CVS is selling Narcan in Rhode Island Here's an interesting development in access to Narcan: CVS Pharmacy announced that it would offer the opiate antidote Narcan without a prescription at all of its 60 pharmacies in Rhode Island by the end of month. Narcan, also known as naloxone, offers immediate help for anyone overdosing from … Continue reading 2014’s top posts: #4
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Faith of a different sort
DJ Mac wraps up a series of posts on pharmacology with a post focused on our faith in pharmacology. Holy grails are few and far between. Pharmaceutical holy grails are no different. They are as rare as a moderate position in the Scottish independence debate. We have a few prescription drugs licensed to treat addiction … Continue reading Faith of a different sort
More benzos, more deaths
A recent study finds increases in deaths for people prescribed benzos: We found evidence of an association between prescription of anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs and mortality over an average follow-up period of 7.6 years among more than 100 000 age and general practice matched adults. In patients who were prescribed these drugs, there was an estimated overall … Continue reading More benzos, more deaths