Oct 31 2011

Obama Targets Prescription Drug Shortage – NPR

Category: UncategorizedPrescription Search @ 2:23 pm

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Obama Targets Prescription Drug Shortage
NPR
President Obama signed an executive order Monday afternoon to target shortages in certain prescription medications. The order instructs the FDA to address the shortages with more reporting about drug shortfalls, faster approval of new
We Can't Wait: Obama Administration Takes Action to Reduce Prescription Drug Whitehouse.gov (press release)
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Oct 31 2011

Some Help Getting Reimbursed for OTC Drugs – New York Times (blog)

Category: UncategorizedPrescription Search @ 1:34 pm

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Some Help Getting Reimbursed for OTC Drugs
New York Times (blog)
In some cases, if the doctor knows the patient and has been treating him or her for a while, the physician may not mind providing the patient a written prescription for an over-the-counter drug, said Dr. Glen Stream, president of the American Academy

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Oct 31 2011

White House targets prescription drug shortages – Politico

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White House targets prescription drug shortages
Politico
"While a very small number of drugs in the United States experience a shortage in any given year, the number of prescription drug shortages in the United States nearly tripled between 2005 and 2010, and shortages are becoming more severe as well as
Obama targets prescription drugs shortagesAFP
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Oct 31 2011

Obama targets prescription drugs shortages – AFP

Category: UncategorizedPrescription Search @ 11:40 am

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Obama targets prescription drugs shortages
AFP
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama signed an executive order Monday directing action to head off shortages in life-saving prescription drugs, in his latest bid to bypass gridlock in Congress. Obama's order strengthens the Federal Drug
White House targets prescription drug shortagesPolitico
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Oct 31 2011

We Can’t Wait: Obama Administration Takes Action to Reduce Prescription Drug … – Whitehouse.gov (press release)

Category: UncategorizedPrescription Search @ 10:42 am

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We Can't Wait: Obama Administration Takes Action to Reduce Prescription Drug
Whitehouse.gov (press release)
President Obama today will sign an Executive Order directing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take action to help further prevent and reduce prescription drug shortages, protect consumers and prevent price gouging.
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Oct 31 2011

Middletown home robbed for prescription drugs – kypost.com

Category: UncategorizedPrescription Search @ 9:04 am

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Middletown home robbed for prescription drugs
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MIDDLETOWN, Ohio – Middletown police were called to a home invasion Sunday night that they say was motivated by prescription drugs. At around 9:30 pm, police say two white males wearing all black with bandanas on their face forced their way into the
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Oct 31 2011

Patients Substitute Marijuana for Prescription Drugs – Clinical Psychiatry News Digital Network

Category: UncategorizedPrescription Search @ 8:31 am

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Patients Substitute Marijuana for Prescription Drugs
Clinical Psychiatry News Digital Network
SAN FRANCISCO – People who qualify for medical marijuana prescriptions frequently report substituting the substance for their other prescription medications. In an anonymous survey, 66% of 350 clients at the Berkeley (Calif.) Patients Group, a medical


Oct 31 2011

Patients Substitute Marijuana for Prescription Drugs – Internal Medicine News Digital Network

Category: UncategorizedPrescription Search @ 8:27 am

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Patients Substitute Marijuana for Prescription Drugs
Internal Medicine News Digital Network
SAN FRANCISCO – People who qualify for medical marijuana prescriptions frequently report substituting the substance for their other prescription medications. In an anonymous survey, 66% of 350 clients at the Berkeley (Calif.) Patients Group, a medical

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Oct 31 2011

3 Hall Co. sites net 44 pounds of prescription drugs in ‘drug take-back’ campaign – Access North Georgia

Category: UncategorizedPrescription Search @ 7:17 am

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3 Hall Co. sites net 44 pounds of prescription drugs in 'drug take-back' campaign
Access North Georgia
GAINESVILLE – The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day netted 44 pounds of prescription drugs at three Hall County sites Saturday. The event is a US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) initiative to partner with local law
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Oct 31 2011

Obama to Sign Prescription Drug Executive Order – ABC News (blog)

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Obama to Sign Prescription Drug Executive Order
ABC News (blog)
White House officials say at a midday signing ceremony in the Oval Office, the president will address price gouging and the availability of prescription drugs. He will also endorse what he describes as bipartisan legislation awaiting action.
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