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Private equity ‘gobbling’ up care facilities for people with disabilities

STAT

However, between 2013 and 2023, private equity firms made over 1,000 acquisitions of disability and elder care providers — a likely undercount, according to the report published by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, a nonprofit watchdog focused on the growing impact of the private equity industry.

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STAT+: Feds accuse CVS of filling ‘thousands’ of illicit opioid prescriptions

STAT

The lawsuit alleged that, since October 2013, CVS knowingly filled prescriptions for “dangerous and excessive quantities” of controlled substances that lacked a legitimate medical purpose, were not valid, and were not issued in the “usual course of professional practice. Department of Justice.

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The Great RIF(T): One FDA Division’s Destruction and What it Could Mean for Generic Drugs

The FDA Law Blog

OGDP is one of several offices in OGD, and it was composed of three divisions: the Division of Legal and Regulatory Support, the Division of Orange Book Publication and Regulatory Assessment, and the Division of Policy Development (DPD).

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Fixing pulse oximeters requires federal might and possible legal action, researchers say

STAT

Work by device manufacturers to improve the performance of pulse oximeters on people with darker skin has progressed little since the Food and Drug Administration asked manufacturers in 2013 to voluntarily test the devices on more diverse skin tones, according to a study published Monday in JAMA.

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Statin statistics 2025

The Checkup by Singlecare

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2023) In 2019, Medicare spent around $5 billion on statins, an increase from 2013. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2023) Between 2013 and 2019, overall statin spending increased, but OOP spending decreased. Total patient spending is about $3 billion out-of-pocket (OOP) every year for statin medications.

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Real-world impact of medication adherence in pulmonary hypertension identified

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

The Swiss research team prospectively followed 93 patients (66% women; mean age 57 years) treated with pulmonary hypertension-targeted oral therapies between 2013 and 2023. Medication adherence was assessed using pharmacy refill records and self-reported questionnaires, with adherence defined as greater than or equal to 80%.

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Novo Nordisk industry membership reinstated

European Pharmaceutical Review

Recent big pharma ABPI members While Novo Nordisk became a member of the APBI in 2013, other additions in recent years include Moderna, who gained membership in January 2023 , and Gilead, who joined the ABPI in January 2022. The post Novo Nordisk industry membership reinstated appeared first on European Pharmaceutical Review.