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High-Risk Older Adults Lack Knowledge, Awareness of RSV Vaccine

Physician's Weekly

Knowledge of RSV disease and RSV vaccine eligibility is low among hospitalized older adults, according to a study published online April 1 in JAMA Network Open. were RSV-vaccinated and unvaccinated, respectively. were unsure if they were eligible for vaccination or thought they were not. The researchers found that 47.2%

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Many Older People Embrace Vaccines. Research Is Proving Them Right.

Physician's Weekly

Kim Beckham, an insurance agent in Victoria, Texas, had seen friends suffer so badly from shingles that she wanted to receive the first approved shingles vaccine as soon as it became available, even if she had to pay for it out-of-pocket. Some older people are really eager to be vaccinated. Kennedy Jr.,

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The Top 5 Minor Ailments and Pharmacist Management in Ontario: Attachment and Primary Care [Prescribing and pharmacotherapeutics]

Annals of Family Medicine

In Ontario, Canada, pharmacists were given authority to deliver service for 19 MAs as of October 1, 2023. Setting: Ontario, Canada Study Design and Analysis: This study used linked health administrative data, including pharmacist billing for MA services, patient demographics, and physician and hospital billing data, collected for 15.4

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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

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Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment

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CMS Final Medicaid Drug Rebate Rule Details New Misclassification Penalties and Numerous Other Changes

FDA Law Blog

Gaulkin — In May 2023, we posted about a CMS proposed regulation that sought to make a wide variety of changes to the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP), including a new “price verification survey,” and a controversial proposal to require “stacking” of discounts to different customers when determining best price.

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Animals Need Drugs Too, But Not Without CVM Approval

FDA Law Blog

CVM does not regulate the practice of veterinary medicine (that’s a state licensing board) or vaccines for animal diseases (that’s USDA). Palmer & Riëtte van Laack — Most of us love our furry friends, and with the boom in pet ownership during the pandemic, it is no surprise that the market for pet products has become enormous.