May 15 2012

Walgreens Launches New and Improved Prescription Savings Club as Approximately … – MarketWatch (press release)

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Walgreens Launches New and Improved Prescription Savings Club as Approximately …
MarketWatch (press release)
Approximately one in four US adults lacks adequate prescription drug coverage(1), and with both cost savings and access to health care top of mind for many Americans, Walgreens (NYSE, NASDAQ: WAG) has introduced a new and improved Prescription Savings …

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Task force to fight prescription drug abuse in northern Ohio
Marion Star
CLEVELAND (AP) – The US Attorney for the northern half of Ohio is announcing a new task force dedicated solely to the issue of prescription drug abuse. The announcement by US Attorney Steven Dettelbach comes as a two-day conference begins on the abuse …
Ohio officials, law enforcement push to stop prescription drug abuse in NE OhioNewsNet5.com
First Drug Take-Back Day in Union City a SuccessPatch.com
Take-back event nets 143 pounds of drugsMartinsville Bulletin
Cleveland Leader
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Torrington man arrested for alleged attempt to fraudulently obtain …
Torrington Register Citizen
By JASON SIEDZIK BANTAM — When Duane Black Jr. allegedly called three Torrington pharmacies with a prescription from the Charlotte Hungerford Hospital's walk-in clinic, his prescriptions raised eyebrows, as well as legal suspicion.
Torrington X-ray tech faces charges for fraudulent prescriptionsWaterbury Republican American

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May 15 2012

Dover unveils new prescription card that gives residents a discount at drugstore – Dover Post

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Dover unveils new prescription card that gives residents a discount at drugstore
Dover Post
United Networks of American Program Director Allan Caan (left) talks about how the free prescription drug card works for residents at Monday night's press conference in City Hall. With Caan (from left) are Dover Public Affairs Director Kay Dietz-Sass, …
Dover set to offer prescription discount programThe News Journal

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No 'doctor shopping'
Oak Ridger
Bill Haslam answers questions about the new prescription drug abuse bill, which he signed into law at the Anderson County Courthouse Friday. Abuse of prescription drugs is an epidemic in East Tennessee. By Leean Tupper | leean.tupper@oakridger.com Gov.

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May 14 2012

Delaware’s prescription drug take-back collects 6808 pounds of medicine – Dover Post

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Delaware's prescription drug take-back collects 6808 pounds of medicine
Dover Post
"It is gratifying to see how Delawareans responded overwhelmingly to the call to turn in their expired and unused prescription medications," Gov. Jack Markell said in a newsw release. "People are helping to alleviate the problem of prescription drug …

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Los Gatos doctor started drug-dealing operation, DA says
San Jose Mercury News
By Mike Rosenberg After 35 years in medicine, a Los Gatos doctor is facing serious criminal trouble for charging drug addicts $ 100 a bottle for prescription painkillers, which they resold and abused — including one "patient" who overdosed and died, …
Mountain View Doctor Accused of Running 'Pill Mill'Patch.com

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I-Team: ER Visits Tied to Xanax, Similar Drugs Soar in NYC
NBC New York
By Chris Glorioso A rise in prescription drug abuse involving Xanax and similar anti-anxiety pills in recent years has prompted some doctors in the US to rethink the frequency with which they dole out the prescription. Between 2004 and 2009, …

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May 14 2012

Prescription Drug Abuse: Report Calls Parent Pill Popping An ‘Epidemic’ – Huffington Post

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Prescription Drug Abuse: Report Calls Parent Pill Popping An 'Epidemic'
Huffington Post
Fox 5 profiled two suburban moms who admitted to prescription drug addiction. In an interview, the women (who had never met each other before) agreed that it is likely a neighborhood-wide problem and both doubt they are the only mothers abusing meds.

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Beaumaster: Prescription Drug Abuse Needs Everyone's Attention
Patch.com
"Accumulating prescription medications at home can invite people with drug habits to look at your home as a source for drugs." Northfield Chiropractor Says No to Weight Loss Drug, But Why? Submitted For the last year Rice County has waged a “Take It to …

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Delaware's prescription drug take-back collects 6808 pounds of medicine
Sussex Countian
"It is gratifying to see how Delawareans responded overwhelmingly to the call to turn in their expired and unused prescription medications," Gov. Jack Markell said in a newsw release. "People are helping to alleviate the problem of prescription drug …

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May 14 2012

Prescription Drug Drop-Off Available at RPD and NRPD – Patch.com

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Prescription Drug Drop-Off Available at RPD and NRPD
Patch.com
By Danielle Masterson Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone and area police officers at the unveiling of the MedReturn Drug Collection Unit program May 11, 2012. Almost everyone has them—old, unused prescription drugs in their bathroom medicine …

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Ohio officials, law enforcement push to stop prescription drug abuse in NE Ohio
NewsNet5.com
CLEVELAND – The US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio teamed up with the Cleveland Clinic to spread the word about prescription drug abuse. The day long seminar included talks from Gil Kurlikowske, the head of the Office of National …
First Drug Take-Back Day in Union City a SuccessPatch.com
Ohio DEA task force to tackle prescription drugsNECN
Take-back event nets 143 pounds of drugsMartinsville Bulletin
Cleveland Leader -ABC NEWS 4
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Christian Post
TD Jakes Launches Discount Prescription Drug Campaign
Christian Post
By Ivana Kvesic , Christian Post Reporter Bishop TD Jakes has started a new campaign offering free prescription drug discounts that will purportedly give patients up to 75 percent off medications at thousands of pharmacies across the country.

