Pharmacy worker arrested for selling pills out of her car
WAFF
The 59-year-old is accused of stealing pills from the pharmacy and selling it out of her car. Drug agents say they were able to catch her in the act while doing surveillance on the parking lot. Police believe she was stealing and selling hundreds of ...

State claims progress in ongoing fight against meth
TriCities.com
Proof - some say - that a new anti-meth law in Tennessee works. Tennessee's real time tracking system called NPLEx is just more than one month old. Already, the state said it stopped the unlawful sale of 4993 boxes of pseudoephedrine.

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Vending machine dispenses 'morning-after' pill
The Associated Press
On whether the machine might violate the law, "I don't have a definite yes or no," said Ron Ruman, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania Department of State, which oversees the state pharmacy board. If a person younger than 17 used the machine, ...

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CVS gets restraining order in drug abuse probe
Reuters
CVS has already agreed to stop selling oxycodone and other so-called Schedule II drugs at the pharmacies while the case plays out before an administrative law judge, Jackson noted. CVS said that last October the DEA served both pharmacies with warrants ...
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New data show health law is helping seniors
The Hill
Just show up at the pharmacy and the savings are already applied. Even better, the discount will continue to grow until the doughnut hole is closed in 2020. Third, the law has made a historic investment in cutting waste, fraud and abuse from the ...

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Pill mill law sends 'pillbillies' packing
Orlando Sentinel
Yet, this weekend's DEA raids of two CVS pharmacies in Sanford provided another sharp reminder of the challenge the Sunshine State faces in kicking its tenacious drug habit. DEA agents confiscated crates of painkillers and suspended the stores' ...
State eyes tough reporting system for dispensing of prescription drugsBuffalo News

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Las Vegas Pharmacy to Pay $1M Settlement
KLAS-TV
By Caroline Bleakley, Online Managing Editor - email LAS VEGAS -- A Las Vegas pharmacy agreed to pay the federal government $1 million in a settlement with the Justice Department to resolve civil allegations that the business violated federal drug laws ...
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Pharmacy Security Summit Attracts Hundreds In Nassau County
CBS Local
Rice is pushing for a law that would require pharmacists and doctors to use a state database when writing and filling addictive pain killer prescriptions. Congressman Peter King, who was also at the summit, said the problem is nationwide.

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Pharmacy tech sentenced in embezzlement
Stuttgart Daily Leader
... to Hardin's Compounding Pharmacy in West Monroe. He faced the obstruction charge for retaliating against a victim for sending threatening emails with the intent to harass the person for cooperating with law enforcement in the bank fraud probe.
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Rockport man pleads guilty to pharmacy robbery
knox.VillageSoup.com
29, 2011, Skoby used a 9mm handgun to rob the Rite Aid Pharmacy in Millinocket. Skoby stole money and controlled substances and led law enforcement officers on a car and foot chase before being apprehended, according to a news release from the US ...

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