Massachusetts Dad, Convicted in Lethal Prescription Drug OD of 4-Year-Old … – MassLive.com

Massachusetts dad, convicted in lethal prescription drug OD of 4-year-old … – MassLive.com


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Massachusetts dad, convicted in lethal prescription drug OD of 4-year-old
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Prosecutors said the couple from the South Shore town of Hull concocted symptoms of bipolar disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in the girl to try to collect Social Security disability benefits, then overmedicated her on drugs
Mass. dad seeks new trial in daughter's OD deathCapecodonline

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Medicare wastes billions on name-brand drugs – Carlsbad Current Argus


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Medicare wastes billions on name-brand drugs
Carlsbad Current Argus
Just 913 internists, family medicine and general practice physicians cost taxpayers an extra $ 300 million in 2011 alone by disproportionately choosing name-brand drugs. These doctors each wrote at least 5,000 prescriptions that year, including refills
Data shows Affordable Care Act helped Seniors save $ 8.9 billionComvoicesonline

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Medicare: Special needs of Carlsbad’s aging population makes it tough to … – Carlsbad Current Argus

Medicare: Special needs of Carlsbad's aging population makes it tough to
Carlsbad Current Argus
Lark only prescribed brand name drugs 17 percent of the time in 2011, and most of those involved patients who returned to her for refills after they were prescribed the drugs by a specialist. Lark has been practicing in Carlsbad for several years 

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Woman Robbed; Dog Threatened In SF Tenderloin Home Invasion – CBS Local

Woman Robbed; Dog Threatened In SF Tenderloin Home Invasion
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The 65-year-old victim opened her door to find the trio, who insisted that she owed them money and the prescription drugs, police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said. The woman tried to close the door but the suspects forced their way inside, where

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Congressman Lynch speaks on combating prescription drug abuse. – Congressman Lynch spoke on the House floor on Wednesday about combating prescription drug abuse. Congressman Lynch is a founding co-chair of the Congressiona…