Health groups critique cost of schizophrenia drug
Pittsburgh based convention attendees and advocacy groups criticize clozapine priced at 750 dollars per month per patient. Sandoz notes weekly blood tests raise costs while predicting price drops as prescriptions rise. The five day event drew about 1000 mental health advocates, discussing stigma and civil rights goals.
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Rural areas lose abortion access nationwide
A Alan Guttmacher Institute report finds abortion services are scarce in rural areas with most of 1988's 1.6 million abortions in metropolitan areas and only 27,000 in rural facilities. The shift from hospitals to clinics worsens access for rural women, says Stanley Henshaw.
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