Medicine Chest Pharmacy in Fresno will pay $27,500 to resolve allegations that it improperly dispensed prescription drugs and committed record-keeping violations. U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced the settlement in a news release Tuesday. Listen to this article: Owner Agrees not to Operate Any Pharmacy for Five Years In addition...
Efforts to Minimize Opioid Painkillers After Surgery Appear to Be Working
The opioid epidemic has been wreaking misery and death across the nation for years. In 2017 alone, opioid overdoses killed more than 47,000 people – 10,000 more deaths than were caused by traffic accidents that year. For many people who abuse opioids, the problem begins with opioid prescriptions from their...