Prescription Drug Abuse in the News

Prescription Drug Abuse: Kids Under 6 Account for Two-Thirds of Drug-Related ER Visits
FRIDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) — Children aged 5 years or younger accounted for 68.9 percent of the estimated 100,340 U.S. emergency department visits in 2008 that involved accidental ingestion of prescription medicines and other drugs, says a U.S. government report.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: Hospital sounds alert about missing prescription forms
Abu Dhabi The pharmacy department at the Health Authority Abu Dhabi ( HAAD HAAD ) has sent a circular to 520 pharmacies across the emirate of Abu Dhabi warning them about 36 drug prescription forms that have gone missing and could be misused.
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Prescription Drug Abuse: News Watchman Headlines Special – Physician’s Pharmacy

In this special webisode of News Watchman Headlines, Piketon village officials and concerned citizens tour Physician’s Pharmacy and speak with their representatives. With a growing problem of prescription drug abuse, some fear the pharmacy may not be on the up-and-up.
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