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The FDA has received adverse event reports after patients used compounded semaglutide, including reports that in some cases, compounders may be using salt forms of semaglutide, including semaglutide sodium and...

High-impact drugs, including topicals and compounds, represent proportionately low utilization compared to opioids or NSAIDs, but they can increase pharmacy spend exponentially on impacted claims....

Public support for marijuana is at an all-time high. What does this mean for workers’ comp? Healthesystems has published a new white paper that explores when marijuana could appear in...

...excited as larger trials could produce different results. Business Insurance, a news publication covering risk management, workers’ comp and commercial insurance developments, featured an article that addressed medical marijuana’s growing traction as...

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the healthcare system, and by extension, workers’ comp. Disruptions to care, changes in claim volume, socioeconomic impacts, and mental health concerns – the list...

...comp topics to educate and stimulate the minds of stakeholders with the vision of building continuous improvement in Montana's workers' comp system. In addition to the training, the networking and...

...Nonopioid therapies are at least as effective as opioids for many common types of acute pain. Clinicians should maximize use of nonpharmacologic and nonopioid pharmacologic therapies as appropriate for the...

...feet of people with COVID-19, or coming into close contact with exhaled saliva, mucous, or tears that may contain the virus. Transmission risk is also extremely high when coming into...

...effects of Tzield include decreased levels of certain white blood cells, rash and headache. For ongoing coverage of the latest drug approvals and alerts impacting workers’ comp, visit Med Monitor online....