Managing drugs in workers comp – the 4th annual survey
I’ll be releasing the fourth annual survey of prescription drug management in workers comp in a few weeks. Here are a few early findings.
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Actiq – the off-label poster child
Actiq is a narcotic taken in lollypop form, a technique that gets the drug to the pain centers quickly. Developed for break-through cancer pain, evidence now suggests that only 10% of Actiq users have cancer.The high-powered narcotic has been the … Continue reading Actiq – the off-label poster child
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Workers comp payers will be seeing a new drug on their top 25 lists soon – Fentora. While it may take a couple of years to attain Actiq’s top-five status, it will.
Read More...Drug problems in workers comp
I spent most of Sunday and yesterday speaking at several sessions at the Florida Workers’ Comp Educational Conference in Orlando. Nothing like Orlando in August. Also on the panels were several physicians from Florida, Gerry Sander, a PharmD from Express … Continue reading Drug problems in workers comp
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