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2 NE Indiana women charged in Rx drug fraud scheme
PERU, Ind. (AP) — A woman's complaint that someone was illegally obtaining prescription drugs using her name has led to the arrests of two northeastern women on a total of 11 drug counts, Indiana State Police said Tuesday. Gypsy Shelton, 36, of...
Tags: Vicodin (drug), Drug Trafficking, Peru
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Orland Park cops: Sleepy driver's car filled with prescription drugs
Special to the TribunePolice seized a 1995 Chevrolet Cavalier and approximately $450 from a drowsy driver taken into custody in late March after an officer allegedly found more than 100 prescription pills associated with drug abuse in the vehicle he was driving. An Orland...Tags: OxyContin (drug), Methylphenidate, Substance Abuse, Alprazolam (drug)
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Doctor who practiced in Bolivar admits selling drugs illegally, faces more charges
ghartley@schurz.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A doctor from Polk County pleaded guilty to illegally selling prescription pain medicine. The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri says in a release that Nolan Crisp, 75, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of illegally...Tags: Government Health Care, Sex Crimes, Court Preliminary, Prosecution, Chemical Industry
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Managing your meds can be fun and games, Mango Health app maker says
“Take 500 milligrams of this medicine every twelve hours in combination with amoxicillin and lansoprazole for 14 days. Don’t forget it should be taken with food, and I will see you in three weeks.” Ever get a complicated prescription...
Tags: Amoxicillin (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Health Insurance Cost, Apple iPhone, Chemical Industry
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CONSUMER REPORTS: Big name drug savings
If you take Lipitor, Actos, or Lexapro, new generics of these and other big-name drugs could be a real money saver. But are you saving as much as you should? Consumer Reports has discovered just because you're buying a generic drug doesn't mean you're...
Tags: CVS Corp., Plavix (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Consumers, Actos (drug)
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It's A Gray Area: Government is meddling in health care
Since my last column about health care appeared in this space, the system has continued to gallop toward disaster. Today, under the federal government's "leadership," we often pay several times more in the United States for the same prescription drugs...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Government Health Care, Hip Replacement, Medicare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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California panel advances bills targeting prescription drug abuse
A broad package of bills aimed at reducing prescription drug abuse and overdose deaths won approval from a key state Senate committee Monday. The bills, including a measure that would require coroners to report prescription-involved deaths to the...
Tags: Mark DeSaulnier, General Practitioners, Darrell Steinberg, Medical Research, Kamala D. Harris
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Farming: Old school for old boys
While Max Baucus and Jon Tester are both Democrats, both U.S. senators and both Montana country boys, last month’s hurried vote to fund nearly $1 trillion of current federal spending shows just how different these Big Sky legislators really are....Tags: Barack Obama, Drugs and Medicines, Genetic Engineering, Fiscal Cliff, Elections
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A shortsighted 'cure' for prescription meds' abuse
An Orange County pain specialist already in the spotlight over deaths from prescription medications has racked up another patient overdose death. The coroner has ruled that Wayne Oviatt died in January of a mix of prescription drugs, including morphine,...
Tags: Pain, Health and Medical Professionals, Chemical Industry, Physical Therapists, Pharmaceuticals
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Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris wants funding for prescription database
L.A. NOWCalifornia Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris is urging lawmakers to fund improvements to a state database system that could help identify physicians who recklessly prescribe prescription drugs. In an interview with The Times, Harris said she wanted to use the..... -
Prosecutors: Firefighter charged in fatal crash was on prescription medicine
Tribune reporterAn Orland Fire Protection District firefighter was speeding and swerving in and out of traffic when he rear-ended a vehicle near southwest suburban Tinley Park Friday, causing a chain-reaction crash that killed a 25-year-old woman, prosecutors said...Tags: Accidental Death, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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Problem Solver: UnitedHealthcare's prescription drug plan a real pain
Navigating a prescription drug plan can be difficult, but Barbara Stonewater was sure she had it figured out. Last year the Aurora resident used AARP's Medicare Part D plan, run by UnitedHealthcare. Under the "preferred plan" option, her copays were...
Tags: Celebrex (drug), Insurance, Drugs and Medicines, Jon Yates, Chemical Industry
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