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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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News
12/04/2023
Danielle Sposato
"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
Danielle Sposato
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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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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11/22/2023
Hannah Musick
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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News
11/20/2023
Hannah Musick
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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News
10/11/2023
Jackie Fortiér; Nicole Leonard
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
Jolynn Tumolo
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
Virginia Garcia Pivik; Rae Ellen Bichell
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
Danielle Sposato
"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
Danielle Sposato
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
Hannah Musick
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
Hannah Musick
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
Jackie Fortiér; Nicole Leonard
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
Jolynn Tumolo
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
Virginia Garcia Pivik; Rae Ellen Bichell
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
Andy Miller; Sam Whitehead
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
Maria Asimopoulos
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
First Report Managed Care
News
09/26/2025
Hannah Musick
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination among US adults aged 60 and older during the 2023 to 2024 season prevented an estimated 1930 deaths, 23 630 hospitalizations, and 18 326 emergency department visits—benefits that could triple with...
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination among US adults aged 60 and older during the 2023 to 2024 season prevented an estimated 1930 deaths, 23 630 hospitalizations, and 18 326 emergency department visits—benefits that could triple with...
Respiratory syncytial virus...
09/26/2025
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News
09/24/2025
Juliet Gallagher
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a nationwide Class II recall of bevacizumab (Avastin) Injection, 1.25mg/0.05mL, packaged in sterile single-dose syringes by Fagron Sterile Services, based in Wichita, Kansas.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a nationwide Class II recall of bevacizumab (Avastin) Injection, 1.25mg/0.05mL, packaged in sterile single-dose syringes by Fagron Sterile Services, based in Wichita, Kansas.
The US Food and Drug...
09/24/2025
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News
09/24/2025
Juliet Gallagher
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a Class II recall involving aripiprazole tablets, USP, 10 mg in 30-count bottles.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a Class II recall involving aripiprazole tablets, USP, 10 mg in 30-count bottles.
The US Food and Drug...
09/24/2025
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News
09/24/2025
Juliet Gallagher
Unichem Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. has initiated a Class I recall of Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride Tablets, USP, 10 mg, packaged in 90-count bottles.
Unichem Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. has initiated a Class I recall of Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride Tablets, USP, 10 mg, packaged in 90-count bottles.
Unichem Pharmaceuticals USA Inc....
09/24/2025
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News
09/16/2025
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
Zydus Pharmaceuticals has voluntarily recalled multiple lots of Succinylcholine Chloride Injection after FDA testing revealed out-of-specification degradation impurities.
Zydus Pharmaceuticals has voluntarily recalled multiple lots of Succinylcholine Chloride Injection after FDA testing revealed out-of-specification degradation impurities.
Zydus Pharmaceuticals has...
09/16/2025
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News
09/16/2025
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
Breckenridge Pharmaceutical has voluntarily recalled Duloxetine 30 mg capsules after detecting a nitrosamine impurity above interim safety limits, affecting distribution in three US states.
Breckenridge Pharmaceutical has voluntarily recalled Duloxetine 30 mg capsules after detecting a nitrosamine impurity above interim safety limits, affecting distribution in three US states.
Breckenridge Pharmaceutical has...
09/16/2025
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News
09/16/2025
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
Exela Pharma Sciences has issued a Class II recall of its 4.2% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection after testing revealed out-of-specification arsenic levels.
Exela Pharma Sciences has issued a Class II recall of its 4.2% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection after testing revealed out-of-specification arsenic levels.
Exela Pharma Sciences has issued...
09/16/2025
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News
09/10/2025
Hannah Musick
A Class II recall has been issued for KIMMTRAK (tebentafusp-tebn) Injection due to subpotency, potentially reducing therapeutic effectiveness in patients with metastatic uveal melanoma.
A Class II recall has been issued for KIMMTRAK (tebentafusp-tebn) Injection due to subpotency, potentially reducing therapeutic effectiveness in patients with metastatic uveal melanoma.
A Class II recall has been...
09/10/2025
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News
09/10/2025
Hannah Musick
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class II recall for multiple strengths of Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride Tablets due to the presence of a microorganism on polyester coil packaging, posing a potential contamination risk...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class II recall for multiple strengths of Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride Tablets due to the presence of a microorganism on polyester coil packaging, posing a potential contamination risk...
The US Food and Drug...
09/10/2025
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News
09/10/2025
Hannah Musick
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class I recall for multiple DermaRite antiseptic and topical products due to contamination with Burkholderia cepacia, a dangerous bacteria that poses serious infection risks to vulnerable...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class I recall for multiple DermaRite antiseptic and topical products due to contamination with Burkholderia cepacia, a dangerous bacteria that poses serious infection risks to vulnerable...
The US Food and Drug...
09/10/2025
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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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12/01/2023
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.
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True or False: Opioids are effective long-term pain medications.
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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.
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Learn more about a pharmacist who was sentenced to prison for using controlled dangerous substances to kill his dog.  
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Learn more about a New York executive order that is breaking with FDA restrictions on COVID vaccines to expand access.
Learn more about a New York executive order that is breaking with FDA restrictions on COVID vaccines to expand access.
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Learn more about how pharmacies can maintain compliance with the Controlled Substances Act to avoid legal and financial risk.
Learn more about how pharmacies can maintain compliance with the Controlled Substances Act to avoid legal and financial risk.
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What was the primary legal issue in the wrongful death case brought by Cole Schmidtknecht’s parents against Optum Rx and Walgreens?
What was the primary legal issue in the wrongful death case brought by Cole Schmidtknecht’s parents against Optum Rx and Walgreens?
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True or False: Between 2013 and 2017, Prime Aid Union City submitted false claims and received over $65 million in reimbursements for medications that were never provided, ordered, or stocked.
True or False: Between 2013 and 2017, Prime Aid Union City submitted false claims and received over $65 million in reimbursements for medications that were never provided, ordered, or stocked.
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True or False: Cholinesterase inhibitors, such as donepezil, rivastigmine, and galantamine, are disease-modifying therapies that significantly delay the progression of early Alzheimer disease by reducing amyloid-beta accumulation.TrueFalse
True or False: Cholinesterase inhibitors, such as donepezil, rivastigmine, and galantamine, are disease-modifying therapies that significantly delay the progression of early Alzheimer disease by reducing amyloid-beta accumulation.TrueFalse
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True or False: Monoclonal antibody injectables, such as Lecanemab and Aducanumab, are designed to slow the progression of Alzheimer disease by targeting amyloid beta plaques in the brain.
True or False: Monoclonal antibody injectables, such as Lecanemab and Aducanumab, are designed to slow the progression of Alzheimer disease by targeting amyloid beta plaques in the brain.
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