Prescription drugs News

Drugs-for-sex ring busted in Nova Scotia

Lunenburg - Five men are under arrest for what Nova Scotia RCMP describe as a ring where prescription drugs were given to young girls in exchange for sex.

In the Media by Arthur Weinreb - 9 comments

Call for investigation into meningitis deaths

Detroit - The Michigan Court of Appeals is set to hold a multi-county grand jury to investigate whether New England Compounding Center (NECC), which is linked to a recent meningitis outbreak, broke state laws by distributing tainted medicines.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 1 comment

Pharma companies funding Interpol to crack down on fake drugs

More than two dozen of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies have agreed to provide funding and support to Interpol to prevent the sale and distribution of counterfeit prescription drugs.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 6 comments

U.S. drug overdose deaths rise for 11th year running

Deaths from drug overdoses have risen for the 11th consecutive year according to U.S. government data. The main cause is from the overuse of addictive painkillers.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 4 comments

Concern over antipsychotic 'drug overuse' in nursing homes

A report has expressed concerns about the level of antipsychotic drug prescriptions throughout nursing homes in the U.S.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 4 comments

New generation of antidepressants may work faster

Scientists have been looking at a new wave of antidepressant medicines that, by focusing on the appropriate target in the brain, may work faster than medications currently available.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 3 comments

Increase in U.S. prescription drug spending

U.S. consumers spent $263 billion on prescription drugs in 2011, a rise of 2.9% compared with 2010. Most of this increase relates to price increases imposed by ‘big pharma’.

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Pentagon increases spending on prescription drugs

Washington - The U.S. Defense Department has spent more on prescription drugs over the past decade than it has on Black Hawk helicopters, Abrams tanks, Hercules C-130 cargo planes and Patriot missiles combined.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 4 comments

Drugs firm fined $2 million for sales fraud

The drugs company Altec Medical has been fined a $2 million for taking part in an illegal re-selling of drugs designed to circumvent accepted routes of sale.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 1 comment

Dietary supplement contains harmful ingredients

A dietary supplement called Reumofan Plus, manufactured in Mexico and sold in the USA, has been found to contain 'unlisted ingredients' which are harmful to human health.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 2 comments

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