issued a Class II recall of Levothyroxine sodium tablets, 75 mcg, due to impurity and degradation issues identified during stability testing, potentially affecting medication safety and efficacy
Lupin Pharmaceuticals has issued...
01/09/2025
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01/09/2025
AvKARE has issued a nationwide Class II recall of Nitrofurantoin capsules, USP, 100 mg, due to failed dissolution specifications, potentially impacting treatment effectiveness for urinary tract infections.
AvKARE has issued a nationwide Class II recall of Nitrofurantoin capsules, USP, 100 mg, due to failed dissolution specifications, potentially impacting treatment effectiveness for urinary tract infections.
AvKARE has issued a nationwide...
01/09/2025
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News
01/08/2025
The FDA has issued a Class I recall of FORCE FOREVER 400mg Tablets, a dietary supplement for joint and bone health, due to undeclared pharmaceutical ingredients that pose serious health risks.
The FDA has issued a Class I recall of FORCE FOREVER 400mg Tablets, a dietary supplement for joint and bone health, due to undeclared pharmaceutical ingredients that pose serious health risks.
The FDA has issued a Class I...
01/08/2025
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News
12/18/2024
Amerisource Health Services LLC is recalling tens of thousands of bottles of duloxetine delayed-release capsules because of an N-nitroso duloxetine impurity.
Amerisource Health Services LLC is recalling tens of thousands of bottles of duloxetine delayed-release capsules because of an N-nitroso duloxetine impurity.
Amerisource Health Services LLC...
12/18/2024
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12/18/2024
American Regent Inc is recalling 10 lots of Venofer (iron sucrose) injection because of the potential for glass delamination of the vials.
American Regent Inc is recalling 10 lots of Venofer (iron sucrose) injection because of the potential for glass delamination of the vials.
American Regent Inc is recalling...
12/18/2024
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News
12/18/2024
A Class I recall has been issued for dietary supplements marketed for male performance and energy by Boulla LLC and VitalityVita.
A Class I recall has been issued for dietary supplements marketed for male performance and energy by Boulla LLC and VitalityVita.
A Class I recall has been issued...
12/18/2024
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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
Pharmacy Learning Network
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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Quiz
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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01/10/2025
Which of the following injectable medications is not an FDA-approved for the treatment of Alzheimer disease?Donepezil LecanemabDonanemab
Which of the following injectable medications is not an FDA-approved for the treatment of Alzheimer disease?Donepezil LecanemabDonanemab
Which of the following...
01/10/2025
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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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