Sandoz Inc. issued a recall of 13 lots of Orphenadrine Citrate 100 mg Extended Release (ER) tablets to the consumer level due to the presence of a nitrosamine impurity. Orphenadrine...
In 2014, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a study that conducted a time-series analysis examining medical cannabis laws and state-level death certificated data in the U.S. from 1999-2010,...
...epidemic, and is just one of many recent state-driven initiatives across the country. Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam announced a comprehensive plan that established five-day, 40 MME (morphine milligram equivalent) limits for initial...
...incorporate MME thresholds from the CDC. However, those state-level guidelines might be adjusted when the CDC implements updated Guideline. A proposed draft of updated Guideline was published in the Federal...
...sodium, and methocarbamol, all which come with safety risks when not used appropriately. Furthermore, these drugs can interact with an individual’s overall drug regimen, leading to additional safety concerns, including...
...transactions, PBMs can also play an important role in guiding workers’ comp stakeholders through the often-complicated workers’ comp system. And one place where this becomes very evident is through a...
Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. has initiated a voluntary recall of two lots of Quinapril and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets USP 20mg / 12.5mg – fixed combination tablets indicated to lower blood pressure...
...Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine comes with the risk of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), a syndrome of rare and potentially life-threatening blood clots in combination with low levels of blood platelets...
...state-level opioid policies by comparing outcomes in states that adopted such policies against states that did not, while accounting for other factors that could have influenced changes in opioid utilization...
...This last note is particularly troublesome for workers’ comp claims, where opioid pain medications or other high-risk prescription drugs may be prescribed, which come with inherent risks that are increased...
The wide-reaching concerns posed by opioids to patient safety and claim outcomes are well understood within workers’ compensation, and we have implemented many effective measures as an industry to tackle...
The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) published Firefighters and First Responders: 2023 Update on Presumptive Workers’ Comp Benefits, a new research brief that reviews recent legislative developments surrounding presumptions...
The California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) released its 2024 State of the System report, highlighting key metrics of the workers’ comp system, including trends in medical care. The...
The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) published Trends in Medical Utilization as a Function of Age and Tenure, a new report that analyzes data from 17 states from 2017-2022 to...
...day7-8 69% experience burnout symptoms9 59% take less paid time off (PTO)9 37% feel isolated and concerned about their performance10 36% said their stress levels increased10 Continue reading the article...
