Court: Man charged with dealing prescription drugs in Pike CountyPocono RecordA Glen Spey, NY, man was charged Thursday with dealing prescription drugs in Milford Borough and Westfall Township, said Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin. Frank Basto...
Monthly Archives: September 2011
List of locations to drop off prescription drugs Saturday – Reno Gazette Journal
List of locations to drop off prescription drugs SaturdayReno Gazette JournalOne of two prescription drug roundups in October is scheduled Saturday, with six different drop-off locations throughout the Reno-Sparks area. Saturday's roundup, an effor...
Boeing arrest points to U.S. workplace drug problems – Reuters
TuconeBoeing arrest points to U.S. workplace drug problemsReutersOnly 12 percent of the 4.5 million drug tests conducted last year tested for Oxycontin, a powerful painkiller, according to Quest Diagnostics, the biggest US drug tester for employers. Ox...
Boeing arrest points to US workplace drug problems – Reuters
TuconeBoeing arrest points to US workplace drug problemsReutersN), the biggest US drug tester for employers. Oxycontin was one of the four types of prescription drugs found at the Boeing factory. Also, three-quarters of all drug tests happen before som...
Sacto 911: Heroin busts target source of drugs sold in Folsom – Sacramento Bee
Sacto 911: Heroin busts target source of drugs sold in FolsomSacramento BeeMarijuana and commonly abused prescription medications were also recovered, along with $5600 in cash. Ingram and Ellison were booked into Sacramento County Jail on suspicion of ...
Drug overdose deaths: Common-sense solutions [Blowback] – Los Angeles Times (blog)
Drug overdose deaths: Common-sense solutions Los Angeles Times (blog)Public health officials who know better are drowned out when talking about an approach to drug use that focuses on keeping people alive and healthy and keeping families inta...
Boeing Philadelphia Employees Busted in Prescription Drug Sting – Aviation International News
TuconeBoeing Philadelphia Employees Busted in Prescription Drug StingAviation International NewsDEA and FBI agents yesterday arrested 22 employees and former employees of Boeing's Ridley Park, Pa. plant, and one non-employee, in an undercover sting...
Physician, woman charged with prescription fraud – Houston Chronicle
Physician, woman charged with prescription fraudHouston Chronicle(AP) — A Tallulah, La., doctor and the woman with whom he lives in Vicksburg have been charged in Warren County, Miss., with prescription drug fraud. Warren County Sheriff Martin P...
Successes with Rx drug abuse shared – Wilkes Journal Patriot
Successes with Rx drug abuse sharedWilkes Journal PatriotThere were 18 overdose deaths involving prescription drugs in Wilkes in 2005, 20 in 2006, 25 in 2007, 27 in 2008, 46 in 2009, 27 in 2010 and seven so far in 2011. People are still abusing prescri...
Sullivan County man arrested in PA for dealing prescription drugs – Mid-Hudson News
Sullivan County man arrested in PA for dealing prescription drugsMid-Hudson NewsMILFORD, PA – A Glen Spey man has been arrested in Pike County, Pennsylvania on charges that he was distributing prescription drugs. Frank Bastone, 42, of Sullivan County...
Reminding Seniors to Be Mindful of Medications – MarketWatch (press release)
Reminding Seniors to Be Mindful of MedicationsMarketWatch (press release)Coverage--Will you have access to a wide range of prescription drugs? There are drug plans that cover 95 or more of the top 100 drugs. If there are prescription drugs you currentl...
Conservation Corner: Prescription drug, electronics and shredding opportunity … – Lancaster Eagle Gazette
Conservation Corner: Prescription drug, electronics and shredding opportunity ...Lancaster Eagle GazetteThe Fairfield Soil and Water Conservation District is partnering with the Lancaster Fairfield Community Action Recycling and Litter Prevention Progr...
