Prescription Addiction: A Growing Epidemic

Prescription Addiction: A growing epidemic

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It's a shocking statistic impacting lots of local families – last year in St. Joseph County, more people died from accidental drug overdoses than in car accidents. Many of those deaths were caused by prescription drugs. It's a growing problem – what …
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Catalyst Pharma shares collapse after addiction drug flops in PhIIb

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Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners ($ CPRX) says that its cocaine addiction therapy flopped in a Phase IIb study, missing primary and secondary endpoints and triggering a collapse in its share price, which tumbled 65% on the news. The small Coral Gables, …
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FDA approves Pfizer drug to treat rheumatoid arthritis

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Nov 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it has approved a new drug to treat rheumatoid arthritis developed by Pfizer Inc, two weeks ahead of the date the agency was expected to complete its review. The drug, Xeljanz …
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