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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.
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.
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.
March 15, 2010This study examined the ability of an algorithm applied to urine drug levels of oxycodone in healthy adult volunteers to differentiate among low, medium, and high doses of OxyContin®.
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August 1, 2009A retrospective analysis of results of nearly one million urine drug tests conducted over a three-year period determined the rates of inappropriate utilization, abuse and potential diversion in a population of patients who were prescribed chronic opioids.
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August 1, 2009The use of urine toxicology testing is explored in monitoring patients with chronic pain, and evidence from recent studies is presented that suggests that monitoring the behavior alone of patients on chronic opioid treatment will fail to detect potential problems revealed by urine toxicology testing. The study concludes that it is appropriate to conduct routine urine toxicology testing in patients with chronic pain treated with opioids.
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March 1, 2008Based largely on the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health and a review of current literature, this article describes a 10-year perspective on the complex and complicated interrelationships between the therapeutic use of opioids and the consequences of escalating use, abuse and nonmedical use as they affect this nation's problems of substance abuse, mental health, disability, and our ailing health care system.
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October 1, 2006The Model was a catalyst for the development of an educational program to assist pain management physicians in overcoming the challenges they encounter by providing practical tools and resources that result in better care for chronic pain patients.
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