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Huge Drug Cost Gaps Seen in Health Overhaul

Townsquare News Network — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:49:19 +0000

Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama's health care law, industry analysts and advocates warn.

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Effort to Rid Homes of Unwanted Drugs Takes Place Saturday [AUDIO]

Joe Cutter — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:00:31 +0000

This Saturday, New Jersey joins the rest of the nation in an effort to collect unneeded prescription drugs that have become a serious public health threat.

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NJ's Project Medicine Drop Expands

Kelly Waldron — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:50:26 +0000

Project Medicine Drop, which allows citizens to safely dispose of their unused prescription medications in secure receptacles at law enforcement stations across the state, has expanded to 40 locations statewide.

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NJ Pain Pill Pusher Gets Prison Time for Black Market Sales

Kevin McArdle — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:46:01 +0000

The leader of a Newark-based narcotics ring that illegally distributed millions of dollars a year in OxyContin and other prescription painkillers has been sentenced today to more than a decade in prison.

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Off-Label Drug Coverage Bill Advances

Kevin McArdle — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:02:37 +0000

A measure requiring certain health insurance carriers to cover the off-label use of certain drugs has been approved by the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Off-label use refers to when a drug is prescribed for uses, periods of time, or at dosages that are not FDA-approved. Off-label drug use is legal when prescribed in a medically appropriate way.

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Wrongdoing by Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Results in $900,000 for NJ

Kelly Waldron — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:26:06 +0000

New Jersey has received $900,000 as a result of its participation in separate global settlements resolving civil allegations against two pharmaceutical manufacturers and criminal charges against one of them.

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State Officials Talk Prescription Drug Abuse With Freshmen [AUDIO]

Kelly Waldron — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:15:09 +0000

The dangers of prescription drug abuse will be at the forefront at Fort Lee High School this morning where an assembly will be held for freshmen.

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Did You Buy Chinese Male Enhancement Pills Recently?

Kevin McArdle — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:31:19 +0000

If you’ve purchased Libigrow, Blue Diamond, Nite Rider or ExtenZe recently you may not get the bang for the buck that you were expecting.

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CVS to Enhance Protections After Pill Mix Up at 5 NJ Pharmacies

Kelly Waldron — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:35:32 +0000

Some patients in New Jersey filled their prescriptions only to receive pill bottles containing the wrong medication. The mix-up happened at five separate CVS pharmacies in Camden, Morris and Union Counties.

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Deaths from Drug Overdoses Up Again

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:10:01 +0000

Drug overdose deaths rose for the 11th straight year, federal data show, and most of them were accidents involving addictive painkillers despite growing attention to risks from these medicines.

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