Friday, January 20, 2017

Trump could mean new momentum for drug imports | TheHill – The Hill


The Hill


Trump could mean new momentum for drug imports | TheHill
The Hill
Proponents of allowing U.S. residents to buy prescription drugs from other countries hope that having a supporter of the proposal in the White House will finally …

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She died from a prescription drug addiction – York Daily Record/Sunday News


York Daily Record/Sunday News


She died from a prescription drug addiction
York Daily Record/Sunday News
Dr. Matthew Howie, executive director of the new York Regional Opiate Collaborative, explains what York countians can expect of the organization, formerly known as the York County Heroin Task Force. Chris Dunn, York Daily Record.

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Americans spend more than anyone else on prescription drugs – Financial Times


Financial Times


Americans spend more than anyone else on prescription drugs
Financial Times
Commenting on our article, one reader pointed the finger at the drugs industry. Although changes to the diet would go a long way in fixing many health problems, the reader argues “everyone has been led to believe drugs will fix their problem”. He made

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Thursday, January 19, 2017

Prescription drug abuse poses a threat to students – Old Gold & Black



Prescription drug abuse poses a threat to students
Old Gold & Black
There’s an epidemic sweeping the nation. More and more kids — each younger than the last — are finding themselves chained to an orange bottle given to them by their doctors. We are a society that has managed to engineer a pill to solve any given

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City devastated by OxyContin use sues Purdue Pharma, claims drugmaker put profits over citizens’ welfare – Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times


City devastated by OxyContin use sues Purdue Pharma, claims drugmaker put profits over citizens’ welfare
Los Angeles Times
“A lot of individuals we are coming across have worked, have had a job, and somehow they were introduced to prescription drugs,” said Staci McCole, one of two social workers recently embedded with the Everett Police Department to help officers handle …

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City crafts ordinance to create prescription drug database – Columbia Missourian



City crafts ordinance to create prescription drug database
Columbia Missourian
Although bills to create a statewide prescription drug database have failed in the legislature the past two years, an ordinance being drafted by the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services in conjunction with the city’s

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NJ police seize more than 30 bricks of heroin, prescription drugs from Franklin home – New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV


New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV


NJ police seize more than 30 bricks of heroin, prescription drugs from Franklin home
New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV
FRANKLIN, N.J. — Franklin Police Detective Nevin Mattessich trains other police officers on how to use the life-saving drug naloxone. It can reverse a heroin overdose. But another way to save a life is to stop the drug supply at the source. And

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Costco to pay millions in settlement over prescription drugs – Pacific Northwest Inlander (blog)


The Seattle Times


Costco to pay millions in settlement over prescription drugs
Pacific Northwest Inlander (blog)
The giant warehouse store Costco agreed to pay $11.75 million in a settlement to a lawsuit that accused its pharmacies of improperly filling drug prescriptions and failing to keep adequate records for dispensing prescription drugs, according to a news
Costco to pay $11.75M over handling of opioids and other drugsThe Seattle Times
Costco Settles Prescription Lawsuit for $11.75MSanta Barbara Edhat
Costco to pay $11.75 million over medical prescriptionsYahoo News
Courthouse News Service
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Costco to pay $11.75M over handling of opioids and other drugs – The Seattle Times


The Seattle Times


Costco to pay $11.75M over handling of opioids and other drugs
The Seattle Times
Costco will pay $11.75 million to settle allegations that some of its pharmacies improperly filled prescriptions for controlled substances and failed to properly track opioids and other dangerous drugs, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday.
Costco Settles Prescription Lawsuit for $11.75MSanta Barbara Edhat
Costco Settles Feds’ Case Over Lax Drug Oversight For $11.75MCourthouse News Service
Costco to pay $11.75 million over lax U.S. pharmacy controlsYahoo Finance
KOMO News
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The solutions are simple yet complicated. – Executive Insight



The solutions are simple yet complicated.
Executive Insight
This same common sense must be applied to prescription drug manufacturing, distribution and prescribing. We must insure that our laws and our professionals follow simple solutions to mitigate the risk of theft, pilfering, doctor shopping, burglaries

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Study raises questions about bias in research of prescription drugs – The Globe and Mail



Study raises questions about bias in research of prescription drugs
The Globe and Mail
To do the study, researchers at the University of California at San Francisco selected 190 research papers published in 2013, at random, studying the efficacy of various prescription drugs. The studies were all randomized controlled trials, which are …

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Things to Know About Prescription Drug Coupons – Kiplinger Personal Finance


Kiplinger Personal Finance


Things to Know About Prescription Drug Coupons
Kiplinger Personal Finance
Prescription drug coupons can help defray that hefty expense. You present them at the register of your pharmacy just like any other coupon. They reduce your copay, but do not affect the price your insurer pays for the drug. Drugmakers offer these

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Drug educator warns parents about prescription medicines – Mohave Valley News



Drug educator warns parents about prescription medicines
Mohave Valley News
Ford said that painkillers are the most commonly misused prescription drugs, although young people also may engage in recreational use of ADHD drugs including Ritalin and Adderall and anti-anxiety drugs such as Xanax or Valium. She said two of every …

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Medicationdiscountcard.com Launches New Online Feature for Comparison Shopping of Prescription Drugs – Yahoo Finance



Medicationdiscountcard.com Launches New Online Feature for Comparison Shopping of Prescription Drugs
Yahoo Finance
At a glance, consumers can compare the prices of their prescription within all the most popular pharmacy chains. Patients can further narrow their search by entering specific ranges: name brand or generic, the amount and dosage of the drug prescribed

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