New Patient Safety Alliance Launches Tools To Fight Pain Medication Misuse And Abuse

Published September 13, 2010

New Patient Safety Alliance Launches Tools To Fight Pain Medication Misuse And Abuse
The C.A.R.E.S. Alliance, a new patient safety organization, launched a range of online tools designed to help solve the growing problem of misuse and abuse of opioids by identifying the risks associated with these powerful pain medications. The free resources offered through the C.A.R.E.S. (Collaborating & Acting Responsibly to Ensure Safety) Alliance promote safety in prescribing, dispensing …
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Bristol-Myers to Buy Partner on Hepatitis Drug for 5 Million
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said it plans to buy ZymoGenetics Inc. for $ 885 million to gain full ownership of a hepatitis C drug the companies are jointly developing.
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Tiempo calendar: Things to do this weekend
Cinderella — The Youth Opera of El Paso will stage the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical comedy today through Sept. 19 at the Scottish Rite theater, 301 W. Missouri.
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