Posts Tagged ‘ Prescription Drug Monitoring ’

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.


 

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.


 

Feds: Tampa Bay Area Tops in State for ‘Pill Mills’

The Tampa Bay area has supplanted South Florida as the epicenter of a statewide cottage industry that dispenses prescriptions and pills in bunches, according to a federal agency that inspects pain-management clinics.


 

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


 

Woman Arrested On Doctor Shopping Charges

Deputies in Charlotte County arrested a woman on 11 felony counts of “doctor shopping.”


 

County Pharmaceutical Disposal Program Proves Popular

A countywide program for the safe disposal of unused and expired pharmaceutical drugs — including prescription and over-the-counter medication — has surpassed expectations, according to Santa Barbara County officials.


 

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.


 

Are You Worried About Prescription Drug Abuse

A new report indicates that prescription pain reliever abuse has increased dramatically across all sectors of society and is America’s fastest-growing drug problem.


 

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.


 

Doctor Shopping Conspiracy Leads to 12 Arrests

Twelve people face charges and authorities are looking for at least four more in connection with a doctor shopping conspiracy between Houston and Bossier Parish.


 

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.


 

Governor Aims to Sign Bill Aimed to Curb Doctor Shopping

Governor Jack Markell today signed into law an effort designed to reduce prescription drug abuse by limiting “doctor shopping” by addicts.


 

34 Picked Up in Western New York Prescription Drug Sting

The first major drug bust for prescription medicine in Niagara Frontier history stretched into Lockport on Thursday.


 

28 Arrests in Operation ‘Spring Hill’

Narcotics detectives with the Pinellas Sheriff’s Office wrapped up a year-long investigation with 28 arrests, and they say more are on the way.


 

Three Arrested for Drug Trafficking

Detectives assigned to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit arrested three suspects July 8 at a Palm Harbor pharmacy for trafficking in oxycodone and related charges.


 

Weekend Bust Yields $10k in Drugs, Four Arrests

A weekend traffic stop, which allegedly turned up more than $10,000 in prescription drugs, is part of a concerted effort to stem the flow of those drugs in and out of Ohio.


 

 
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