Special Report: Prescription Drug Abuse Part I

Published November 30, 2013

Special Report: Prescription Drug Abuse Part I — 50 Americans die from prescription drug overdoses every day. It’s estimated that more than 6 million people suffer from prescription drug abuse disorders. Th…

New Mexico ranks in nation's top 5 for generic prescriptions
5.5 million of the total claims came from New Mexico, where doctors prescribed an average of 80.7 percent generic drugs as part of Medicare Part D, a federal program to subsidize the costs of prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries in the U.S …
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Know the Most Commonly Confused Drugs to Avoid the Wrong Prescription
If you take prescription medications, it's possible that you could occasionally get the wrong pill. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices estimates 1 in 20 prescriptions can have an error. Help yourself avoid this by checking the list of commonly …
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