CNN — CNN has released an investigation exposing the inappropriate and potentially fraudulent use of a popular nursing home drug called Nuedexta. Nursing home citations CNN used keywords “Nuedexta,” “pseudobulbar affect,” “PBA,” “uncontrollable laughing,” “uncontrollable crying,” “Avanir” and “dextromethorphan-quinidine” to analyze data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and identified cases where Nuedexta use had resulted in a …
CNN — The maker of a little red pill intended to treat a rare condition is raking in hundreds of millions of dollars a year as it aggressively targets frail and elderly nursing home residents for whom the drug may be unnecessary or even unsafe, a CNN investigation has found. “There is little to no medical literature to support the …
