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Utica Police Department Sets Up A Permanent Drop Box For Your Unwanted Prescription Medications

Kristine Bellino — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:17:48 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - If you have a stash of unwanted prescription medications there will be plenty of opportunities for you to dump them - legally - this weekend.

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Halbritter Brothers Arrested In Opiate Rx Investigation

WIBX — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:19:07 +0000

Lafayette, NY (WIBX) - State police arrested two Syracuse area men yesterday, charging them each with several felonies, after they allegedly used a forged prescription to get their hands on some powerful pain killers.

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Pot-Based Prescription Drug Seek FDA Approval

Shauna Wright — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:09:04 +0000

Only a small number of states currently have laws on the books allowing medical marijuana, but help may be on the horizon for patients in other states who could benefit from the ingredients in cannabis plants — clinical trials are currently underway for the world’s first pharmaceutical developed from raw marijuana instead of synthetic equivalents.

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Could Expiring Drug Patents Mean You'll Save a Fortune?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:12:49 +0000

An unprecedented wave of drug patent expirations in the next year will usher in generics that will dramatically reduce the prices of some of world’s best-selling medications, including cholesterol drug Lipitor and blood thinner Plavix. Other drugs used to treat conditions such as asthma, diabetes, HIV and depression will also be affected.

“My estimation is at least 15 percent of the population is currently using one of the drugs whose patents will expire in 2011 or 2012,” says Joel Owerbach, chief pharmacy officer for Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield, which serves most of upstate New York.

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