When Doctors Prescribe Brand-Name Drugs Over Generics, the Taxpayers Foot the … – Marketplace.org

When doctors prescribe brand-name drugs over generics, the taxpayers foot the … – Marketplace.org


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When doctors prescribe brand-name drugs over generics, the taxpayers foot the
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Far too many doctors in the U.S. prescribe brand-name drugs when generics can be dramatically cheaper. When it comes to lower-income Medicare patients, it can be the taxpayer who covers the difference in price — up to hundreds of millions of dollars a 

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Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise Among Kiwi Teens – International Business Times AU


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Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise Among Kiwi Teens
International Business Times AU
Painkillers known in New Zealand as "hillbilly heroin" are on the rise among Kiwi teens. The combination of prescription drugs, cough syrup and mouthwash can create a potent entry-level drug, according to drug and alcohol counsellor Jeff Morse in Waikato.

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