NC looks to curb prescription drug abuse through 'doctor shopping'

WRAL.com-20 hours ago

"Doctor shoppers connotes someone that tends to goes from prescriber to prescriber to obtain prescriptions often and usually under false pretenses," said Jay Campbell, executive director of the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy. He said pharmacistsoften fill prescriptions completely unaware that they are fraudulent.

Costly toys forfeited in $100 million pharmacy fraud case

Costly toys forfeited in $100 million pharmacy fraud case

Kaplan Herald-7 hours ago

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the president and owner of a Florida pharmacy that was at the center of a massive compounding pharmacy fraud scheme pleaded guilty. Seven others previously admitted their part in the scheme. Private insurance companies, Medicare and TRICARE were victims of the fraud, ...

Simmons among firms chosen to represent Cook County in opioid ...

Madison County Record-21 hours ago

Nationally, the lawsuit cites a 2016 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating the “national impact of prescription opioid overdoses, abuse and dependence” at $78.5 billion, including “lost productivity” at $42 billion, “health insurance” at $26 billion, “criminal justice” at $7.6 billion and “substance ...

Drug prices rise as pharma profit soars

ModernHealthcare.com-21 hours ago

The amount of money people spend on prescription drugs has nearly doubled over the past three decades as pharmaceutical sales and profit margins have ballooned, according to ... Retail prescriptiondrug expenses accounted for about 12% of total U.S. healthcare spending in 2015, up from about 7% through the 1990s.

New state laws going into effect starting in 2018

KRNV My News 4-2 hours ago

ASSEMBLY BILL 474: AN ACT relating to drugs; requiring certain persons to make a report of a drug overdose or suspected drug overdose; revising provisions concerning the computerized program to track each prescription for a controlled substance; revising provisions governing the accessibility of health care records in ...

The other big drug problem: Older people taking too many pills

The Durango Herald-21 hours ago

Researchers estimate that 25 percent of people ages 65 to 69 take at least five prescription drugs to treat chronic conditions, a figure that jumps to nearly 46 percent for those between 70 and 79. Doctors say it is not uncommon to encounter patients taking more than 20 drugs to treat acid reflux, heart 

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