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Former S. Florida State Senator To Lead Pill-Mill Fight
TALLAHASSEE (CBS4) – Attorney General-elect Pam Bondi has reached across party lines to name a Democrat who wanted her job to lead an anti-pill mill initiative. Bondi said Friday that she and former...
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FDA Calls For Lower Dosages Of Acetaminophen
MIAMI (CBS4) – Some big changes are coming to some popular, and very powerful, prescription painkillers. Regulators at the Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it will cap the amount of...
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I-Team: Sex, Drugs and Counterfeits
It has become one of the hottest and most lucrative sections of the international drug market. Drug companies on-line marketing themselves as alternatives to drugs meant to enhance people’s sex lives....
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Smart Bottle Helps Patients Remember Prescriptions
MIAMI (CBS4) — New technology promises to help patients remember to take their prescription drugs and will warn patients, doctors, even caretakers if doses are missed. Donald Grossman takes medication...
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Unwanted Drugs? Let Cops, DEA Take Them Off Your Hands
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Remember that Vicodin your doctor prescribed but you never finished? How about the oxycodone your aunt was taking when she came to visit but left behind. What do you do with it now?...
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Rehab for ADD Medications On the Rise
MIAMI (CBS4) – Annie Gendaszek was introduced to ADHD medications when she was just 13-years old, by a friend with a prescription. “I really liked the effect and how they made me feel, so I sought out...
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So-Called “Viagra For The Brain” Used To Provide Extra Energy Boost
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — A narcolepsy drug, dubbed the “Viagra for the brain”, is being used by some people to increase their brain function. Although the primary function of FDA-approved Provigil and its...
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CBS4 Investigates: Prescriptions In DUI Case Called “Illegal”
MIAMI (CBS4) – Sandor Guillen is charged with DUI manslaughter, but his case may spawn a second investigation into how he came to possess prescription drugs. A CBS4 News investigation shows a Broward...
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New Law Adds Prescribing Powers To Optometrists
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill Friday that will allow optometrists to prescribe oral medications, ending a long-running lobbying battle about the issue. Lawmakers approved...
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AG Bondi Urges Urban Outfitters To Stop Selling Prescription-Looking Products
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) – Attorney General Pam Bondi, along with other attorneys general, is not laughing at a popular retailer’s housewares line made to look like prescription bottles. Urban...
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DEA & Walgreens Settle Dispute Over Oxycodone Distribution
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Drug Enforcement Administration reached a financial settlement with pharmacy giant Walgreens for the company violating rules dealing with the distribution of powerful...
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Tighter Security Coming For Prescription Database
FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami/AP) — In an effort to protect patient information, state health officials announced an increase in security of its statewide prescription drug database Wednesday. The...
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FDLE Chemist Accused Of Tampering With Evidence In 35 Counties
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) –The Florida Department of Law Enforcement ordering a statewide review of crime lab drug evidence after a state crime lab chemist was relieved of duty for allegedly stealing...
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Are Prescription Drugs Covered Under My Health Insurance?
Health insurance policies offered through the state insurance exchanges, most job-based health plans, and public plans such as Medicaid and TRICARE include coverage for prescription medications. Most...
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Report Suggests Trend In Prescription Drug Errors Filled By Pharmacists
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Anyone who has picked up a prescription knows a pharmacy counter can be a busy place that can sometimes lead to mistakes. “It’s a high pace,...
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Powerful Antibiotic Could Be A Prescription For Danger Pt. II
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Sixty year old Joseph King of North Miami said his life changed and he believes could end prematurely because of what he considers to be a...
View ArticleWalgreens Pharmacist Refuses To Fill Woman’s Prescription To Induce A...
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter PEORIA (CBSMiami/CNN) – A national drug store chain is taking some heat for the way one of its pharmacists treated a customer filling a prescription. An Arizona...
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