Posts Tagged ‘ National ’

Myths About Teen Prescription Drug Abuse

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), about 1.9 million youth aged 12 to 17 years abused prescription drugs in 2008. Abuse of prescription drugs is dangerous as well as illegal, but many teens are not aware of the risks involved.


 

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.


 

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges Nine Members of Oxycodone Distribution Ring

Doctor-Led Drug Ring Allegedly Distributed Approximately 11,000 Oxycodone Pills Purchased with Close to $1 Million in Medicaid Funds


 

Nurses Perceive Barriers in Pain Management

Nurses’ perceptions of barriers preventing optimal pain management in older adults in acute medical units, as well as their perceived adoption of specific evidence-based guidelines, are not always consistent with actual practice, according to a study published in the August issue of Applied Nursing Research.


 

NABP Grants First ‘Approved E-Advertiser’ Status to Pharma Helper, QC Supply and Kerr Drug

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy has named Pharmahelper.com, QC Supply, and Kerr Drug as the first online pharmacy services to be approved through the Association’s new e-Advertiser Approval(CM) Program now required by Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo!.


 

Growing Prescription Drug Problem in Florida Prompts New Monitoring Program

There is an ongoing problem in Florida, the state is the leading destination for the illicit procurement of prescription drugs – for which most consumers do not have a prescription.


 

Unverified Pharmacies Easy to Search Online

Despite a new policy adopted by Google, Yahoo and Microsoft Bing.com to help protect the public from buying fake medication – it’s easy to end up at a website of an unregulated pharmacy and not know it.


 

Obama Administration Presents Strategy to Reduce and Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse

Obama administration officials on Thursday presented the administration’s new efforts to prevent and reduce prescription drug abuse.


 

FDA Wants More Restrictions On Pain Killers

Federal health advisers said Friday a government proposal to curb misuse of powerful painkillers does not go far enough to fix a problem linked to hundreds of fatal overdoses annually.


 

Why Prescription Drug Abuse is Up 400% (Video)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration released a study Thursday saying that rehab admissions for prescription medication abuse grew by 400 percent over a 10-year period.


 

FDA Prepares to Walk the Opiate REMS Line

Attendees at FDA’s meeting of the Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs and Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committees in late July will be armed with the agency’s 374-page “brief”-ing on a possible Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for prescription opioids.


 

Hill Air Force Base Probes Link Between Prescription Drugs and Suicides

A top officer at Hill Air Force Base has ordered an investigation into a rash of suicides at the base, including a look at whether prescription drug abuse may be a contributing factor.


 

National Study: Teen Girls More Likely to See Benefits to Drug and Alcohol Use

Survey data released today by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America® and MetLife Foundation found that teenage girls are more likely than teenage boys to perceive potential benefits from drug use and drinking, making teen girls more vulnerable to drug and alcohol abuse.


 

Report: Abuse of Painkillers and Other Meds Now Cause as Many ER Visits as Illegal Drugs

For the first time, abuse of painkillers and other medication is sending as many people to the emergency room as the use of illegal drugs.


 

Children’s Consumption of Chronic Pain Medication on the Rise

In growing numbers, children across the United States are adding a dose of medicine to their daily routine.


 

Accidental overdoses alarm military officials

Prescription drug cocktails have lead to at least 32 accidental overdoses among Marines and soldiers since 2007, bringing military medical practices for treating physical and psychiatric problems under scrutiny.


 

More Teens May Be Getting High off Prescription Drugs

One high school student in five has taken a prescription drug without a doctor’s order, according to a nationwide survey.


 

Find Help When Living With Chronic Pain

Most of us can’t imagine living in constant pain. But according to the American Academy of Pain Management, for more than 50 million Americans, there is no imagining—that is their reality.


 

In the Face of Pain® Offers Social Media 101 for Pain Management Advocates

Today In the Face of Pain® launches a series of online instructional videos to help pain management advocates expand their outreach efforts through popular social media forums.


 

Microsoft wants online drug stores to be accredited

Microsoft has begun requiring online pharmacies to obtain accreditation through the Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites program as a precondition for displaying ads on its search engine, Bing.com.


 

 
« Older Entries
Newer Entries »