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CVS Caremark is a Gold sponsor of The Partnership at Drugfree.org's Medicine Abuse Project, whose new national study shows teen misuse and abuse of Rx medication is up 33 percent since 2008 WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With National Drug Take Back Day scheduled for Saturday, April 27 and in light of a new national study revealing that one in four teenagers has misused or abused a prescription medication at least once, CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) is reminding...

FRISCO, Texas, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Assured Pharmacy (APHY: OTC Markets), a leading specialty pharmacy group providing prescription medications to sufferers of chronic pain, released its 2013 shareholder letter. Dear Shareholders, Every day, prescription pain medications play a role in improving quality of life for the 75 million people who suffer from chronic pain in the US. With the population aging, cancer incidence increasing and the number of surgeries performed...

RxHelp Patient Choice cards allow Canadians to stay on brand name medicines at generic prices TORONTO, April 16, 2013 /CNW/ - Canadian consumers who used RxHelp(TM) Patient Choice card programs to purchase their brand name drugs saved $50 million last year.  These savings represent more than 1.2 million prescriptions across Canada using the RxHelp card - a new tool that allows consumers to stay on their brand medicines while paying the lower generic prices. By connecting...

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and Pharmacy Today recently published the results of the 2012 Pharmacy Today Over-the-Counter Product Survey. The survey reveals the over-the-counter (OTC) products pharmacists are recommending most often to their patients. Because there are over 300,000 marketed OTC drug products, it is critical that patients consult their pharmacist to maximize the benefits from these medications and...

DETROIT, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network continue to support the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day - the first of two this year - being held on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Michigan residents will be encouraged to drop off unwanted prescription medicine at designated locations around the state. "Each Take-Back Day serves as a platform to talk about the dangers of...

Study offers new insights on patient and physician characteristics that contribute to osteoporosis medication adherence Nearly 30 percent of women failed to pick up their bisphosphonate prescriptions, a medication that is most commonly used to treat osteoporosis and similar bone diseases, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published this week in the journal Osteoporosis International. The failure to pick up these newly prescribed medications, called primary nonadherence, can lead to an...

Discussion Focuses on Key Market Access Issues Affecting the Success of Biologics and Biosimilars BURLINGTON, Mass., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources Group is pleased to announce a distinguished lineup of speakers who will be joining its well-regarded Competitive Landscape Seminar Series focusing on Biologics and Biosimilars on May 2, 2013 at the Hotel Solamar in San Diego, CA. The panel discussion will focus on the key issues affecting the success of the...

ATLANTA, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), "One person dies every 19 minutes from prescription drug abuse in the United States." Many experts in the field of prescription (Rx) and over-the-counter (OTC) drug abuse prevention believe the number of deaths from these drugs will decrease as a result of communities having a safe and convenient way to dispose of leftover Rx and OTC drugs. In response to the growing...

The Corporate Whistle Blower Center is now urging any type of physician, medical device insider, or drug maker insider to call them, if they possess significant proof a medical device maker, or a pharmaceutical company was knowingly selling defective drugs, or medical devices regardless of the damage to consumers, or the taxpayers, because the rewards for this type of information can be substantial. For more information whistleblowers can call the Corporate Whistle Blower Center anytime at...

RxHelp Patient Choice cards allow Canadians to stay on brand name medicines at generic prices TORONTO, April 16, 2013 /CNW/ - Canadian consumers who used RxHelp(TM) Patient Choice card programs to purchase their brand name drugs saved $50 million last year.  These savings represent more than 1.2 million prescriptions across Canada using the RxHelp card - a new tool that allows consumers to stay on their brand medicines while paying the lower generic prices. By connecting...