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Stop & Shop recalls children's cough medicine due to concerns about potential overdose
2016-01-09 23:27:25| Grocery - Topix.net
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company said Saturday that it had removed a children's cough medication from its shelves, over concerns about improper dosage labeling that could result in an overdose. In a press release, the company identified the medication as Care One Children's Mucus Relief Cough - Cherry Flavor, 4 oz., UPC 34152031837 with an expiration date of March 17. Stop & Shop said it acted after the Perrigo Company ordered a recall of the product.
Report: Drug overdose deaths surged in 14 states last year
2015-12-19 00:35:52| Biotech - Topix.net
Drug overdose deaths surged in 14 states last year, pushing the nation to a record count, according to a government report released Friday. Rates went up in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Painkillers, heroin drive increase in US overdose deaths
2015-12-11 01:10:54| Biotech - Topix.net
This Feb. 19, 2013 file photo shows OxyContin pills are arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. In a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in December 2015, drug overdoses in the U.S. rose again in 2014, driven by surges in deaths from heroin and powerful prescription painkillers such as Vicodin and Oxycontin.
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Kansas doctor, wife sentenced to prison in overdose deaths
2015-09-25 06:31:55| Energy - Topix.net
The doctor was sentenced to 30 years and his ... Pope Francis plunged into the melting pot of New York on Thursday after reminding the country of its immigrant origins in the first papal speech before Congress.
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Oklahoma receives grant to fight prescription drug overdose
2015-09-08 23:26:33| Biotech - Topix.net
The Oklahoma Department of Health has received an $820,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to prevent overdose deaths due to prescription opioids. The grant is part of the Prevention for States program that will support 16 states with annual awards over the next four years to improve prescribing practices and try to decrease the number of prescription drug overdoses.
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