Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
Prescription drug abuse by elderly and disabled beneficiaries of Medicare cost the U.S. program nearly $150 million in 2008, highlighting an area where the government can seek to save health costs.
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Monday, July 18th, 2011
NHS Somerset is reminding local people to carefully check whether they are entitled to claim an exemption from prescription charges for items such as medicines, dental treatment, sight tests and glasses. The warning comes as the NHS in Somerset and the local NHS Counter Fraud Service ...
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Thursday, May 12th, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients on heart drugs are less likely to fill their prescriptions if they have to make more trips to a pharmacy or have multiple doctors prescribing them drugs, according to a new study.
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Thursday, May 5th, 2011
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) applauds federal efforts to curb prescription drug abuse following the U.S. government's announcement in late April that the problem has reached crisis level. ACA encourages patients and health care providers to explore drug-free, conservative approaches to pain management as a first-line defense against painkiller abuse...
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Friday, April 29th, 2011
Well, the DEA is certainly not messing around in efforts to clear homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs in the United States. This year on April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the DEA will have more than 5,100 locations across the U.S. available ...
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