Latest Drugs Headlines
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Kentucky Considering Roadside Drug Tests for Drivers
Sep 25 2015 // The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety is working with local county officials to evaluate a roadside drug test that could help police address the growing number of drivers who are high behind the wheel. The agency and...
Clinton Targets High Drug Prices, Consumer Marketing
Sep 23 2015 // U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton proposed on Tuesday a $250 monthly cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs and other measures to stop what she called “price gouging” by...
Wearable Devices Being Used in Drug Trials, Medical Research
Sep 15 2015 // Pharmaceutical companies are enlisting Fitbits and other gadgets strapped to patients’ wrists, chests and skin as a way to bring drugs to market faster. What began as an aid for athletes and dieters to track their...
Study: In 1st Year, 2 Florida Laws Reduced Amount of Opioids Prescribed
Aug 19 2015 // Two Florida laws, enacted to fight prescription drug abuse and misuse in that state, led to a small but significant decrease in the amount of opioids prescribed the first year the laws were in place, a new study...
Utah Court Tosses $3M Verdict in Prescription Drug Overdose Suit
Aug 14 2015 // The Utah Supreme Court has overturned a $3 million verdict in a wrongful death suit against a doctor accused of prescribing a lethal amount of prescription drugs. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the high court ruled...
Simple Solutions
Aug 3 2015 // Once upon a time a doctor on Main Street USA made the same diagnosis and prescribed the same solution for every patient. This was a long time before WebMD or even Marcus Welby, MD. Patients had to weigh their two options...
Woman Sues Oregon Pharmacy after Getting Wrong Drugs
Jul 30 2015 // A woman who says she had to be taken to the emergency room after a Fred Meyer pharmacy employee gave her the wrong prescription has filed a lawsuit. The Oregonian reported that Anna Bell filed a lawsuit last week seeking...
Study: Kentucky Prescription Drug Law Successfully Curbing Abuse
Jul 30 2015 // Prescriptions for painkillers and doctor-shopping by pill seekers have decreased since Kentucky passed legislation targeting prescription drug abuse, according to a University of Kentucky study. The law passed during a...
Most Maine Crimes Drop in 2014 Even as Drug Arrests Grow
Jul 23 2015 // The Maine Department of Public Safety says crime dropped nearly 15 percent last year, the largest drop in the four decades that the state has kept detailed records. Commissioner John Morris said Wednesday every crime...
Small Number Causing California Workers’ Comp Review Excess
Jul 20 2015 // A small number of physicians are responsible for a large portion of the independent medical review of workers’ compensation cases in California, a process that could be costing payers in excess of $100 million, a...
South Carolina Supreme Court Affirms Reduced Penalty in Drug Marketing Case
Jul 20 2015 // South Carolina’s highest court further reduced the penalty against a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary accused of deceptive marketing of an anti-psychotic drug. The decision was to substitute the verdict the court...
Opioid Abuse Rises in Construction, Manufacturing Sectors: CNA
Jul 20 2015 // CNA recently issued two new reports that examine the growing prescription opioid abuse epidemic and its effect on the U.S. workforce, focusing on the construction and manufacturing industries, which are particularly at...
Coming Soon: Marijuana ‘Breathalyzers’ for Police Testing of Drivers
Jul 14 2015 // As cannabis bans are relaxed in more U.S. states, the race is on to develop an instant roadside breathalyzer for police to test drivers who may be taking the “high” road. Vancouver-based Cannabix Technologies...
South Carolina High Court Further Reduces Penalty on Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Jul 13 2015 // South Carolina’s highest court further reduced the penalty against a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary accused of deceptive marketing of an anti-psychotic drug. The decision was to substitute the same verdict the...
Small Number Causing California Worker’s Comp Review Excess
Jul 8 2015 // A small number of physicians are responsible for a large portion of the independent medical review of worker’s compensation cases in California, a process that could be costing payers in excess of $100 million, a...
Affordable Care Act Attracting Younger, Healthier Insureds
Jul 1 2015 // Obamacare is attracting younger and healthier people to its coverage plans this year, according to research by Express Scripts Holding Co., a trend that could help balance and sustain the law’s insurance...
Task force: Massachusetts Is in Midst of Opioid Abuse Epidemic
Jun 24 2015 // Massachusetts is in the midst of an epidemic of deadly opioid abuse, according to a task force created by Gov. Charlie Baker that said Monday that drug addiction must be considered a medical disease. The 18-member group...
West Virginia Looks to Tackle Highest Drug Overdose Rate in Nation
Jun 19 2015 // West Virginia has the highest rate of overdose deaths in the U.S., according to a report released this week, further spotlighting Appalachia’s festering drug abuse problem that is also fueling a rise in hepatitis C...
Workers Can Be Fired For Off-Duty Marijuana Use, Colorado Court Says
Jun 16 2015 // Pot may be legal in Colorado, but you can still be fired for using it. The state Supreme Court ruled Monday that a medical marijuana patient who was fired after failing a drug test cannot get his job back. The case has big...
DEA ‘Operation Pilluted’ Spans 4 States, Nets 280 Drug Trafficking Arrests
Jun 15 2015 // The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and federal prosecutors have made 280 arrests in what they call an “unprecedented enforcement action” against doctors, pharmacies and pill mills for alleged...
