Many practitioners are not prescribing HIV prevention medication, study finds
Only about 54% of medical practitioners surveyed say they have prescribed pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP,...
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Risk of opioid-benzodiazepine overlap up for dual prescribing
(HealthDay)—Receiving prescriptions from both the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Medicare Part D...
Study finds racial disparities in prescribing opioids for chronic pain
Yale researchers have identified racial disparities in the treatment of patients who are prescribed opioids...
Peer Comparisons Can Decrease Risky Prescribing Patterns
TUESDAY, Aug. 14, 2018 -- Letters targeting high prescribers of quetiapine (Seroquel), an antipsychotic with...
US opioid prescribing rates by congressional district
Congressional districts with the highest opioid prescribing rates are predominantly concentrated in the southeastern U.S.,...
Inappropriate Prescribing of Abx High in Urgent Care Centers
MONDAY, July 16, 2018 -- There is considerable variability in the proportion of visits at...