Category: Regions

October 20, 2015 Off

$22.9 million in Planning Grants for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics

By Dino Mustafić

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), in conjunction with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), today awarded a total of $22.9 million to support states throughout the nation in their efforts to improve behavioral health of their citizens by providing community-based mental and substance use disorder treatment.

October 16, 2015 Off

FDA approved Praxbind for patients taking Pradaxa

By Dino Mustafić

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted accelerated approval to Praxbind (idarucizumab) for use in patients who are taking the anticoagulant Pradaxa (dabigatran) during emergency situations when there is a need to reverse Pradaxa’s blood-thinning effects.