Report: Exchanges yield more specialty drug claims – U-T San Diego

Report: Exchanges yield more specialty drug claims – U-T San Diego

Report: Exchanges yield more specialty drug claims
U-T San Diego
Patients from the health care overhaul's new insurance exchanges have been more likely to use expensive specialty drugs for chronic conditions, according to data from the nation's largest pharmacy benefits manager. Numbers released Wednesday by …

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Painkiller ban raises constitutional questions – Lexington Herald Leader


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Painkiller ban raises constitutional questions
Lexington Herald Leader
But Zogenix, the San Diego-based maker of the drug, filed a federal lawsuit on Monday arguing that the ban was unconstitutional because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has already approved its use for treatment of severe and chronic pain.
Drugmaker sues to block state banGazetteNET
Zohydro Maker Sues to Block Massachusetts BanABC News
Zogenix Takes Legal Action in Federal Court to Block Massachusetts Improper Wall Street Journal

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California prisons find 1 in 4 inmates used drugs – U-T San Diego

California prisons find 1 in 4 inmates used drugs
U-T San Diego
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nearly a quarter of inmates tested in a screening last year in California had used one or more illegal substances, leading state prison officials to propose increasing penalties for drug and alcohol use. Under the

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Zogenix executive says Mass. drug ban ‘makes no sense whatsoever’ – Boston Business Journal (blog)


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Zogenix executive says Mass. drug ban 'makes no sense whatsoever'
Boston Business Journal (blog)
… 'makes no sense whatsoever'. Zohydro Zogenix. Enlarge Photo. Michael Croog. Zohydro, an opioid painkiller made by San Diego-based Zogenix, has put out a pill bottle with a combination lock as one of several measures intended to prevent drug abuse.
Drugmaker's dual role as friend, foeBoston Globe

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Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness – San Diego County Sheriff’s Department — Sheriff Bill Gore and Sycuan Chairman Daniel Tucker join together in this public service announcement to encourage county residents to fight prescription dru…


San Diego-Based Company Zogenix Responds to Zohydro Criticism
A San Diego-based company has set up a board of experts to guard against abuse of its powerful new painkiller that public health authorities fear could worsen heroin and prescription drug abuse. Zogenix, which makes Zohydro, said the drug is no more …
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