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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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prescription drugs stories: 88 news summaries

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Senate Passes FDA Drug
 Safety Bill

Measure would give agency more power over prescription drugs

Sep 21, 07 4:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Senate moved the Food and Drug Administration drug-safety bill one step closer to law yesterday, passing it unanimously and sending it to President Bush, who is expected to sign it. The measure would grant the FDA more control over warnings on prescription drugs, and would allow the organization to... More »

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Feds Crack Down on California Pot Operations

Raids stepped up on medicinal marijuana dispensaries considered legal by the state

Aug 15, 07 12:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The federal Drug Enforcement Agency is stepping up raids on California's medicinal marijuana distributors, confiscating drugs and arresting vendors at ten Los Angeles operations last month alone, Reuters reports. California legalized medicinal marijuana use more than ten years ago, but possession of the drug violates federal law. Federal officials argue... More »

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California • drugs • medical marijuana • DEA • marijuana • prescription drugs • Drug Enforcement Administration • Marinol

Skipping Meds Can Be Deadly

Half of patients undermine health
by skipping doses,
quitting medication

Jul 31, 07 5:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Half of all patients with chronic illnesses don't take their medication as prescribed, says a new report, undermining their health and hastening their death. Patients with illnesses like heart disease and asthma often skip doses, misunderstand prescriptions or drop medication as soon as they feel better. The result is  more... More »

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medicine • health • elderly • heart disease • patients • blood pressure • prescription drugs • chronic illness • prescription

British Doc Prescribes Statins to All Men Over 50 

Mass anti-cholesterol dosing proposed

Jul 28, 07 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - All men aged 50 and over should forestall heart disease with daily doses of cholesterol-reducing statins,  a leading health figure in British government has proposed. The so-called “heart czar” acknowledged he might provoke “nanny state” accusations, but said the process of identifying at-risk men is  too cumbersome,... More »

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men • heart disease • cholesterol • prescription drugs • statins • heart czar • Britain

Americans Pop Happy Pills in Record Numbers

Antidepressants
are most-prescribed drug in the US

Jul 9, 07 6:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Antidepressants are America's most prescribed drugs, according to a new CDC report, clocking in more scripts than meds for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or asthma. Prescriptions for antidepressants rose 48% between 1995 and 2002, accounting for 118 million of the 2.4 billion drugs prescribed in 2005. More »

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medicine • depression • antidepressant • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • pharmaceutical companies • blood pressure • prescription drugs • government study • doctor

Al Gore III Returns to Rehab

Ex-VP asks for privacy after son's arrest
on drug charges

Jul 5, 07 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al Gore III has posted bail and returned to rehab. A day after the ex-VP's son was busted for drugs, the 24-year-old magazine publisher "is getting treatment," his father said today. In his first public reaction, he appeared on the "Today" show and said, "We love... More »

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rehab • Adderall • Al Gore • Al Gore III • marijuana • prescription drugs • Xanax

Big Pharma Loses Generic
Drug Fight

Deal for developing nations first blow by Dems in Congress

May 17, 07 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Congress and the White House have agreed to give developing nations more access to affordable generic drugs by easing some patent enforcement rules. Tucked into a broader trade agreement passed last week, the provision is the first blow to American pharmaceutical companies since the Democrats won control of Congress, the ... More »

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medicine • health care • health • drugs • pharmaceutical companies • Medicare • pharma • prescription drugs

OxyContin Maker Pleads Guilty

Manufacturer, execs admit misleading public about risky painkiller

May 10, 07 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The company that makes OxyContin pleaded guilty today to misleading the public about the effects of the potent painkiller. Purdue Pharma and three executives will pay $634.5 million in civil and criminal fines. Federal prosecutors accused the firm of "misbranding" the drug, marketing it as a less addictive... More »

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medicine • health • crime • OxyContin • pharmaceutical companies • Purdue Pharma • prescription drugs • lawsuit

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