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Opioids and the Corona Pandemic
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/2020-election-issues-the-opioid-crisis/sl-AAJPvgZ?OCID=PrimeSpotlight&ocid=SK2LDHP
Seth
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Outpatient Prescription Opioid Expenses Totaled $7.7 Billion in 2017
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) recently analyzed outpatient opioid prescription expenses for adults. Here are some key findings from the report:
• In 2017, total outpatient prescription opioid expenses for adults totaled $7.7 billion.
• Hydrocodone and oxycodone accounted for $3.5 and $2.2 billion of total expenses.
• Total outpatient prescription opioid fills for adults totaled 110.4 million.
• Hydrocodone, oxycodone, and tramadol accounted for over 85% of these fills in 2017.
Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, April 2020
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McKinsey
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/mckinsey-to-pay-573-million-to-resolve-u-s-opioid-claims/ar-BB1docRQ?li=BBnbfcN&ocid=msedgdhp
Liam
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Opioid Crisis
Landmark trial over the opioid crisis is set to start next week at ground zero.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/landmark-trial-over-the-opioid-crisis-is-set-to-start-next-week-at-ground-zero/ar-BB1gfE7s?li=BBnb7Kz
Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA
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