Health
More Americans seek treatment for painkiller, heroin abuse
(HealthDay)—More American teens and adults are seeking treatment for heroin and prescription painkiller abuse, a new U.S. government report reveals.
Dec 3, 2015
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Medications
ERs dispensing more narcotic painkillers, study finds
(HealthDay)—More and more Americans are being prescribed powerful narcotic drugs when they visit the emergency department for problems such as low back pain or a pounding headache, a new study finds.
Mar 21, 2014
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Pediatrics
Painkiller-addicted babies a growing US concern, especially in Fla.
(HealthDay)—Doctors in the United States are seeing more infants born addicted to narcotic painkillers—a problem highlighted by a new Florida-based report.
Mar 6, 2015
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Medications
Prescriptions for powerful painkillers vary widely among states, CDC reports
(HealthDay)—Doctors in some states seem to wield a freer hand issuing prescriptions for powerful narcotic medications, leading to wide variations in narcotic drug use among states, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday.
Jul 1, 2014
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Medications
Doctors' group urges tighter controls on prescription painkillers
(HealthDay)—Abuse of narcotic painkillers and other prescription drugs is a growing problem in the United States, and a leading doctors' group is urging members to exercise tighter control on the medications.
Dec 10, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Many migraine sufferers given narcotic painkillers, barbiturates
(HealthDay)—Many people with migraines, including children, get ineffective and potentially addictive drugs for their pain, two new studies suggest.
Jun 17, 2015
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Medications
Many US seniors get prescription painkillers from multiple doctors
(HealthDay)—About one-third of Medicare patients who get prescriptions for powerful narcotic painkillers receive them from multiple doctors, which raises their risk for hospitalization, according to a new study.
Feb 19, 2014
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Medications
NCPA: Access to controlled substances often delayed
(HealthDay)—Most pharmacists report experiencing multiple delays or issues with their controlled substance orders, according to the results of the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Controlled Substances ...
Jan 16, 2014
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Pediatrics
More kids being poisoned by prescription drugs, study finds
(HealthDay)—As the number of adults taking prescription drugs has grown, so has the number of children being accidentally poisoned by them, a new study finds.
Jun 3, 2013
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