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Medicare Drug Program May Have Increased Medication Adherence
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Medicare beneficiaries are lacking in knowledge regarding the Part D prescription drug program, yet implementation of this program may have improved cost-related medication nonadherence, according to the results of two studies appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association for April 23/30. Reuters Health Information
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McCain Would Hike Drug Costs for Wealthy Americans
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U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain will outline economic proposals on Tuesday that would increase drug costs for wealthy seniors and freeze billions in government spending for a year. Reuters Health Information
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Wyeth Gets Approvable Letter for Osteoporosis Drug
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Wyeth said on Monday that it received a second approvable letter from U.S regulators for bazedoxifene, a drug that helps prevent bone deterioration in postmenopausal women. Reuters Health Information
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Heparin Deaths Higher, FDA Says
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As many as 62 deaths over the past 15 months have been linked to tainted heparin on the basis of allergic/hypotensive symptoms, although heparin may not have actually caused the deaths. Heartwire
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