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PROMISING PRACTICES FOR PANDEMIC PLANNING Agencies build partnerships to dispense emergency medications

… PLANNING Agencies build partnerships to dispense emergency medications … PROMISING PRACTICES FOR PANDEMIC PLANNING Agencies build partnerships to dispense emergency medications Other authors Pingping Yang Teaser text Editor's … 6, 2009 (CIDRAP News) – When dispensing a large number of medications during an emergency, one site might not be …
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New report highlights weak FDA oversight of foreign firms making medications for US market

… highlights weak FDA oversight of foreign firms making medications for US market … New report highlights weak FDA oversight of foreign firms making medications for US market Body Gumpanat / iStock The US Food … more than 4,800 foreign drug manufacturers supplying medications for the US market, although it has taken action …
Mary Van Beusekom

Heartburn drugs tied to higher risk of recurrent C diff

… Body A new study suggests the use of common heartburn medications may play a role in recurrent Clostridium … links between exposure to common gastric acid suppressant medications, such as proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) and … acid suppressant, a finding that suggests acid-suppressing medications are associated with an increased risk of …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
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Study finds greater, later role for antivirals in flu patients

… are more likely to survive if they receive antiviral medications, and older patients may benefit even if treatment … are more likely to survive if they receive antiviral medications, and older patients may benefit even if treatment … in an older, sicker population, giving antiviral medications a role later in the illness course. The US …
 

Survey finds parents commonly save, share leftover antibiotics

… been prescribed these formulations saying they shared the medications with others. Diversion was less common with … antibiotic resistance."  But he added that diverting medications is not novel to antibiotics. "Research has … clearly documented that patients save a variety of unused medications," Zipkin said. "Dialogue on the topic generally …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
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Eagerly awaited COVID lifesavers molnupiravir, Paxlovid now wait for patients

… the eagerly awaited oral COVID-19 antiviral prescription medications are slowly arriving at US pharmacies, but despite … or don't want to take them. Two oral COVID-19 antiviral medications, molnupiravir (Merck) and Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir … or liver and may be contraindicated for those taking other medications that can't be interrupted or adjusted. Minnesota …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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WHO revises MDR-TB treatment with focus on oral drugs

… News Teaser image Teaser text The changes prioritize newer medications and oral regimens over injectable drugs. … tuberculosis (MDR-TB) that prioritize newer medications and oral regimens over injectable drugs. In a … prothionamide, and p-aminosalicylic acid. Only two of the medications (amikacin and imipenem-cilastatin/meropenem) are …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
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Less methadone, more buprenorphine distributed amid COVID in US

… Open details US utilization of the two most effective medications used to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) in the … quantities (in milligrams [mg]) of the controlled medications methadone and buprenorphine from Jan 1, 2012, to Jun 30, 2021. Both medications alleviate opioid withdrawal symptoms and cravings …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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Report: US plant closure portends drug shortages—some critical

… 24 generic sterile injectable drugs, including 5 essential medications for which the company had an over 15% market … wholesalers keep enough supplies on hand to ensure the medications are available. The FDA, the EDSA said, should … strategies to provide more redundancy for essential medications, and providers and clinicians should practice …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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Patients, pharma execs express low trust in drug supply chains

… of patients indicated that being able to verify that their medications were not counterfeit, tampered with, or stored at … medication manufacturers should have to disclose how their medications are made, and 82% said that they want to know how … said they had changed healthcare providers, pharmacies, or medications. Among the patients recounting bad experiences, …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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Rand says program to boost bioterrorism readiness works

… to help the nation's largest metropolitan area deliver medications after a public health emergency such as an … to help the nation's largest metropolitan area deliver medications after a public health emergency such as an … in 2004 to help cities distribute antibiotics and other medications to 100% of the local population within 48 hours …
Lisa Schnirring
 

Study: Non-antibiotic drugs affect gut bacteria, could promote resistance

… drugs—including antivirals, antipsychotics, acid-reducing medications, chemotherapy drugs, and blood-pressure medications—inhibited the growth of at least one strain of … and antipsychotics inhibited more gut bacteria than other medications. Although the bacterial species' susceptibility …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News

