Tag: prescription drugs
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2 out of 3 Kentuckians disposing of prescription drugs improperly, poll finds
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News At a summit on prescription drug abuse last week, Attorney General Jack Conway spoke of experiences he’s had talking to middle schoolers about prescription...
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Kentucky center helps more than 1,000 providers get electronic health records
The Kentucky Regional Extension Center has helped more than 1,000 health care providers transition to electronic health records, with specialists advising providers so they can meet the federal standards of...
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Pure hydrocodone pain pill in testing; critics worry about abuse
A new pain pill, one more powerful than OxyContin and 10 times stronger than Vicodin, is being tested on patients by four drug companies and could be out as early...
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Johnson County focus of C-J series on docs, prescription abuse
The second day of The Courier-Journal‘s investigation into prescription drug abuse and the role of doctors looks at Johnson County, ranked 11th in the state for drug overdose deaths despite...
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Kentucky second highest in antibiotic consumption in U.S.
The next time you ask your doctor for an antibiotic, or if he or she offers to give you one, think again. It might do your health no good, but...
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Former official: DEA failed to slow prescription drug abuse epidemic by not limiting production
At a time when Oxycontin abuse was rapidly increasing, the Drug Enforcement Agency had the power to slow production of the drug and perhaps stave off what is now a...
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Kentucky and Ohio are now exchanging prescription data, but system needs more use by health-care providers and police
Kentucky and Ohio are now automatically exchanging data on prescription drugs, with a new electronic network called the Prescription Monitoring Information Exchange. PMIX links the Kentucky All- Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting...
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Fla. governor agrees to implement prescription drug monitoring
“Florida Gov. Rick Scott reversed course Thursday and said he will allow a prescription drug monitoring program that Kentucky officials have demanded to help block the flow of illegal prescription...
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Providers recommend restricting 3 cancer drugs in Medicaid
In an effort to save money, health officials are considering a move that would restrict three cancer drugs for the 800,000 Kentuckians who are enrolled in Medicaid. Patients could still...
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Three Florida women put pressure on Sunshine State’s “pill mills,” legislators, governor
As Kentucky officials ask Florida legislators to crack down on pill mills, three Florida women have started a grassroots effort to spread awareness about the problem. Nurse Renee Doyle, respiratory...