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Prescription Errors are Tough to Swallow
A New Jersey CVS Pharmacy mistakenly gave as many as fifty children Tamoxifen, a powerful cancer fighting medication, instead of the prescribed fluoride tablets. Although some children ingested the cancer pills, no injures have been reported. Unfortunately, these are not isolated cases with an isolated pharmacy; mistakes like this happen every day. Hundreds of prescriptions are filled daily in a ...
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Feds: Arrests made in $80M prescription drug heist
Authorities have made arrests in the 2010 theft of about $80 million in prescription drugs from a Connecticut warehouse, a robbery described as one of the biggest pharmaceutical heists in history, the U.S. attorney's office said Thursday.
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Police identify victim in pit bull attack
Police have identified a Syracuse man who was seriously injured during a pit-bull attack on Monday afternoon.
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KRCR News Channel 7 Special Report: Drugged Drivers
It's no surprise, driving under the influence is a big problem in the northstate, but what is surprising is that an estimated 4 out of every 10 D.U.I. arrests in Shasta County involve some sort of drug, like prescription pills or marijuana.
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Drugs stolen from area Walgreens
Police are looking for a masked man who got away with drugs after robbing the Walgreens pharmacy in Miamisburg. Officers said the man wearing a ski mask and gloves walked up to the drive-thru window at the East Central Avenue business around 11:15 p.m. Monday night. He implied he had a weapon, and demanded prescription drugs. The pharmacist complied, and the man took off on foot. Police said the ...
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The troubled path to painkiller addiction: Prescription drug abuse epidemic taking a toll on Central New York
Many get hooked while using the drugs to treat legitimate pain. Others get addicted after sharing, borrowing or stealing other people's prescription painkillers.
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Why Closing Medicare's 'Donut Hole' is a Terrible Idea
Many conservatives believe that George W. Bush betrayed their cause. Exhibit A, these conservatives say, is the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. That law established Medicare?s prescription-drug benefit plan without offsetting spending cuts or tax increases, adding $16 trillion to our unfunded liabilities. And yet, if media reports are to be believed, some of these very same conservatives ...
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Marblehead police-log excerpts: Friday, May 11, 2012
Excerpts from the Marblehead police log of Friday, May 11, 2012. For the complete log, see Thursday's Marblehead Reporter.
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Passengers told Iowa City police to search Isaiah Sweet’s car, warrants indicate
During a search of the Chevrolet Avalanche that double-murder suspect Isaiah Sweet was driving early May 13 when police stopped him in Iowa City , detectives found drugs and paraphernalia, including medication prescribed to his grandmother, who he’s accused of killing.
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Glendale police observe increase in prescription drug and heroin abuse
The monthly event Coffee with a Cop was held April 26 and took a look at the street level affects of pills and heroin.
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