"There's talk a lot of bad things"; Your Drug Fear Mongering of the Day From a South Carolina TV Station
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Prescription Drugs
Doctors Still Overprescribing Antibiotics, Researchers Say
Even with the risk of helping create resistant bugs
Psychotropic Drug Prescriptions for Small Children Leveling Off
Following the huge boom of the '90s
FDA Blocks Drug Imports from Plant in India
Over violations of manufacturing rules
Study: Increase in Prescription Painkiller Use Has Not Improved Pain Treatment
Fears widespread use has led to addiction, but not actual success
Drug Companies Fight Maine's Efforts to Let Residents Buy from Canada
Lawsuit to protect business interests
Survey Shows Weed Most Popular Drug on Planet, Pain Pills Deadliest
University of Washington study published in Lancet
Crackdown on Pain Medication Cuts Off Florida Patients From Relief
Better that people suffer than that anybody ever get high, right?
Poll: One in 10 Americans Have Taken Drugs Prescribed for Someone Else
A quarter of those using drugs they are not prescribed are using them to get high
US Government Targets Online Pharmacies
Doesn't want consumers to be able to choose
FDA to Allow Updates for Generic Drug Warnings
Bad regulations prevent manufacturers from updating labels about new risks
Increase in Women Dying Due to Painkiller Overdoses
Leads to predictable call for more government oversight of medications
$41 Million in Pharmaceuticals Seized in Online Drug Sales Sting
More than 1,500 sites shut down
Supreme Court Rules Generic Drug Makers Can't Be Liable for Injuries
If they follow the rules of the FDA
Mixed Outcome in Latest Ruling on Plan B Contraception Access
Two-step generic pills will be available to all, but the one-step pill remains on hold for review
3,000 Doctors Protest New Edition of Psychiatry Manual
Fear it will leave to unnecessary drug treatments
Muscular Dystrophy Sufferer Fights with DEA to Get Pain Pills
There are addicts out there, so she must suffer
Pfizer Sells Viagra Online To Counter Black Market
Erecting their defenses to counterfeiters
FDA Appeals Court Order Making Plan B Pills Available to All Ages
Wants to stop order from taking effect during appeal
Study: Pills May Manage Pain Better than Pot
Too bad the government's started a war on pain medication, too
FDA Blocks Generic Oxycontin
Addiction fears means nobody can have it unless they make changes
FDA Finds Problems at Dozens of Drug Compounding Facilities
30 of 31 pharmacies inspected had problems
Florida Man Facing 25 Years in Prison For Selling Old Prescription Painkillers to Police Informant
Informant befriended the father of three, convinced him he was in pain and needed help
India's Supreme Court Dismisses Novartis AG Drug Patent Case
Swiss drug maker was seeking patent protection for a cancer drug
Feds Squeeze $40M From UPS Over Online Pharmacy Deliveries
How dare you ship packages without screening out stuff we don't like
NY Doc Charged with Running $10 Million Oxycodone Ring
Half a million pills dispensed in tri-state area
Congress Mulls New Restrictions on Hydrocodone
Would reduce number of pills prescribed, place restrictions on refills
The DEA Wants to Access Your Medical Records Without Consent or a Warrant
"The Drug Enforcement Administration is trying to access private prescription records of patients in Oregon without a warrant," says ACLU.