A big difference – Battle Creek Enquirer
A big differenceBattle Creek EnquirerPrior to the Medicare Part D drug benefit starting in 2006, most low-income senior citizens received their prescription drugs through Medicaid. Implementation of the Medicare benefit made little difference to them, ...
Patching the bargaining hole in Part D is worth a look – Youngstown Vindicator
ThirdAgePatching the bargaining hole in Part D is worth a lookYoungstown VindicatorPhRMA notes that Harvard researchers found Medicare saves about $1200 per year in hospital, nursing home and other costs for each senior who previously lacked comprehens...
Drug industry group spent $4.7M on lobbying in 2Q – Boston Globe
Drug industry group spent $4.7M on lobbying in 2QBoston GlobeIt also addressed bills to prevent abuse of prescription drugs, fight shortages of prescription medicines, provide incentives for drugmakers to develop new, sorely needed antibiotics, and all...
Advocates fear consequences of Medicaid prescription-drug changes – Ithaca Journal
Advocates fear consequences of Medicaid prescription-drug changesIthaca JournalInstead of being on a fee-for-service prescription plan, Medicaid recipients will be in one of roughly 20 managed-care plans, which place more restrictions on access to medi...
Get rid of unused prescription drugs – Lahaina News
Get rid of unused prescription drugsLahaina NewsThe campaign urges residents to safely dispose of expired or unused prescription medications. “Unused or expired prescription drugs pose serious health and safety risks for those in our state,” said L...
Prescription Drug Summit: ‘Abuse Is a Growing Problem’ – KQ2 | StJoeChannel
Indian Country Today Media Network.comPrescription Drug Summit: 'Abuse Is a Growing Problem'KQ2 | StJoeChannelDr. Myer spoke at a conference aimed specifically at prescription drug abuse. The Prescription Drug Summit at the KU Medical Center fe...
3 men indicted for distributing prescription drugs – KTNV Las Vegas
3 men indicted for distributing prescription drugsKTNV Las VegasLas Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- The state has announced indictments against a Las Vegas doctor, his assistant and a pharmacist for allegedly distributing prescription drugs illegally. The indictme...
Drug industry group spent $4.7M on lobbying in 2Q – The Associated Press
ThirdAgeDrug industry group spent $4.7M on lobbying in 2QThe Associated PressIt also addressed bills to prevent abuse of prescription drugs, fight shortages of prescription medicines, provide incentives for drugmakers to develop new, sorely needed anti...
37 accused of prescription-drug abuse at Pa. Boeing plant – USA Today
37 accused of prescription-drug abuse at Pa. Boeing plantUSA TodayFederal agents arrested 37 people today after a four-year investigation into prescription-drug abuse at a Boeing plant outside Philadelphia. Most are in their 40s, 50s and 60s, The Phila...
FBI Arrests Boeing Plant Workers in Prescription Drug Sting – ABC News
ABC NewsFBI Arrests Boeing Plant Workers in Prescription Drug StingABC News(Alex Brandon/AP Photo) FBI agents raided a military helicopter factory outside Philadelphia Thursday morning and arrested three dozen people for the illegal distribution and at...
FDA Offers Webinar on Prescription Drug Shortages – HelpingYouCare™
HelpingYouCare™FDA Offers Webinar on Prescription Drug ShortagesHelpingYouCare™By Editor, on September 29th, 2011 According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), “in 2010 there were a record number of shortages of prescription drugs, and ...
Boeing Plant Workers Arrested in Prescription Drug Scheme – Bloomberg
CTV.caBoeing Plant Workers Arrested in Prescription Drug SchemeBloombergUS prosecutors charged 37 people with operating an illegal prescription-drug ring at a Boeing Co. (BA) plant in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, where the Chinook military helicopter is ...
WCSO plans prescription drug ‘take back’ next month – Stillwater Gazette
Indian Country Today Media Network.comWCSO plans prescription drug 'take back' next monthStillwater GazetteThe Washington County Sheriff's Office, in partnership with the US Drug Enforcement Administration, will conduct a voluntary prescrip...