By Frank Abderholden fabderholden@stmedianetwork.com April 24, 2012 6:32PM A bag of approximately 20 pounds of prescription drugs brought to the Drug Take Back collected at the Zion Police Department. | Joe Shuman~Sun-Times Media storyidforme: 29416665 tmspicid: 10651377 fileheaderid: 4888622 Updated: April 25, 2012 2:49AM That unused medication in your medicine cabinet is just a problem waiting to happen. Flush it down the toilet and you harm the environment, same with throwing it into a landfill. Continue reading
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Anyone with unwanted or outdated prescription drugs will be able to turn them over to federal drug agents next weekend in the fourth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Thousands of locations will be available across the country to drop off the drugs, with no questions asked. Continue reading
Higher-income people found their way into dollar stores as the recession came crashing down. Nowadays,it’s the place to go for, well, dollar store things: party decorations, gift wrap, cheapo reading glasses, reasonably priced greeting cards. But prescription drugs Continue reading
A man is behind bars after police say he used a phony prescription at a local pharmacy. Continue reading
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MALIBU, CA (KNBC/NBC) More celebrity rehab clients are abusing strong prescription drugs, according to the owner of a clinic. Continue reading
Even though it is trying to minimize its losses by half in fiscal 2012 through cost-cuts and increased generics utilization, it faces increasing reimbursement rate pressure on its margins from the Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Continue reading
The Commonwealth of Kentucky signs an agreement to share and receive prescription drug dispensing data with at least 20 other states, which will help the state monitor prescription drug abuse, Governor Steve Beshear announced today. The Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting (KASPER) program has joined the National Association of Boards of Pharmacys Prescription Monitoring Program InterConnect (PMP InterConnect), which facilitates the transfer of information to authorized users in other states. Continue reading
Lifehacker is making some changes to its comment system that will require you to log in with a Facebook, Google, or Twitter account. You must convert your account to one of these services in order to continue using your account. Converting your account on Lifehacker will do so on all Gawker Media Sites. Continue reading
CHELMSFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– ZOLL Medical Corporation (NASDAQ GS: ZOLL), a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that more than 60,000 patients at high risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) have been prescribed the LifeVestWearable Defibrillator. The LifeVest is worn by patients at risk for SCA, providing protection during their changing condition and while permanent SCA risk has not been established Continue reading