Toronto officials approve antivirals for city workers

… drugs. In approving the proposal to stockpile antiviral medications for some city employees, the Toronto city council … have made stockpiling osteltamivir and other antiviral medications a component of their pandemic planning. "I … little concrete information on the prophylactic use of the medications. See also: Dec 2007 TFAH report on public health …
Lisa Schnirring
 

Trial: Metformin, ivermectin, fluvoxamine don't prevent severe COVID

… that COVID-OUT was the first US trial to test the three medications and combinations thereof to prevent ED visits, … of Columbia University in New York, said that prescribing medications that are known to be ineffective "is not a … benefit and to drug shortages for patients who need the medications for other conditions." That's why, they said, …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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WHO group finalizes landmark pandemic virus-sharing agreement

… a system for improving the flow of pandemic vaccine and medications to developing countries. Infectious disease … a system for improving the flow of pandemic vaccine and medications to developing countries. The WHO said yesterday … developing countries have greater access to vaccines and medications that are based on the virus samples they provide. …
Lisa Schnirring
 

Experts update businesses on antiviral stockpiling

… stockpiling, but two medical experts today said the medications are still quick, reliable tools that can help … stockpiling, but two medical experts today said the medications are still quick, reliable tools that can help … strain that is now a common seasonal strain. Antiviral medications will still have a vital role to play, given that …
Lisa Schnirring
 

FDA panel seeks stronger label warnings for 2 flu drugs

… stronger label warnings for two antiviral influenza medications—oseltamivir and zanamivir—that have been linked … stronger label warnings for two antiviral influenza medications—oseltamivir and zanamivir—that have been linked … to monitor children closely when they begin taking the medications. "While there have not been noticeable changes in …
 

NEWS SCAN: Canada's antiviral mix, H5N1 in Tibet, flu vaccine in military, new biodefense center, Toronto foodborne disease, Florida horse deaths

… stockpile Canada will adjust the combination of antiviral medications in its national emergency stockpile because of … supply of zanamivir (Relenza), along with older antiviral medications such as amantadine and rimantadine. Canada's … provincial and local officials to also adjust the mix of medications in the national antiviral stockpile, which holds …
 

RAND gives Cities Readiness Initiative good marks

… designed to prepare communities to quickly distribute medications to the population to blunt a bioterrorist attack … designed to prepare communities to quickly distribute medications to the population to blunt a bioterrorist attack … goal is to equip metropolitan areas to provide life-saving medications to their populations in the event of a major …
Robert Roos
 

US, UK adults report pandemic-related distress, disruptions

… that amid pandemic-related disrupted healthcare access (to medications, procedures, or appointments), economic activity … likely to have had disrupted access to prescriptions or medications. Higher (one standard deviation) psychological … to 1.33 for interrupted access to prescriptions or medications. The association between prepandemic distress was …
Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News
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Acid suppressants tied to colonization with resistant bacteria

… studies involving nearly 30,000 patients suggests medications that people take for acid reflux and related … tract. The findings do not prove that acid-suppressing medications cause MDRO colonization, but they add to a … are observational and patients who use acid suppressing medications may have other risk factors for MDRO …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
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News Scan for Jun 10, 2015

… Diseases suggests that treatment with acid-suppression medications significantly increases the risk of Clostridium … factors. They also say that the use of acid-suppression medications, including proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and … "dramatically" during the past 10 to 15 years. The medications are a known risk factor for CDI in adults, but …

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Jun 21, 2019

… new requirements to help decrease misuse of antimicrobial medications, which contributes to antibiotic resistance and … initiative to promote the appropriate use of antimicrobial medications in the hospital, critical access hospital and …

Report: H1N1 phone triage lines informed, aided patients

… callers, triage sick patients, and prescribe antiviral medications over the phone. Of eight flu lines that met the … and nurse triage lined that prescribed antiviral medications over the phone. Two of the flu lines—those in … to improve distribution and dispensing of antiviral medications," they concluded. "A national flu line approach …
Lisa Schnirring
 

Report airs problems at firm linked to fungal meningitis outbreak

… and interviewed its employees. NECC didn't label the medications for specific patients, a violation of … within the hood, which could lead to contamination of medications. Mats designed to trap dirt and other … of compounding pharmacies that make sterile injectable medications and strengthen penalties for pharmacies that …
Lisa Schnirring
 

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