Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise

Prescription drug abuse on the rise – Prescription drug abuse on the rise.

New pharmacy computer program tracks addictive drug abuse

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

As a pharmacist at the Shoppers Drug Mart in Smiths Falls, it means that the new computer program to monitor who is buying prescription drugs with addictive properties, is working. The error message pops up when someone tries to fill the same …
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Gov. Steve Beshear signs revisions to prescription drug law

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Steve Beshear signed legislation Tuesday to revise Kentucky's prescription drug law, concluding a yearlong effort to better accommodate patient and doctor concerns while preserving tough measures to combat drug abuse. House Bill 217 — sponsored by …
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