Compliance Corner When alcohol or drugs is involved in a workplace injury in the State of Kansas, a worker shouldn't expect to receive workers' compensation thanks to the state's "impairment defense." Simply Research subscribers have […]

Do You Know the Rule? Mississippi employers can defend themselves against an employee's workers' compensation claim where the employee was injured in part because of the illegal use of drugs. But they’ll have to prove […]

Contributing Author:  Jonathan Rowell, Pharm. D., Clinical Pharmacist, Enlyte In 2018 29% of baby boomers aged 65 to 72 were still working or were seeking employment. According to the U.S. Census Bureau  by 2030, all baby […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – The Drug Competition Action Plan was implemented in 2017 in a bid to remove barriers to generic drug development and marketing. The Office of Generic Drugs, a department within the Food […]

Denver, CO (WorkersCompensation.com) -- At the 2023 National Counsel of Self-Insurers 76th Annual Meeting & Conference on June 5, Phil Walls, Chief Clinical Officer of MyMatrixx, took the stage to address the attendees on "The […]

By Christina Klemm, Pharm.D., BCACP, Clinical Pharmacist Recently the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray product for treating opioid overdose. For the first time, medication to reverse […]

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) – According to a federal press release in August of last year, the increase in telehealth use during the pandemic was clearly associated with reduced risk of opioid overdose. Researchers found that […]