ABC Action NewsFlorida Shutting 'Pill Mill' ClinicsLexington DispatchFlorida has long been the nation's center of the illegal sale of prescription drugs: Doctors here bought 89 percent of all the Oxycodone sold in the country last year. At ...
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Florida’s Rx-drug database to launch today – Orlando Sentinel
Florida's Rx-drug database to launch todayOrlando SentinelHal Rogers, a Kentucky Republican whose state leads the nation in the nonmedical use of prescription drugs, told Scott that canceling Florida's drug database was "equal to firing fi...
FDA, Brand Drug Makers Reach Fee Accord – Wall Street Journal
FDA, Brand Drug Makers Reach Fee AccordWall Street JournalThe fees were created by the 1992 Prescription Drug User Fee Act, responding to criticism that the FDA was understaffed and its reviews were too slow. In 2007, Congress reauthorized the user-fee...
Guest speaker for Out of the Dark sheds light on drug addiction – KAIT
Guest speaker for Out of the Dark sheds light on drug addictionKAITFlener also touched on the topic of prescription drugs and how local law enforcement agencies are helping fight that battle. "Prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing substan...
Pasco Sheriff cracks down on pain pill war – WTSP 10 News
Wink NewsPasco Sheriff cracks down on pain pill warWTSP 10 NewsWhat's worse, the kids behind the camera are showing off and bragging about Pasco County's biggest problem- prescription drugs. Sheriff Chris Nocco told 10 News, "They are so h...
Pasco Sheriff cracks down on pain pill war – WTSP 10 News
Wink NewsPasco Sheriff cracks down on pain pill warWTSP 10 NewsWhat's worse, the kids behind the camera are showing off and bragging about Pasco County's biggest problem- prescription drugs. Sheriff Chris Nocco told 10 News, "They are so h...
Discount Card Saves Money on Prescription Drugs – WDTV
Discount Card Saves Money on Prescription DrugsWDTVIf you're paying for expensive prescription that aren't covered under your insurance, a discount drug card could help save on costs. This card saves people an average of 24 percent on prescript...
NY doctor charged with illegally prescribing drugs – Wall Street Journal
Buffalo NewsNY doctor charged with illegally prescribing drugsWall Street Journal... and other drugs to patients at his Niagara Falls office without proper medical exams. Authorities say the Amherst resident also would sign blank prescription forms and...
North Carolina Personal Injury Lawyers Express Concern About Prescription Drug … – PR Web (press release)
PR Web (press release)North Carolina Personal Injury Lawyers Express Concern About Prescription Drug ...PR Web (press release)Raleigh personal injury attorney Ken Hardison of Hardison & Cochran, Attorneys at Law, says that recently issued FDA safet...
Expand sheriff’s fight on drugs – Tampabay.com
Wink NewsExpand sheriff's fight on drugsTampabay.comPasco has one of the highest per-capita rates of oxycodone deaths in Florida and Pasco-Pinellas leads the state in the number of people fatally overdosing on the most lethal prescription drugs, ac...
VIDEO: Mangano Warns of LI Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Patch.com
VIDEO: Mangano Warns of LI Prescription Drug Abuse EpidemicPatch.comCredit Stephen J. Bronner http://o5.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/PATCH/resize/273x203/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/patch/a7e7d24a183fd9844b8f902877d9fad6 Nassau County Edwar...
State works to fight prescription drug abuse – Weakley County Press
WOWKState works to fight prescription drug abuseWeakley County PressNashville – In an effort to fight prescription drug abuse and misuse in Tennessee, representatives from the governor's office, Department of Safety and Homeland Security and the ...
PCMA Outlines $100 Billion in Prescription Drug Savings for Deficit Reduction … – PR Newswire (press release)
PCMA Outlines $100 Billion in Prescription Drug Savings for Deficit Reduction ...PR Newswire (press release)"The solutions we outline would save more than $100 billion, improve prescription drug benefits, and increase access to these benefits.&quo...
Prescription Drug Database Goes Into Effect Thursday – WMFE
Prescription Drug Database Goes Into Effect ThursdayWMFE31, 2011 | WMFE - Florida's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program goes into effect tomorrow, Pharmacies will have to gather detailed information about who is prescribing certain medications and...
Pharmacists watch for fakes – Gladstone Observer
Pharmacists watch for fakesGladstone ObserverAs the man with the goods, he has encountered a number of situations where someone addicted to prescription drugs had tried to pass over a dodgy script. This has become an increasing problem in Gladstone, wh...
Group calls for more treatment, better monitoring of prescription drug abuse – TheChronicleHerald.ca
Group calls for more treatment, better monitoring of prescription drug abuseTheChronicleHerald.caA provincial working group that studied prescription drug abuse released its long-awaited report and recommendations today, calling for more monitoring, a ...
W.Va. Communities to Receive Federal Funds to Fight Drug Abuse – WTRF
W.Va. Communities to Receive Federal Funds to Fight Drug AbuseWTRFRockefeller introduced legislation in March that would prevent the unsafe use of prescription drugs. The Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 would also promote p...
Province Releases Recommendations From Prescription Drug Working Group – Canada Views
Province Releases Recommendations From Prescription Drug Working GroupCanada ViewsThe province is taking steps to combat prescription drug abuse by increasing access to patients' health information and improving tools for those suffering from chron...
Pharmacists need to submit reports to database beginning Thursday – Tbo.com
Pharmacists need to submit reports to database beginning ThursdayTbo.comIn 2010, there were 2710 deaths in Florida caused by prescription drugs compared with 2488 in 2009, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Oxycodone was the bigges...
Pasco County sheriff fights prescription drug abuse – Florida Today
Pasco County sheriff fights prescription drug abuseFlorida TodayAP DADE CITY — The Pasco County sheriff said he wants more deputies to help fight prescription drug abuse. Sheriff Chris Nocco told Pasco County commissioners Tuesday he needs $1.6 milli...
Take Care Now – St. George Daily Spectrum
Take Care NowSt. George Daily SpectrumOnce you know what you can afford to pay each month for premiums and prescription drugs, and what type of annual deductible you could afford if you have an unexpected illness or injury, you're ready to start co...
Remembering Jason – Patch.com
Remembering JasonPatch.comThis figure jumps to nearly 22 percent when asked if misuse of prescription drugs has taken place at any time in their lifetime. ** Where are these seniors getting these drugs? Studies show that family and friends are the prim...
Undercover ATF operation removes guns and drugs from Mansfield’s streets – Plain Dealer (blog)
ABC6OnYourSide.comUndercover ATF operation removes guns and drugs from Mansfield's streetsPlain Dealer (blog)... The Plain DealerUS Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio Steven Dettelbach details an undercover sting operation that took 70 guns...
Legal drugs cause crime increase – Gladstone Observer
Legal drugs cause crime increaseGladstone ObserverOTHERWISE upstanding Gladstone citizens are turning to criminality in a desperate bid to access highly addictive prescription drugs. Gladstone Magistrate Courthas seen several cases in the past few mont...
Q1Medicare.com Provides More Information on How 2012 Medicare Part D … – PR Web (press release)
Q1Medicare.com Provides More Information on How 2012 Medicare Part D ...PR Web (press release)Prescription drugs included on a plan's formulary and plan costs-sharing can change every year, even if a Medicare plan's monthly premium stays the sa...