Category: Prescription Drug News

The HillTrump could mean new momentum for drug imports | TheHillThe HillProponents of allowing U.S. residents to buy prescription drugs from other countries hope that having a supporter of the proposal in the White House will finally …and more »

York Daily Record/Sunday NewsShe died from a prescription drug addictionYork Daily Record/Sunday NewsDr. Matthew Howie, executive director of the new York Regional Opiate Collaborative, explains what York countians can expect of the organization, formerly known as the York County Heroin Task Force. Chris Dunn, York Daily Record.

Financial TimesAmericans spend more than anyone else on prescription drugsFinancial TimesCommenting on our article, one reader pointed the finger at the drugs industry. Although changes to the diet would go a long way in fixing many health problems, the reader argues “everyone has been led to believe drugs will fix their problem”. He made …

Prescription drug abuse poses a threat to studentsOld Gold & BlackThere’s an epidemic sweeping the nation. More and more kids — each younger than the last — are finding themselves chained to an orange bottle given to them by their doctors. We are a society that has managed to engineer a pill to solve any given …

Los Angeles TimesCity devastated by OxyContin use sues Purdue Pharma, claims drugmaker put profits over citizens’ welfareLos Angeles Times“A lot of individuals we are coming across have worked, have had a job, and somehow they were introduced to prescription drugs,” said Staci McCole, one of two social workers recently embedded with the Everett Police Department to help officers handle …and more »

City crafts ordinance to create prescription drug databaseColumbia MissourianAlthough bills to create a statewide prescription drug database have failed in the legislature the past two years, an ordinance being drafted by the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services in conjunction with the city’s …

New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TVNJ police seize more than 30 bricks of heroin, prescription drugs from Franklin homeNew York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TVFRANKLIN, N.J. — Franklin Police Detective Nevin Mattessich trains other police officers on how to use the life-saving drug naloxone. It can reverse a heroin overdose. But another way to save a life is to stop the drug supply at the source. And …

The Seattle TimesCostco to pay millions in settlement over prescription drugsPacific Northwest Inlander (blog)The giant warehouse store Costco agreed to pay $11.75 million in a settlement to a lawsuit that accused its pharmacies of improperly filling drug prescriptions and failing to keep adequate records for dispensing prescription drugs, according to a news …Costco to pay $11.75M over handling of opioids and other drugsThe Seattle TimesCostco Settles Prescription Lawsuit for $11.75MSanta Barbara EdhatCostco to pay $11.75 million over medical prescriptionsYahoo NewsCourthouse News Serviceall 21 news articles »

The Seattle TimesCostco to pay $11.75M over handling of opioids and other drugsThe Seattle TimesCostco will pay $11.75 million to settle allegations that some of its pharmacies improperly filled prescriptions for controlled substances and failed to properly track opioids and other dangerous drugs, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday.Costco Settles Prescription Lawsuit for $11.75MSanta Barbara EdhatCostco Settles Feds’ Case Over Lax Drug Oversight For $11.75MCourthouse News ServiceCostco to pay $11.75 million over lax U.S. pharmacy controlsYahoo FinanceKOMO Newsall 18 news articles »

The solutions are simple yet complicated.Executive InsightThis same common sense must be applied to prescription drug manufacturing, distribution and prescribing. We must insure that our laws and our professionals follow simple solutions to mitigate the risk of theft, pilfering, doctor shopping, burglaries …

Study raises questions about bias in research of prescription drugsThe Globe and MailTo do the study, researchers at the University of California at San Francisco selected 190 research papers published in 2013, at random, studying the efficacy of various prescription drugs. The studies were all randomized controlled trials, which are …and more »

Kiplinger Personal FinanceThings to Know About Prescription Drug CouponsKiplinger Personal FinancePrescription drug coupons can help defray that hefty expense. You present them at the register of your pharmacy just like any other coupon. They reduce your copay, but do not affect the price your insurer pays for the drug. Drugmakers offer these …