Elwood files lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies

WRTV Indianapolis-12 hours ago

ELWOOD, Ind. -- The city of Elwood is joining the growing list of Indiana cities filing lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies. The prescription rate in Madison County is as high as 155 prescriptions for every 100 residents. According to the Center for Disease Control, the national average about 82 prescriptions for every

New law aims to fight opioid epidemic

WNEM Saginaw-18 hours ago

According to the MDHHS, in 2015 - for every 100 people - there were about 115 prescriptions for opioids. Marronne said by limiting the number of pills a doctor can prescribe, it just means people who have an addiction will seek out drugs on the streets. "Lawmakers think you can take away the opportunity by reducing the ...

New Illinois laws coming in 2018

KFVS-18 hours ago

That's when patients obtain opioid prescriptions from multiple prescriptions. Prescribers with an Illinois Controlled Substance License will be required to register with and use the Illinois Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. It keeps tabs on patient's prescription history. Physicians who are not i

New Illinois laws coming in 2018

KFVS-18 hours ago

That's when patients obtain opioid prescriptions from multiple prescriptions. Prescribers with an Illinois Controlled Substance License will be required to register with and use the Illinois Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. It keeps tabs on patient's prescription history. Physicians who are not i

On the Front Lines of the Opioid Epidemic

Inside Science News Service-32 minutes ago

The woman had suffered a microembolism when the undissolved bits of crushed prescription pills she had injected into her arms became stuck in her peripheral veins, blocking the blood flow. Last month at the Radiological Society of North America meeting in Chicago, Flores and his colleagues presented the results of a .