According to court records in a West Virginia case, AmerisourceBergen executives shared one email that referred to the prescription opioid Oxycontin as “hillbilly heroin.”

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2023/3/4/23624449/opioid-settlement-thresholds-janssen-pharmaceuticals-mckesson-cardinal-health-amerisourcebergen

According to them the goal of the coordinated Stop Overdose campaign is, “To address the increasing number of overdose deaths related to both prescription opioids and illicit drugs.”

Source: https://s24476.pcdn.co/news/118316/police-reports-680

According to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), DTO was allegedly involved in the illegal importation, distribution, and misbranding of prescription operating from India, and reaching customers in the USA,” Ramkisson-kara said.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/courts/indian-national-wanted-us-conspiracy-other-charges-denied-bail/

A federal jury in the Middle District of Florida convicted a man for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare of over $1 million in prescription drug benefits at a pharmacy located in Lake Mary, Florida.

Source: https://westorlandonews.com/pharmacist-convicted-for-1m-prescription-drug-fraud-in-lake-mary/

All federal employees will have some predictable healthcare expenses next year—dental care, vision care, planned medical visits, prescription drug refills, or over-the-counter pharmacy items.

Source: https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2023/12/last-minute-open-season-advice/392415/

All of these factors add up to make prescription drugs one of the most expensive items in our healthcare system.

Source: https://www.pensacolavoice.com/factors-that-drive-up-cost-of-prescription-drugs/

Along with the delivery of birthday cards and holiday gift packages, Americans continue to rely on timely deliveries of bills, checks, correspondence, prescription medication and now their daily news.

Source: https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/editorial-usps-needs-to-deliver-on-mails-timely-arrival/

Also, there could be no extra charge for a copy of the prescription and providing a prescription could not be coupled with any kind of liability limitation or disclaimer.

Source: https://gazette.com/business/money-the-law-ftcs-eyeglass-rule-seeks-to-protect-patients/article_2be0c4bc-f97f-11ed-b7f3-dff51ee5f6cb.html

Also, there could be no extra charge for a copy of the prescription and providing a prescription could not be coupled with any kind of liability limitation or disclaimer.

Source: https://gazette.com/business/money-the-law-ftcs-eyeglass-rule-seeks-to-protect-patients/article_2be0c4bc-f97f-11ed-b7f3-dff51ee5f6cb.html

And I helped cap the cost of insulin at $35-per-month under Medicare —legislation we passed last year — and capped annual out-of-pocket prescription costs at $2,000 for our seniors — without raising taxes one penny on families and small businesses.

Source: https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/rep-josh-gottheimers-state-of-the-district-address/

And the DEA is probing possible prescription fraud, according to indictments and investigators' notes that Smith provided to The Post and Courier.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/news/special_reports/doug-smith-of-north-carolina--opioid-church-ekklasia-sozo-accused-of-fraud-in-telemedicine-lawsuit/article_0b0889dc-6c4d-11ee-b608-cbf70d011305.html

And while the flood of prescription opioids into the black market has now been curtailed, addicts are turning to heroin and highly potent fentanyl to compensate, where the risk of overdose and death is even higher.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/heroin-derivative-pushed-by-cartels-addicts-january-2023/

Another concerning detail surrounding Roman in this episode is how he unpacks a large bottle of prescription medicine as he talks to his brother on the phone.

Source: https://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/succession-roman-concerning-details-772843

A number of prescription sedative-hypnotic drugs can cause hallucinations.

Source: https://www.rawstory.com/anesthesia-can-cause-disturbing-hallucinations-leading-to-psychological-trauma/

Apart from allowing pharmacists a bigger role in treatment, they will be allowed to administer a greater range of vaccines without prescription.

Source: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8107568/doctors-blast-act-govt-over-bigger-treatment-role-for-pharmacists/?src=rss

As a prescription medication, Paxlovid’s purchase channel will strictly align with government regulations, Pfizer said.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/01/09/chinas-soaring-covid-cases-send-people-to-black-market-for-remedy/

A Vermont health department allows people in the state to get naloxone through pharmacists without a prescription.

Source: https://vtdigger.org/2023/05/10/vermonts-first-naloxone-vending-machine-is-coming-to-the-johnson-health-center/

B.C. is making prescription birth control free to all residents starting on April 1, 2023.

Source: https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2023/12/08/bc-health-contraceptives-pharmacists/

But further in-depth testing would reveal if he had taken any prescription medicine prior to his drowning.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/matthew-perrys-death-certificate-reveals-cause-death-still-mystery-1721442

But right out of the gate, we’re probably going to spend a little bit more time on the 1,600 that make up 80% of the prescription volume.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4591645-avadel-pharmaceuticals-plc-avdl-q4-2022-earnings-call-transcript?source=feed_all_articles