Posts Tagged ‘prescription’

March 17 2010

Robbers take $70M in prescription drugs

The Eli Lilly warehouse in Enfield, Conn., where robbers made off with prescriptions drugs is seen Tuesday.Thieves staged a Hollywood-style heist at a pharmaceutical warehouse over the weekend and made off with about $70 million in antidepressants and other prescription drugs, authorities said Tuesday.


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March 13 2010

Authorities: Haim had illegal prescription

March 12: MSNBC’s Courtney Hazlett speaks with TODAY’s Al Roker about why so many celebrities, especially former child actors, abuse prescription medication. (Today Show)Authorities say actor Corey Haim had a fraudulent prescription when he died that was linked to a major drug ring and are now investigating.






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January 29 2010

Fake Drugs Bought on the Web Pose Big Health Risks (HealthDay)

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) — People who buy prescription
medications over the Internet, especially drugs purporting to treat
erectile dysfunction, are playing Russian roulette with their lives, a new
study contends.



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December 4 2009

Drugmakers, FDA move to curb painkiller abuse (AP)

AP – Pharmaceutical executives are laying out plans to prevent the misuse of prescription painkillers, under pressure from regulators trying to prevent hundreds of fatal overdoses each year.



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