How One Company Aims to Save Lives with Its Smartwatch
ZEM Life is developing a smartwatch that can deliver Narcan to combat a fentanyl overdose.
Study: More OUD Patients Stay in Treatment When Offered Buprenorphine via Telemedicine
Patients with opioid use disorder are more likely to stick with their treatment plan when offered buprenorphine via telemedicine, according to a new study. The study involved 1,378 patients, and their 180-day treatment retention rate was 56.4%.
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5 Companies That Offer Mobile IV Therapy With Experienced Nurses in NYC and Beyond
Get your IV treatment from wherever you are. These top companies provide mobile IV therapy administered by experienced nurses in NYC and beyond.
US Sues Rite Aid for Ignoring Glaring ‘Red Flags’ in Opioid Prescriptions
The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Rite Aid, accusing the pharmacy chain of filling hundreds of thousands of opioid prescriptions that had “obvious, and often multiple, red flags.” The DOJ claimed that Rite Aid violated the Controlled Substances Act by filling unlawful prescriptions for addictive drugs, as well as the False Claims Act when the chain sought reimbursement from federal healthcare programs for these prescriptions.
Expanding Telehealth Access Not Reducing it Will Continue Saving Lives, Mitigating Costs of the Opioid Crisis
Protectionism against (and fear of) telehealth on display from companies like Walmart and states like Alabama threaten the only effective and scalable solution to America’s opioid epidemic.
New National Tracker for Non-fatal Overdoses Is ‘a Step in the Right Direction’ to End the Opioid Crisis
The White House launched a new initiative to address the country’s opioid crisis — a dashboard tracking non-fatal opioid overdoses. The new tool is meant to track overdose clusters to inform better medical responses and preparedness.
CVS, Walgreens Will Pay $10 Billion Total To Settle Opioid-Related Lawsuits
The settlement terms are still being negotiated and the final settlement depends on the number of states, counties, and Native American tribes that agree to join
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Everything You Need to Know About Who Accredits Health Plans for Mental Health Parity Compliance
Who accredits health plans for mental health parity compliance? Learn about the only organization that offers this program to ensure your members get equitable care.
Going virtual can save lives: The case for making telehealth a permanent part of addiction treatment
We must continue to push for the expansion of telehealth for Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) more broadly and call on our federal leaders to do what is right…to change the game for good and make telehealth a permanent solution. Lives depend on it.
Why decentralization & digitization could be the key to unlock the future of addiction care
A significant obstacle to patients battling opioid addiction is that most treatment programs require frequent in-person visits to medical centers. But many addiction care specialists think decentralizing programs from medical centers could help patients stay on track.
Money flows into addiction tech, but will it curb soaring opioid overdose deaths?
Startup experts and clinicians working on the front lines of the drug and overdose epidemic doubt the flashy Silicon Valley technology will ever reach people in the throes of addiction who are unstably housed, financially challenged, and on the wrong side of the digital divide.
Integrating a whole person care view for actionable behavioral health services
Supporting real-time care coordination will benefit the physical and behavioral health of every patient, resulting in better outcomes and make significant progress against the mental health and substance use crisis that has cut too many lives short and left family and friends grieving.
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Purdue to plead guilty, pay $8.3B deal to resolve opioid charges
In addition to monetary damages and the guilty pleas, the government is seeking to transform the maker of OxyContin into a public benefit company that would fund efforts to curb opioid abuse and give away drugs to prevent overdose deaths.
Report: Prosecutors use Controlled Substances Act to investigate opioid makers, distributors
The Wall Street Journal reported that at least six companies' disclosures that they had received subpoenas were related to the investigation, and subpoenas for additional companies are expected in the coming months.
Report: Okla. judge acknowledges miscalculating part of $572M charge for J&J in opioids case
In other news, the three largest pharmaceutical distributors in the country - AmerisourceBergen, McKesson and Cardinal Health - were reportedly in talks to settle opioid litigation for $18 billion.
Two non-drug, device approaches to tackling the opioid crisis
Companies are developing non-drug approaches to tackling the prescription opioid crisis and stand to receive support from the likes of the NIH and the FDA.
Attorneys general balk at Purdue Pharma bankruptcy filing
The company filed for Chapter 11 Monday, but the move was criticized by some, particularly attorneys general in Massachusetts and Connecticut, amid reports that the Sackler family wired about $1 billion to overseas accounts.