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May 14 2012

Prescription Drug Drop-Off Available at WPD – Patch.com

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Prescription Drug Drop-Off Available at WPD
Patch.com
By Danielle Masterson Almost everyone has them—old, unused prescription drugs in their bathroom medicine cabinet. What do you do with them? Starting next week, you can bring them to the police station. Middlesex County District Attorney Gerry Leone …

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Cleveland Leader
Ohio DEA task force to tackle prescription drugs
NECN
CLEVELAND (AP) — The US Attorney for the northern half of Ohio is announcing a new task force dedicated solely to the issue of prescription drug abuse. The announcement by US Attorney Steven Dettelbach comes as a two-day conference begins on the abuse …
Ohio DEA Launching New Task Force Dedicated to Prescription Drug AbuseCleveland Leader
Pill abuse complaints that originated in Ohio force a major pharmaceutical …NewsNet5.com

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CanadaDrugsOnline.com Launches Mobile Site for Expanded Prescription Drug Access
Albany Times Union
With the launch of CanadaDrugsOnline.com's multi-platform mobile interface, customers can buy Albuterol and any other prescription, over the counter and pet medications anytime, anywhere. CanadaDrugsOnline.com is a licensed Canadian pharmacy …

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May 14 2012

Mark Rovere: The problem with price-fixing prescription drugs – National Post

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National Post
Mark Rovere: The problem with price-fixing prescription drugs
National Post
Ontario's public drug plan users are only required to pay a small, flat co-payment when they purchase prescription drugs. They are not required to pay the typical dispensing fee charged by the pharmacists. This is the case regardless of the price of …

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Georgia man sentenced in wreck that was blamed on prescription medication
The Republic
A Pierce County jury on Friday convicted 37-year-old Clinton Deloach Jr. of Patterson of being under the influence of prescription drugs in the wreck that killed 37-year-old Doreen Karen Meyers of Kingsland. The Florida Times-Union reports …
Patterson man gets 15 years in DUI death of Kingsland child abuse investigatorFlorida Times-Union

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Arrest made in sale of prescription drugs
Buffalo News
A Warsaw man is charged with selling prescription drugs to undercover officers, state police said. Troopers and State Police narcotics officers arrested Nathan W. Campbell, 31, Friday and charged him with two counts each of criminal sale of a …

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May 14 2012

Prescription Drug Drop Box Now at Sherborn Police Station – Patch.com

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Prescription Drug Drop Box Now at Sherborn Police Station
Patch.com
Sherborn residents will now have a free, safe method to dispose of unused or expired prescription medication thanks to a new drug collection program announced today by Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone and Police Chief Richard Thompson.

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Prescription Pad Fraud Plays Role in Abuse Surge
ClaimsJournal.com
By GREG RISLING | May 14, 2012 The small pads that doctors use to scribble out prescriptions, a seemingly innocent part of the medical profession, have played a role in the surge of prescription drug abuse. Take a diagnostic imaging center in …

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CanadaDrugsOnline.com Launches Mobile Site for Expanded Prescription Drug Access
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
With the launch of CanadaDrugsOnline.com's multi-platform mobile interface, customers can buy Albuterol and any other prescription, over the counter and pet medications anytime, anywhere. CanadaDrugsOnline.com is a licensed Canadian pharmacy …

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May 14 2012

Prescription painkillers can be deadly – Charleston Post Courier

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Prescription painkillers can be deadly
Charleston Post Courier
Armstrong's YouTube video has drawn attention to prescription drug abuse. When Martha Armstrong's mother died in November, she really lost two people. The first was a talented, loving woman who hand-sewed her children's clothes, rescued stray animals …

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American Medical News
Orchestrating drug management (American College of Physicians annual …
American Medical News
Before starting each office visit, geriatrician Holly M. Holmes, MD, reviews the medications documented in her patients' medical records. The list often includes more than a dozen prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications and herbal supplements.
FDA drug proposal risks patient healthCentral Florida Future
Should Pharmacists Prescribe Prescription Medications?Forbes
Expanding over-the-counter medications a bad ideaChillicothe Gazette
Ventura County Star
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Expiration dates on drugs may be misleading
KTVU San Francisco
On a shelf inside her home, she showed KTVU both over-the-counter and prescription drugs that had expired. An allergy drug expired a year and a half ago and another older medication dotted Cabrera's shelf. "I rarely look at the expiration date of a …

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May 13 2012

Prescription Drug Prevention Mobile App Connects to Mendham Township – Patch.com

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Prescription Drug Prevention Mobile App Connects to Mendham Township
Patch.com
The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) announced today with its American Medicine Chest Challenge (AMCC) initiative, the nation's largest privately funded public health campaign preventing prescription drug abuse, the release of a mobile …

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Prescription painkillers can be deadly
Charleston Post Courier
Armstrong's YouTube video has drawn attention to prescription drug abuse. When Martha Armstrong's mother died in November, she really lost two people. The first was a talented, loving woman who hand-sewed her children's clothes, rescued stray animals …

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