- Eddie Farah | November 06, 2009 1:29 PM | Jacksonville, FL
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
As we look at saving money on health care spending, Americans should consider drugs, specifically the huge cost of medical errors involving prescriptions.
Medication interactions, a mix-up in the...
- Joe Saunders | July 13, 2009 2:50 PM | Pinellas, FL
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Medical Malpractice
When doctors prescribe pain medicines such as Percocet and instruct their patients to take one or two pills every four hours, they may be liable for acetaminophen overdoses. While prescribing such...
- Don Greiwe | July 07, 2009 4:00 PM | Pinellas, FL
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Last month Governor Charlie Crist (R. – FL) signed the new “pill mill haven” bill into law. The new law is an effort to shed south Florida’s reputation of being a haven for...
- Eddie Farah | November 26, 2008 9:59 PM | Jacksonville, FL
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
It’s hard to believe it is still on the market.
Johnson & Johnson has paid about $69 million to settle hundreds of lawsuits by women who used the Ortho Evra birth-control patch.
Unlike...
- Eddie Farah | August 09, 2008 5:31 PM | Jacksonville, FL
Category:
FDA & Prescription Drugs
Alcohol and prescription drugs don’t mix according to the latest Public Citizen annual “Worst Pills, Best Pills” report. Even if you are a light drinker, the nonprofit consumer group warns against...
- Eddie Farah | June 14, 2008 10:24 PM | Jacksonville, FL
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Miscellaneous
Prescriptions Killed More Than Street Drugs In 2007
By Eddie Farah on June 14, 2008
A report released this week by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Florida Medical Examiner’s...