Apr 05 2012

Prescription Drug Spending was Flat in 2011 – First Coast News

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Prescription Drug Spending was Flat in 2011
First Coast News
TRENTON, NJ – Spending on prescription drugs in the US was nearly flat in 2011 at $ 320 billion, held down by senior citizens and others reducing use of medicines and greater use of cheaper generic pills. Last year, spending on prescription drugs rose …
Prescription drug spending static last yearCherry Hill Courier Post
US Spending On Prescription Drugs, Doctor Visits Levels OffKaiser Health News
Sales of Rx drugs remain flatSTLtoday.com
California Healthline
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Whitney Houston's autopsy released: White powder, prescription medication …
Washington Post (blog)
A “spoon with a white crystal like substance in it” was discovered in the room, as were “a plethora of prescription medication bottles” belonging to Houston and “multiple blister packs.” A “white powdery substance” was discovered on a portable mirror …

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Painkiller sales soar around US, fuel addiction
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"Prescription medications can provide enormous health and quality-of-life benefits to patients," Gil Kerlikowske, the US drug czar, told Congress in March. "However, we all now recognize that these drugs can be just as dangerous and deadly as illicit …
Painkiller sales soar across US, spread to new areasUSA TODAY

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Apr 05 2012

CouponCabin.com Launches Prescription Drug Coupons Section – MarketWatch (press release)

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CouponCabin.com Launches Prescription Drug Coupons Section
MarketWatch (press release)
WHITING, Ind., April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — As costs for prescription medications rise, along with their co-pays, prescription drug coupons have become a popular way to save money on staying healthy. In fact, nearly 19 million Americans …

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Prescription Painkiller Sales Exploding, Fueling Addiction Concerns
Huffington Post
"Prescription medications can provide enormous health and quality-of-life benefits to patients," Gil Kerlikowske, the US drug czar, told Congress in March. "However, we all now recognize that these drugs can be just as dangerous and deadly as illicit …
Painkiller sales soar across US, spread to new areasUSA TODAY

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Apr 05 2012

Got Drugs? Drop Off Discarded Prescription Medications at Troy Police Department – Patch.com

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Got Drugs? Drop Off Discarded Prescription Medications at Troy Police Department
Patch.com
The Troy Police Department will be collecting prescription medications on April 28 as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Residents can drop off prescription medications to the Troy Police Department for proper disposal from 10 am-2 pm on …
Police to collect old, unused and expired prescription medicationsMyCentralJersey.com

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Painkiller sales soar around US, fuel addiction
Wall Street Journal
"Prescription medications can provide enormous health and quality-of-life benefits to patients," Gil Kerlikowske, the US drug czar, told Congress in March. "However, we all now recognize that these drugs can be just as dangerous and deadly as illicit …

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Police Collect Unused Prescription Drugs April 28
Patch.com
By Alissa Letkowski As a part of the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription Take Back Initiative, the Natick Police Department will collect unused and unwanted prescription drugs later this month. On April 28 from 10 am to 2 pm, …
Hackettstown to host "National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day" April 28Warren Reporter
Mount Laurel Police are taking back unwanted prescription drugsThe Mt. Laurel Telegram
Disposal sites named for unused prescription drugsReading Eagle
Greenfield Daily Reporter
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Apr 04 2012

Doctor charged in prescription drug distribution case – Austin American-Statesman

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Doctor charged in prescription drug distribution case
Austin American-Statesman
By Steven Kreytak A former West Lake Hills emergency room doctor who federal prosecutors say prescribed thousands of doses of prescription drugs without a medical purpose including pills abused by his son, who died of a drug overdose in 2010 has agreed …

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Apr 04 2012

Prescription Drugs, “White Substance” in Whitney Houston’s Hotel Room – NBC Chicago

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Prescription Drugs, "White Substance" in Whitney Houston's Hotel Room
NBC Chicago
There were a "plethora of prescription medication bottles" in the room, according the Los Angeles County Coroner's final report, released Wednesday. Investigators found 12 prescription bottles from five different physicians.
Whitney Houston: Body in hotel bathtub for nearly an hourLos Angeles Times
Whitney Houston Found Facedown in Bathtub with White Powder, Bloody NoseABC News
Whitney Houston drowned in a foot of hot water, autopsy saysCNN

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ABC News
New Rx Sleep Drug: Promising, or Perilous?
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A new sleep aid called Intermezzo, available in pharmacies with a prescription starting on Thursday, aims to address this problem. The Food and Drug Administration approved Intermezzo in November, but some physicians have questioned its usefulness and …

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Apr 04 2012

Prescription drug spending was flat in 2011 – USA TODAY

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Prescription drug spending was flat in 2011
USA TODAY
By Linda A. Johnson, AP TRENTON, NJ – Spending on prescription drugs in the US was nearly flat in 2011 at $ 320 billion, held down by senior citizens and others reducing use of medicines and greater use of cheaper generic pills.
Americans Cutting Back on Drugs and Doctor VisitsNew York Times
US prescription spending barely up in 2011, due to patients cutting back, more …Washington Post
Drug Spending Levels Off, But Not For The Usual ReasonsNPR (blog)

