NHS adds digital prescriptions to app after successful trial
Every digital order fulfilled will save the GP three minutes, NHS Digital says. Source link
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HRT: Sharp rise in prescriptions after menopause campaign
Celebrities like Davina McCall have raised awareness of women’s symptoms when their periods stop. Source link
Concern over severe food allergy prescriptions
Only 60% of people needing hospital treatment for allergy reactions were prescribed EpiPens, data shows. Source link
Pharmacy prescriptions plan needs investment, says Southampton GP
Dr Preshan Jeevaratnam’s surgery is visited by the prime minister in his home town of Southampton. Source link
NHS boss issues plea over repeat prescriptions ahead of bank holiday
Thousands of people call the NHS 111 phone line every month over forgotten prescriptions. Source link
Feds seek to limit telehealth prescriptions for some drugs – ET HealthWorld
Washington: The Biden administration moved Friday to require patients see a doctor in person before getting attention deficit disorder medication or addictive painkillers, toughening access to the drugs against the backdrop of a deepening opioid crisis. The proposal could overhaul the way millions of Americans get some prescriptions after three years of relying on telehealth … Read more
Google announces tool that can easily decipher your doctor’s bad handwriting – ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: It’s an evergreen joke that nobody can read a doctor’s handwriting, not even the doctor! Well, health professionals do write prescriptions in a rushed manner as they work long hours, attending several patients in a day.And then it becomes quite difficult to understand or even identify the medicines mentioned in the prescription and … Read more
Hearing Aids Available in October Without a Prescription
Aug. 16, 2022 – People dealing with hearing loss will be able to buy hearing aids without a doctor’s prescription as soon as mid-October. The White House announced today that the FDA will move forward with plans to make hearing aids available over the counter in pharmacies, other retail locations, and online. This major milestone … Read more
U.S. Opioid Prescriptions Are Declining
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The United States has an opioid epidemic, but there’s one bright spot in the fight against it: Prescriptions for these addictive drugs have declined for patients with private insurance. Amid guidelines over the past decade from governments, health systems and insurers aimed … Read more
Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
By Robert Preidt HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Here’s a simple weapon to employ against the opioid epidemic: New research finds that placing time limits on prescriptions for highly addictive narcotic painkillers may reduce the risk of misuse. In 2019, 1% of opioid prescriptions from U.S. dentists and surgeons were … Read more