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A federal grand jury has indicted a former Pittsburgh-area physician on 121 counts for illegally distributing opioids, health care fraud and money…
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Governor Tom Wolf has vetoed a bill that would have created a drug formulary for the state workers’ compensation program.Basically, that’s a list of drugs…
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In an effort to cut down on prescription drug abuse, the state is working to put together the Achieving Better Care by Monitoring All Prescriptions…
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As part of the Drug Enforcement Agency’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, UPMC is hosting multiple drop-off zones Sept. 26 where people can…
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For about a year, state lawmakers have considered how to make it easier to track prescription drug abuse in Pennsylvania. Supporters say a plan to expand…
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Classes are in session at college campuses across the country and that means late-night study sessions in the library, no sleep and in some cases, the…
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When it comes to prescribing pain medications for patients with chronic diseases, Pennsylvania is doing OK – but could be doing better.That’s according to…
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Health care providers wrote 259 million prescriptions for painkillers in 2012, enough for every adult in the U.S. to have a bottle of pills, according to…
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Injured workers in Pennsylvania receive stronger painkillers per claim than the average state. That's according to a report released this month by the…
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District attorneys from across the state gathered at a Pittsburgh rehabilitation center Thursday, pushing for Senate passage of a bill they said would…