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AG announces arrests in prescription drug operation
Crain’s New York Business
Employees of MOMS Pharmacy are charged with running a $ 274 million black market venture, in which they relabeled prescription drugs and bilked the Medicaid program. By Gale Scott MOMS Pharmacy was anything but maternal according to an indictment …
Four Arrested in Drug Scheme That Bilked Medicaid, N.Y. SaysBloomberg
Four Arrested in Drug Scheme That Bilked Medicaid, NY SaysBusinessWeek
Four busted in $ 150M HIV/AIDS-Medicaid drug scamNew York Post
Wall Street Journal
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Toronto Star
Ex-NFL QB Leaf arrested for 2nd time in Montana
SI.com
(AP) – Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf was arrested again Monday, just days after he posted bail on similar charges that he burglarized a home and stole prescription drugs, authorities said. Leaf was first arrested on Friday after police found …
Ryan Leaf arrest latest in former QB's troubled lifeSportingNews.com
Ryan Leaf's addiction: 7 million abuse prescription drugs in U.S.Examiner.com
Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf arrested in Montana, againChicago Tribune
Great Falls Tribune
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Apr 04 2012

Prescription drug spending was flat in 2011 – USA TODAY

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Kansas City Star
Prescription drug spending was flat in 2011
USA TODAY
By Linda A. Johnson, AP TRENTON, NJ – Spending on prescription drugs in the US was nearly flat in 2011 at $ 320 billion, held down by senior citizens and others reducing use of medicines and greater use of cheaper generic pills.
US prescription spending barely up in 2011, due to patients cutting back, more …Washington Post
Americans Cutting Back on Drugs and Doctor VisitsNew York Times

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Investigators: Tenn. judge who oversaw high-profile cases was high on …
Washington Post
A Tennessee judge was so addicted to prescription drugs during his final two years on the bench, he was having sex and buying pills during courtroom breaks, at times purchasing from convicts he had previously sentenced, an investigation found.

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Hackettstown to host "National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day" April 28
Warren Reporter
By Todd Petty / Staff Writer HACKETTSTOWN – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 28, 2008 from 10 am to 2 pm at the municipal building on 215 Stiger Street, …
Disposal sites named for unused prescription drugsReading Eagle
Excise police to collect leftover or expired prescription pills for nationwide …Greenfield Daily Reporter

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Apr 04 2012

Starwatch Consumer | Spending on prescription drugs flat; DFW flights canceled … – Kansas City Star

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Starwatch Consumer | Spending on prescription drugs flat; DFW flights canceled …
Kansas City Star
US spending on prescription drugs was nearly flat in 2011 at $ 320 billion. It was held down by senior citizens and others reducing use of medicines and other health care and by greater use of cheaper generic pills. Last year spending on prescription …

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Powerful prescription drugs too easy to get, Mary Bono Mack says
The Desert Sun
Mary Bono Mack, a Palm Springs Republican, speaks during a panel discussion on prescription drug abuse Tuesday in Rancho Mirage. / Omar Ornelas, The Desert Sun Stacy Mathewson speaks on behalf of families as part of the panel that consisted of …

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In fight against prescription drug abuse, docs need more information
The Hill (blog)
Prescription drug abuse is an epidemic that cannot be ignored. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, prescription drugs are now involved in more overdose deaths than heroin and cocaine combined. Physicians are serious about …

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Apr 04 2012

Manassas Park Police, DEA ‘Take Back’ Unwanted Prescription Drugs – Patch.com

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Manassas Park Police, DEA 'Take Back' Unwanted Prescription Drugs
Patch.com
Police in Manassas Park are collecting unwanted prescription drugs at police headquarters on Manassas Drive from 10 to 2 pm on April 28. By Jamie M. Rogers Drug Enforcement Administration officers and local police are taking the initiative in …

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Bono Mack: Powerful drugs too easy to get
The Desert Sun
Omar Ornelas/ The Desert Sun Rancho Mirage — As part of her effort to curb prescription drug abuse, Rep. Mary Bono Mack on Tuesday called for greater scrutiny into how powerful pain pills are getting into the hands of young people and addicts.

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Apr 03 2012

Prescription drug arrests are ‘family affair’ – The Daily News Online

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Prescription drug arrests are 'family affair'
The Daily News Online
A two-month investigation into the sale of powerful prescription drugs resulted in an early-morning raid on a West Avenue house Tuesday. Arrested were a father and mother, their two children and their son's girlfriend. Richard Wisniewski, 66, his wife, …
Five Arrested in Medina Drug BustRochester YNN

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Prescription drug burglar caught in Cumming
NorthFulton.com
A suspect in a March 31 pharmacy break-in and prescription drug theft was arrested two days later at his home in Cumming. Cumming Police arrested Christopher John Moran, of Piney Grove Road, on April 2. Moran was charged with burglary and fraudulently …

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Disposal sites named for unused prescription drugs
Reading Eagle
The US Drug Enforcement Administration has scheduled National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day for April 28 from 10 am to 2 pm The public is welcome to bring unwanted, unused prescription drugs for safe disposal. • State police station at Reading, …

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