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Limited Literacy May Reduce Prescription Adherence
Medscape On average, participants identified 6 times in 24 hours (SD, 1.8 times; range, 3 – 14 times) that they would take the 7 drugs. Dosing episodes were 7 or more per day in 29.3% of the participants, whereas only 14.9% organized the regimen into 4 or fewer … Low health literacy associated with greater variability in following … Patients Face Problems Organizing Multiple Prescriptions |
Feb 28 2011
Limited Literacy May Reduce Prescription Adherence – Medscape
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Feb 28 2011
DEA launches pill-mill tip line – Orlando Sentinel
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DEA launches pill-mill tip line
Orlando Sentinel In response to Florida's ongoing prescription-drug abuse problems, the Drug Enforcement Administration has launched a pill-mill tip line. Law-enforcement officers throughout the state continue to investigate rogue doctors … How much oxycodone does Florida consume? |
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Feb 28 2011
Low health literacy associated with greater variability in following … – EurekAlert (press release)
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Low health literacy associated with greater variability in following …
EurekAlert (press release) Many patients, especially those with limited literacy, may self-administer prescription medications more times a day than is necessary, which may lead to missed or incorrectly administered dosing, according to a report in the February 28 issue of … Patients Face Problems Organizing Multiple Prescriptions |
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Feb 28 2011
Children Under 5 Most At Risk For Accidental Drug Poisonings – NBC4i.com
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Children Under 5 Most At Risk For Accidental Drug Poisonings
NBC4i.com Smith said that rural areas are seeing a higher rate of misuse of prescription drugs, but also children are at risk of accidental poisonings. "Children 5 years and younger was the age group that had the highest visit rate to the emergency department … Drug-Related Poisonings Land Many in ER |
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Feb 28 2011
Doctor Goes On Trial In Ohio Painkiller OD Deaths – NPR
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Doctor Goes On Trial In Ohio Painkiller OD Deaths
NPR The clinic was operated by a mother and daughter who have since pleaded guilty to one count of operating Tri-State as a place whose primary purpose was the illegal distribution of prescription drugs. Both Denise Huffman and her daughter, Alice Huffman … Chicago doctor on trial, linked to 12 drugs deaths WREX.com – Rockford's News LeaderChicago doctor on trial, linked to 12 drugs … |
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Feb 28 2011
Steube: Florida needs prescription drug monitoring program – Bradenton Herald
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Steube: Florida needs prescription drug monitoring program
Bradenton Herald Vern Buchanan, the sheriffs of Manatee and Sarasota counties and others gathered this morning in Sarasota City Hall to hold a forum on what they consider to be a leading killer in the state — prescription drug abuse. “Prescription drugs — this is our … Congressman Buchanan holding a prescription drug forum |
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Feb 28 2011
Cell Phone, Prescription Drugs Taken – KSAL
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Cell Phone, Prescription Drugs Taken
KSAL Burglars steal some high-tech items and prescription drugs from a Salina home. According to Salina Police Captain Mike Sweeney, someone broke a window on a home in the 600 block of South 2nd to gain entry into a house between Friday night at 8pm and … |
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Feb 28 2011
Feds in Ga. to ramp up ‘pill mill’ investigations – Bismarck Tribune
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Feds in Ga. to ramp up 'pill mill' investigations
Bismarck Tribune South Florida is acknowledged as the national epicenter for illegal dispensing of prescription drugs, but authorities in Georgia worry that crackdowns there and elsewhere could send the industry across the state line. They say some of the drugs are … |
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Feb 28 2011
Don’t Make Nicotine a Prescription Drug – Oregon Catalyst
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Don't Make Nicotine a Prescription Drug
Oregon Catalyst 2011 If you thought that nothing could be more hazardous to Oregonians' health than plastic grocery bags, just wait until the health police make nicotine a prescription drug. Think I'm kidding? House Bill 2233 is already in the pipeline in Salem. … |
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Feb 28 2011
Drug-Related Poisonings Land Many in ER – WebMD
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Drug-Related Poisonings Land Many in ER
WebMD “Unlike epidemics in the past involving illegal drugs, such as heroin and crack cocaine, misuse of prescription drugs, especially opioid pain medications, is now the cause of an unprecedented number of emergency department visits and deaths. … |
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