New tool available to prevent prescription drug abuse

Published March 31, 2014

New tool available to prevent prescription drug abuse
SAN DIEGO – San Diego County medical leaders unveiled a new tool Friday to prevent prescription drug abuse. The Countywide Patient Medication Agreement are voluntary agreements between doctors and patients that are designed to ensure patients get their …
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Abuse of painkillers hurts real patients
Opioids such as Vicodin, which contains hydrocodone and acetaminophen, are the most-widely prescribed class of drugs in the United States. As their use has … and lost productivity. That’s more than the combined costs related to cancer …
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Zohydro banned in Massachusetts
Zohydro ER, the new opioid painkiller from San Diego’s Zogenix, has been banned in Massachusetts because of its risk of abuse, Gov. Deval Patrick said … pain patients who legitimately need the drug. The ban authorized by Patrick has already …
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