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Industry News
Welcome to the Ameritox Pain Management Industry Newsroom, a fast and convenient way to track the latest news in the pain management industry. This page includes links to important research, regulatory, financial, and other news from the most reliable sources.
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August 24, 2010
3 Utah County Men Sentenced in Illegal Online Pharmacy Case
The three were part of an initial indictment in October 2008 against a total of 18 people for involvement in the distribution of prescription medications from Mexico through Internet pharmacy businesses.
Tagged with: Drug Enforcement, Prescription Drug Monitoring, State & Local, Substance Abuse
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August 24, 2010
How Doctors Can Outsmart Addicts
Doctors now have access to a powerful electronic database to combat prescription drug fraud — and one Island physician says he’s already used it weed out bogus patients seeking painkillers.
Tagged with: Prescription Drug Monitoring, State & Local, Substance Abuse
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August 24, 2010
America’s Most Medicated State? West Virginia
Open the medicine cabinet in anyone’s home, and chances are good you find at least a couple — and perhaps many — plastic prescription drug bottles.
Tagged with: Prescription Drug Monitoring, Research & Studies, State & Local, Substance Abuse
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August 24, 2010
Massachusetts to Improve Online Database to Spot Prescription Drug Abuse
In an attempt to curb “doctor shopping,” or going from doctor to doctor in search of multiple prescriptions for dangerously addictive medication, Massachusetts health officials have approved a plan that will give doctors and pharmacists access to an online database that keeps track of patients’ prescriptions.
Tagged with: Drug Enforcement, National, Pain Management, Substance Abuse
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August 24, 2010
State OK’s tool to detect prescription drug abuse
With a few computer keystrokes, Massachusetts physicians will soon be able to identify patients who travel from clinic to clinic in pursuit of potent prescription drugs that feed lethal addictions.
Tagged with: Drug Enforcement, Prescription Drug Monitoring, State & Local, Substance Abuse
