Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs.(Health)

Manila Bulletin;  August 31, 2004 ;     623 words ......Maricel J., Angeles City. Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are simply drugs that can be purchased...rationale for classifying certain drugs as OTC drugs is to make treatment of many common and...Contrary to what many people think, OTC drugs are not less effective than prescription...

More Medicaid programs covering tobacco cessation.(36 States)

OB GYN News;  July 15, 2003 ;     241 words ...A growing number of state Medicaid programs offer coverage of tobacco-dependence treatment...treatments remains low, a survey of state Medicaid programs showed. In 2001, Medicaid programs in 36 states, including the District of...

CHINESE OTC DRUGS SALES SURPASS CNY80BN YEARLY

AsiaInfo Services;  October 24, 2008 ;     234 words ...Chinese OTC Drugs Sales Surpass CNY80bn Yearly BEIJING...than 4200 kinds of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and sales of the products have surpassed...doctors. Residents are expected to use OTC drugs without guidance of doctors to make...

Paxil maker to pay $14M to state Medicaid programs

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  March 29, 2006 ;     308 words ......Paxil maker to pay $14M to state Medicaid programs -- Settles allegations in generics...agreed to pay $14 million to state Medicaid programs in New Jersey and elsewhere to settle...resulting in higher prices both for Medicaid programs and the general public, according...

State Medicaid Heads Pressed by AIDS Healthcare Foundation to Demand...

PR Newswire;  February 2, 2004 ;     700+ words ......letters to the directors of all state Medicaid programs in the US to ask the Medicaid heads...they would indemnify all of their Medicaid programs ... against any loss as a consequence...Working Group) will not be harmed, Medicaid programs will not be protected from increased...

Twelve states lead the way; Their Medicaid programs use various types of...

Modern Healthcare;  August 27, 2007 ;     447 words ......adopting health information technology in their statewide Medicaid programs and another two dozen are close behind, according to a...and prevents fraud, waste and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs,'' Inspector General Daniel Levinson said in a written...

OTC drugs: An undervalued opportunity?

Drug Topics;  May 15, 2000 ;     700+ words ......medicating patient to a pharmacy. Sales of OTC drugs, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and...medical conditions are treatable with OTC drugs as primary or major adjunctive therapy...cost-effective forms of health care, OTC drugs provide pharmacists with good financial...

Profile: State-run Medicaid programs starting something new

NPR Morning Edition;  March 29, 2005 ;     274 words ......NPR) 03-29-2005 Profile: State-run Medicaid programs starting something new Host: STEVE...Noon STEVE INSKEEP, host: State-run Medicaid programs are starting something new. They...incorporate disease management into their Medicaid programs, 42 states from 2002 to 2005. But...

Colorado, Other States Make Deep Cuts to Medicaid Programs.

The Denver Post (Denver, Colorado) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  September 23, 2003 ;     700+ words ......the deepest cuts in years to state Medicaid programs, including Colorado's. For the first...hard times are turning in droves to Medicaid programs for help. Many are finding that it...have to cut $11 million from other Medicaid programs, said Karen Reinertson, executive...

State Medicaid programs overpay for generics

Formulary;  April 1, 2002 ;     141 words ...news in brief State Medicaid programs overpay for generics-A government audit has concluded that...HHS Office of Inspector General, found that many state Medicaid programs substantially overpay pharmacies for generic drugs. While...

STATES' MEDICAID PROGRAMS INADEQUATE FOR POOR, STUDY REPORTS

Post-Tribune (IN);  December 22, 1987 ;     335 words ......Nader-affiliated health group charged Monday that state Medicaid programs are rife with inequities that prevent millions of poor...Poor Health Care for Poor Americans: A Ranking of State Medicaid Programs," that ranks the states on five categories: eligibility...

State Medicaid Programs Throughout the Nation Are Extremely Deficient,...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ......the following news release: State Medicaid programs have severe deficiencies and suffer...Scores," ranks the state-operated Medicaid programs and points out where each state is...the overall performance of state Medicaid programs and ranked them accordingly. The...

Free Publication on Medicare and Medicaid Programs.

Kiplinger's Retirement Report;  October 1, 2007 ;     57 words ...n Health programs. The MetLife Mature Market Institute has updated Since You Care: Medicare and Medicaid Programs--The Basics. The free publication includes information on Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage and Medigap. For a copy, call 203-221-...

Up in the air.(Medicaid programs and funds)(Brief Article)

Report on Disability Programs;  August 5, 2004 ;     158 words ......IN THE AIR. It remains rather uncertain whether Washington policymakers will cough up more emergency funds for states' Medicaid programs this year. The last relief package expired at the end of June, but bipartisan pairs of legislators in both the House and...

Up in the air.(funding of states for Medicaid programs )(Brief Article)

Child Protection Report;  July 29, 2004 ;     155 words ......IN THE AIR. It remains rather uncertain whether Washington policymakers will cough up more emergency funds for states' Medicaid programs this year. The last relief package expired at the end of June, but bipartisan pairs of legislators in both the House and...