Gov. Brown Signs 2 of 3 Bills Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse
Gov. Brown signs 2 of 3 bills fighting prescription drug abuse
Gov. Jerry Brown signed two bills Friday aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse but vetoed a third that could have helped the state’s medical board identify reckless doctors whose patients died on pills they prescribed. The three bills, which… Continue reading
Gov. Brown Signs 2 of 3 Bills Fighting Prescription Drug Abuse – Los Angeles Times
Gov. Brown signs 2 of 3 bills fighting prescription drug abuse – Los Angeles Times
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Gov. Brown signs 2 of 3 bills fighting prescription drug abuse Los Angeles Times Jerry Brown signed two bills Friday aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse but vetoed a third that could… Continue reading |
State Highlights: N.M. Fraud Investigation Disrupts Mental Health Care
State Highlights: N.M. Fraud Investigation Disrupts Mental Health Care
State auditors identified 19 regulatory violations that they said presented a risk to patient safety at six licensed abortion clinics that are not ambulatory surgical centers in Texas. … Arizona companies have been hired to fill in, but many patients …… Continue reading
Nose Spray May Mean Life or Death for Drug ODs
Nose spray may mean life or death for drug ODs
Staten Island’s prescription drug abuse problem is so rampant that the city is arming cops with a powerful nasal spray to immediately reverse the life-threatening effects of prescription drug overdoses, the mayor’s office announced in a press release Friday. Cops… Continue reading
Bills Would Give State New Powers to Fight Prescription Drug Abuse
Bills would give state new powers to fight prescription drug abuse
The legislation, spurred by a series of investigative reports in The Times, awaits Gov. Jerry Brown's signature. Consumer advocates are pleased but want some provisions restored. Since her son Joey fatally overdosed in late 2009, April Rovero has warned… Continue reading
FDA Beefs Up Pain-Drug Warnings in Face of Abuse Epidemic
FDA beefs up pain-drug warnings in face of abuse epidemic
By Ransdell Pierson (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed stronger safety language on labels of long-acting and extended-release opioids in response to an epidemic of overdoses and deaths from the widely used pain medicines. The labels… Continue reading