Posts in June, 2017

Jun 29 Off-Label Marketing Puts Patients at Risk

Valuing money over patient health, pharmaceutical manufacturers are typically driven financially. “Off-label” refers to uses which ...

Jun 20 Doctors are Fatally Overprescribing Opioids

As of 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has officially declared that prescription drug abuse in the ...

Jun 13 Patient Safety Can Lower Healthcare Costs

Healthcare costs have been on the rise, and this important issue has led to a number of different lawmakers suggesting different ...

Jun 07 Medical Malpractice Reforms Could Hurt Patients

Congress seems ready to move along medical malpractice reforms which put earning a profit over the safety of patients. H.R. 1215 – ...

Jun 02 Fentanyl Prescriptions Can Be Medical Malpractice

Fentanyl is a potent narcotic drug that is similar to morphine, but 80 to 100 times stronger. It is a synthetic opioid, often used ...