Fight Fire with Fire is certainly and age-old adage. And Philadelphia’s plan to open up “injection sites” where anyone can walk-up and use their drugs under medical supervision is certainly gaining a lot of attention. Opponents call it enabling illicit drug use and essentially legalizing drugs. Proponents call it better than the current situation where […]

Last week, CVS Health announced it will limit the duration and dosage of opioid pain killers to certain individuals. HSR commends CVS Health for taking action towards addressing the Opioid Crisis in the United States. However, we caution that simply limiting access to Opioids or the dosage of certain painkillers, while certainly well-intentioned, may wind […]

The Opioid Epidemic truly appears unchecked. From the East Coast to the West Coast, news reports abound on the depth and gravity of the epidemic. Heading North We have written previously on this blog about our efforts to address the epidemic. This Tuesday, we present our work in New Foundland, Canada. HSR is a member […]

MedChi, the Maryland State Medical Society, has named Dr. Ram Peruvemba, our Chief Medical Officer, a 2017 Distinguished Council Chair Award for his outstanding dedication of time and talents on behalf of Maryland’s physicians, their patients, and the public health. We congratulate Ram for this award and join MedChi to recognize Ram’s tireless efforts and […]

The opioid-abuse epidemic, both from illicit opioids (e.g., heroin) as well as prescription narcotics (e.g., Vicodin, Oxycodone), in the US is well documented. In addition to addiction treatment programs, a software tool has also been designed to help combat this epidemic – the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). What is the PDMP? At a high […]

We have launched our first crowd funding campaign – to fund our Cannabis clinical trials. Take a look. HSR has designed a series of human-subject clinical trial to assess the efficacy of Cannabis towards the treatment of Chronic Arthritic Pain. We need to raise $250,000 to perform the first trial. While the trail may cost […]

Much of our discussions with people – whether with providers, payers, regulators, potential collaborators & fellow researchers, or just people we come across at networking events – revolve around a specific project we’re working on rather than the overall mission and vision of our firm. I suppose that’s natural to some extent and several of […]

CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley is doing a multi-part series on opioid addiction in America, “In the Shadow of death: Jason’s Journey”. The series documents Jason’s, a heroin addict, road to recovery, and offers an honest and stark portrayal of the life of an addict. Many who succumb to addiction, do so not through […]

We congratulate the US Senate for both drawing attention to and taking bipartisan and near unanimous action on America’s growing opioid abuse problem. Measures need to be taken on this epidemic and discussion on what the right measures are must be held. We feel that its important to note that pain is often best treated, […]