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U.S. consumers overpaying billions for generic drugs due to business practices by PBMs
The Hill (6/1, Choi) reports U.S. “consumers are overpaying billions for generic drugs due to the cost being driven up by” pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), according to a reportby the University of Southern California. The report said, “Commercial tactics such as spread pricing, copay clawbacks and formularies that advantage branded drugs over less expensive generics have funneled the savings from low-cost generics into intermediaries’ pockets, rather than the pockets of patients.”
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— “Industry middlemen driving up prices of generic drug prescriptions as much as 20 percent: research “Joseph Choi, The Hill, June 1, 2022
Certain Factors May Help Address High Rate Of Depression Among Training Physicians, Speaker Says
Healio (6/2, Downey) reports, “Decreased work hours, more treatment, and better sleep and shift length can help address the high rate of depression among training physicians, according to” a presentation given at the American Psychiatric Association 2022 Annual Meeting by Srijan Sen, MD, PhD, director of the Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg Family Depression Center at the University of Michigan. Dr. Sen “said the largest driver of depression was found to be work hours.”
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— “VIDEO: Decreased hours, more treatment can address depression among physician interns “Ken Downey Jr., Healio, June 2, 2022
Compared With No Sport Participation, Adolescents Who Participate In Team Sports May Experience Fewer Mental Health Difficulties, Research Suggests
Healio (6/1, Wursta) reports research indicates that “compared with no sport participation, adolescents who participate in team sports experience fewer mental health difficulties, while those who compete in individual sports experience more mental health difficulties.” Investigators arrived at these conclusions after having “analyzed data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study, which included a sample of 11,235 U.S. children aged nine to 13 years.” The findings were published online in PLOS One.
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— “Study: Participation in team sports fosters adolescent mental health “Max R. Wursta, Healio, June 1, 2022
Children Whose Mothers Had Rising Levels Of Depression During Pregnancy Appear To Have An Increased Risk Of Behavioral Problems, Small Study Suggests
HealthDay (6/2, Preidt) reports, “Children whose mothers had rising levels of depression during pregnancy appear to have an increased risk of behavioral problems,” investigators concluded in a seven-year study that “included 125 U.S. women and their children who were followed from before pregnancy until the children were five years old.” The findings were published online ahead of print in the July 15 issue of the Journal of Affective Disorders.
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— “Depression in Pregnancy Tied to Behavior Issues in Kids ” Robert Preidt, HealthDay, June 2, 2022
Depression In Patients With Incident RA May Be Tied To Sixfold Increased Risk For Mortality, Research Suggests
Medwire News (6/1, Piper) reports, “Depression in patients with incident rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a sixfold increased risk for mortality,” investigators concluded in a study that “followed up 11,071 patients with incident RA,” 1,095 of whom “were exposed to antidepressants.” The findings were presented at the EULAR 2022 Congress and published online in a supplemental issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
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— “Increased mortality risk with antidepressant use in patients with RA ” Lucy Piper, Medwire News, June 1, 2022
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