Sentences with phrase «limited access to drugs»

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And Melissa Moore, deputy state director for the pro-legalization Drug Policy Alliance, argued that legalization would actually make it easier to limit youth access to pot as opposed to keeping it on the streets.

The drug, which has rapidly spread across the country in recent years, was the subject of a large package of programs and policies outlined on Tuesday, including easing access to treatment, expanding wraparound recovery services and limiting opioid prescriptions for acute pain to seven days, with some exceptions.

Advocates had countered that it was highly unlikely, given legal use of marijuana in other states, that the feds would tie up New York over offering expedited access to the drug to a limited number of patients.

Too - strict regulations might limit patient access to the drug by driving prices up, said Julie Netherland, deputy state director of the Drug Policy Alliadrug by driving prices up, said Julie Netherland, deputy state director of the Drug Policy AlliaDrug Policy Alliance.

Eric Rubin, a microbiologist at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts, says that although the probe still requires clinical testing, «a diagnostic based on this principle could make a big impact both in drug development and in controlling disease, especially in areas with limited access to technology».

For example, Russia, which has almost 2 million people who inject drugs, nearly 30 per cent of whom have HIV and 69 per cent of whom have hepatitis C, does not provide OST and has very limited access to NSP, the authors found.

«More than half of the world's HIV population is concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa where there is very limited access to HIV drugs and treatment.

The statistics within Europe also show a large gap in access to treatment with transmission rates as much as 4 - 10 times higher in some parts of Eastern Europe (0.46 % transmission in the UK, compared to 2 - 4 % in Russia and 4 - 5 % in the Ukraine), where prevalence of HIV in pregnant women is higher and access to antiretroviral drugs more limited.

«Medicare Part D was created to increase access to prescription drug treatment among beneficiaries, but our data suggest that current policies are interfering with that goal when it comes to specialty drugs,» said Doshi, adding that making Part D out - of - pocket costs more consistent, and limiting them to more reasonable sums would help mitigate this negative impact.

«High out - of pocket costs limit access to lifesaving specialty drugs: Current cost - sharing policies create a barrier to treatment of chronic, life - threatening illnesses.»

Back in the 40's and 50's, legendary bodybuilders such as John Grimek and Steve Reeves had limited access to designer drugs, fancy isolation machines and hordes of nutrition and training consultants to help them build the perfect physique.

McDowell has limited medical services, inadequate access to technology, and substantial drug and alcohol abuse.

Access to CETS is limited to authorized Drug Abatement staff members and support personnel who have a valid User Login ID and password.

As an employer or service agent, you are prohibited from limiting or attempting to limit the MRO's access to DOT for this purpose and from retaliating in any way against an MRO for discussing drug testing issues with DOT.

Humane Canada acknowledges that for reasons of limited financial resources and lack of access to drugs or to veterinarians, many shelters are unable to use this controlled substance.

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Also up for discussion will be barriers to access to care in remote areas, including out - of - touch ideas about scope of practice, and restrictive state - based Drugs & Poisons Acts that limit practice through urban - centric medical models.

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