Posts Tagged ‘ Prescription Drug Monitoring ’

Senate panel tackles prescription drug abuse

A senate panel heard testimony on Tuesday about prescription drug abuse in the United States, pressing witnesses on the subject, including administration officials.


 

Prescription Drug Use an Issue for Employers

Two decades after the Supreme Court first upheld the right to test for drugs in the workplace, Dura’s concern — that employees on certain medications posed a safety hazard — is echoing across the country.


 

DEA, UGA team up to fight prescription drug abuse

Drug enforcement officials in Georgia are teaming up with the University of Georgia to fight prescription drug abuse


 

States Linking Prescription Database, Fight Abuse

Starting next year, dozens of states will begin knitting together databases to watch prescription drug abuse, from powerful painkillers to diet pills.


 

South Carolina considers link to prescription database to fight abuse

South Carolina is being asked to link its prescription drug-tracking database to similar databases in other states, to help prevent prescription drug abuse.


 

FDA cracks down on online sales and distribution of illegal prescription drugs

In an effort to curtail the online sale and distribution of counterfeit and illicit prescription medications to Americans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) participated in a week-long sweep of illegal manufacturers, suppliers, and businesses worldwide that promote and profit from false pharmaceutical and medical products.


 

Campaign Aims to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse

In a nationwide campaign to prevent prescription drug abuse, accidental poisonings and overdoses, a coalition of U.S. medical, drug and law enforcement agencies is calling on consumers to routinely dispose of any expired and unused medications.


 

Orange County Cracking Down on Pill Mills

Over 130 people died of drug overdoses in Orange County last year — 100 of those from prescription medication.


 

Board of Medicine Disciplines Doctor for Pain Pill Prescribing

As a new law cracking down on pain clinics took effect Friday, a parade of doctors came before the Florida Board of Medicine for wrongly prescribing the powerful painkillers that kill an average of seven residents a day.


 

A Battle Against Prescription Drugs Causes Pain

Roland Lorenz has surgical screws in his back and neck and a pin in his upper leg, and when his pain reared up one recent weekend, he knew he needed something strong. He had just been to a pain clinic, where the doctor ordered an increase in his dosage of Percocet, a narcotic.


 

The Thin Line Between Pain Management and Drug Addiction

Pain management has come under fire in recent years, to the detriment of some who truly could not function or participate in the basic activities of daily living without the help of prescription drugs.


 

Anna Nicole Smith Verdicts Will Resonate For Doctors, Patients Using Prescription Pain Medicine

During the past few weeks, a beautiful blonde celebrity has been making cameo appearances in a downtown courtroom.


 

Google Sues ‘Rogue’ Pharmacies

Google Inc. has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block groups it called “rogue online pharmacies” from advertising on its search engine and websites.


 

Texas Pain Clinic Law Cracks Down on Pill Mills

Texas seeks to eliminate so-called “pill mills,” which sell powerful narcotics to patients without first giving them an exam, say officials from the Texas Medical Association.


 

States Struggle to Slow Prescription Drug Abuse

In the past decade, prescription drug abuse has soared to new levels. A recent White House study found a 400 percent increase in abuse from 1998 to 2008.


 

College Students Faking ADHD To Obtain Stimulants

Researchers have noticed a growing trend among college students that has raised prescription drug abuse to a new level: Some students have been found to feign ADHD symptoms in order to obtain prescriptions for stimulants such as Ritalin and Adderall.


 

Prescription Drug Prices on the Rise

This won’t be a surprise to anyone who regularly fills a prescription: The price of name-brand drugs has risen 8.3% in the past year, far faster than the rate of inflation.


 

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.


 

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.


 

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.


 

 
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