CVS Caremark Targets Inappropriate Prescribers to Cut Prescription Drug Abuse

CVS Caremark Targets Inappropriate Prescribers to Cut Prescription Drug Abuse
Although the authors of the article acknowledge that the program will not solve the prescription drug abuse epidemic, they write that it offers valuable insight into inappropriate prescribing patterns. In addition, they call on policymakers to initiate … Read more on Pharmacy Times

IN REBUTTAL: K. McCall: Profession practively addresses substance abuse
The article falsely characterized the profession of pharmacy by "investigating" the problem of prescription drug abuse through a microscopic lens. The National Institute on Drug Abuse has reported that addiction to prescription drugs in the United … Read more on Lewiston Sun Journal

Legislation would help track drug-overdose deaths
In nearly half of the cases reviewed by the newspaper, the drug that caused the overdose had been prescribed directly to the deceased, as opposed to drugs that were stolen or prescribed to another patient. The Times found one doctor was linked to as … Read more on San Diego Source (subscription)

Manchin Shares Stories of West Virginians’ Efforts to Fight Drug Abuse