Washington Drug Board Warns of Methadone Risks
Drug Methadone: Washington drug board warns of methadone risks
SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state drug board has decided to warn pharmacies about the risk of overdose deaths from prescribing methadone as a painkiller. The Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee voted Wednesday to send a health advisory next week to more than 1,000 pharmacists and drug stores. That will be followed by an advisory to about 17,000 health care professionals.
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Drug Methadone: State plans emergency warning on risks of methadone
Washington state will issue a public health advisory that singles out the unique risks of methadone, a commonly prescribed pain medicine that’s linked to the most accidental overdose deaths.
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Drug Methadone: St. John’s police seize OxyContin, methadone
A St. John’s man faces drug-trafficking charges after a police search uncovers prescription drugs.
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Drug Methadone: Methadone overdose blamed in Island Pond death
Vermont State Police said Tuesday that the October death of a 22-year-old Island Pond woman is being blamed on a methadone overdose.
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Drug Methadone: State plans to give emergency warning on risks of methadone
A state drug board has decided to warn pharmacies about the risk of overdose deaths from prescribing methadone as a painkiller. The Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee voted Wednesday to send a health advisory next week to more than 1,000 pharmacists and drug stores. That will be followed by an advisory to about 17,000 health care professionals.
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