KTVU San Francisco
Prescription drugs beginning to dominate street trade in Tenderloin
KTVU San Francisco
More and more these days, the drugs in question require a prescription. KTVU recently went on a ride-along with San Francisco Police Department undercover unit who was looking for prescription drugs. "The individual walked by me and just said 'Roxys.

Headed to House: Stargel Bill Targets Addicted Babies
The Ledger
Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, is taking the offensive against a growing health problem in Florida: Newborns addicted to their mothers' prescription drugs. By Bill Rufty TALLAHASSEE | Rep. Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, is taking the offensive against a ...

Improvements expected in state's prescription drug database
Ithaca Journal
Andrew Cuomo's office, and lawmakers in both the Senate and Assembly, are confident improvements will be made to the state's prescription database, which tracks which drugs are prescribed to whom. How they do it, however, remains a subject for debate.

Improvements expected in state's prescription drug database
Ithaca Journal
Andrew Cuomo's office, and lawmakers in both the Senate and Assembly, are confident improvements will be made to the state's prescription database, which tracks which drugs are prescribed to whom. How they do it, however, remains a subject for debate.

Guest Opinion: Prescription co-pay assistance vital to residents
Taunton Daily Gazette
Also, co-pay assistance vouchers are often given to patients in the other 49 states when generic drugs have failed or the patient has experienced side effects to these generic medications. Prescription vouchers can save costs right here in ...

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Washington Legislature: Prescription drug redistribution bill passes House
OregonLive.com
By Justin Runquist, The Oregonian OLYMPIA – The Legislature is moving forward on a bill to allow pharmacies to redistribute donations of unused prescription drugs starting next year. House Bill 2228 would create general guidelines for medical officials ...

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Authorities: Woman Stole Identities To Get Prescription Drugs
CBS Local
The prescriptions totaled approximately 720 tablets of Hydrocodone, which is a narcotic drug. Each tablet has a street value of around $10. The Sheriff's Office said Bobbie Jo Hanson was charged in Pine County District Court with six counts of ...

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ABC News
Prozac for Puppy? More Pets on Meds
ABC News
Psychiatric medications such as Prozac are being prescribed more often to man's best friend to help treat a variety of conditions and behaviors usually found in humans. In the United States where people have left fortunes to their pets, ...

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Coalition Pushing For Drug Take-Back Program
KUOW NPR
The abuse of old prescription drugs has been a leading cause of accidental overdosing deaths. Now there's a bill in the state Legislature aimed at getting expired meds out of circulation. The bill would create a statewide collection program so people ...

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Brand name drugs cost Medicare the most
Futurity: Research News
(Credit: iStockphoto) U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Brand-name prescription drugs may be the source of regional variation in per capita drug costs, not the quantity of drugs prescribed. The cost of medications through Medicare's subsidized prescription drug ...
Little hope that Medicare costs will be reducedThe News Journal

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Community High Spitfire: Americans Should Consider Alternatives to ...
my.hsj.org
Gary Null, PhD; Carolyn Dean MD, ND; Martin Feldman, MD; Debora Rasio, MD; and Dorothy Smith, PhD Prescription drugs – the cure-all for pretty much any disease, sickness, or ailment the human mind can think of. A medical marvel, prescription drugs have ...

Comprehensive Care Corporation Offers New Pharmacy Management Initiative ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"This is an innovative initiative, which has provided us with the ability, in almost every case, to materially lower the costs of prescription drugs for our clients. An example, outside of California, is noteworthy. One of our HMO clients is at risk ...

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Shoppers Drug Mart profit, sales grow four per cent in fourth quarter
Toronto Star
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. gave a rosy outlook and raised its dividend Thursday after reporting strong sales of non-pharmacy items as the retailer works to reduce its reliance on prescription sales. Canada's largest drug store ...
Shoppers Drug Mart profit rises with higher salesReuters
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Police seize prescription drugs during traffic stop
Canada.com
"The female failed to produce a driver's licence and several prescription pill bottles containing EMTEC 30 and Tylenol 3 were located in the vehicle," said North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP spokesman Cpl. Kevin Day. "The officer made inquiries with the ...

Prescription medications may affect 17-OHPC metabolism in women
News-Medical.net
In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting -, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that indicate that prescription medications may affect the body's ability to ...

Audit shows Springfield lacked control over prescription drugs
Carroll County Times
Springfield Hospital Center failed to keep adequate control and record keeping of its pharmaceutical drugs for close to a three-year period, according to an audit released Thursday by the Department of Legislative Services. The Sykesville hospital is a ...

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Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
Four arrested after marijuana and prescription drugs found at Decatur home ...
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
A 38-year-old woman from Decatur is facing charges of possession of marijuana and possession with intent to deliver prescription drugs, according to the sheriff's office. An 18-year-old female from Decatur is facing a pending charge of ...
Father and son arrested for drugsWWMT

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Prescription Drug Shortages in Pharmacies
WDTV
At a time when our nation is dealing with an epidemic of overdoses, and abuse of prescription pain-killers, many people can't even get the life-saving prescription medications they need, because of shortages. Pharmacists are experiencing shortages in ...
Online Pharmacies Contributing to Prescription Drug Abuse EpidemicHive Health Media (blog)

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Police Log, Feb. 8: Alleged Prescription Drug Dealer from Reading Arrested
Patch.com
By Sara Jacobi 12:50 pm - Wakefield Police arrested a Reading man suspected of dealing prescription drugs in Wakefield. Police arrested John Moses, 23, of 24 Haverhill St. in Reading, MA after allegedly seeing him complete a drug transaction in the ...

Financial Post
Shoppers Drug Mart profit rises on higher sales
Reuters
Front-of-store sales, which include over-the-counter medications, cosmetics, food and drinks, rose 5.5 percent, outpacing prescription revenue, which was up 2.3 percent. "It was a good quarter, certainly a good quarter in context," said Scotia Capital ...
Shoppers boosts dividend, gives rosy outlook for 2012 despite drug reformsGlobalNews.ca
Shoppers Drug Mart hikes dividendFinancial Post

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