Free Drug Samples May Burden Patients' Pockets Following free drug sample receipt, patients who receive these samples have significantly higher out-of-pocket
prescription costs than those who don't, according to the first study to look at the out-of-pocket cost associated with free-sample use, published in the March 24, 2008, issue of Medical Care.Patients who never received samples had estimated out-of-pocket
prescription costs of $178 over six months.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comASA Commemorates Doctors Day 2008 The American Society of Anesthesiologists will join communities across the United States to celebrate Doctors Day on March 30. While physicians in all specialties and in primary care are honored, Doctors Day was first observed in recognition of the efforts of one physician whose endeavors relate specifically to the specialty of anesthesiology.Doctors Day marks the date that Crawford W. Long, M.D.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comTrauma Patients Likely To Experience Moderately Severe Pain One Year After Injuries Most patients have moderately severe pain resulting from their injuries one year after sustaining major trauma, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. "Pain is a natural accompaniment of acute injury to tissues and is expected in the setting of acute trauma," according to background information in the article.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBellwether Industry's Confidence In UK Slumps - ABPI/CBI Survey, UK A key strategic industry for the UK, the pharmaceutical sector, has lost confidence in the country as a place to do business to an alarming degree, according to research published jointly by and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). In a survey of more than 100 UK-based pharmaceutical companies, three-quarters had little confidence in the current environment.
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