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Injured Workers Pharmacy Will Pay $11M to Settle Complaint By Mass. AG’s Office

A mail-order pharmacy that fought frequent court battles against workers’ compensation insurers will pay $11 million and change its business practices to settle a civil complaint by the Massachusetts attorney general’s office. Injured Workers Pharmacy, or IWP, improperly dispensed opioids …

Bill Subjecting Prescription Drugs to Trafficking Law Passes Oklahoma House

Individuals carrying large quantities of prescription drugs would face drug trafficking charges under legislation approved unanimously by the Oklahoma House of Representatives. House Bill 2589 by State Rep. Pat Ownbey, R-Ardmore, would add morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone and benzodiazepine to drugs …