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ODMHSAS is launching a new initiative to educate how to safely use, store and dispose of opioids and other prescription meds.
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Oklahoma was one of the first states to successfully sue drugmakers for their role in the opioid epidemic, but almost none of that money has been spent so far.
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A change in federal law in 2014 made it more difficult for advanced practice registered nurses to provide pain relief for patients. The law effectively…
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Oklahoma health-care professionals reported to the state a record 517 cases of newborn infants who tested positive for dangerous drugs or alcohol last…
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Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter is suing more than a dozen U.S. drug manufacturers. The lawsuit names Purdue Pharma, Inc., Allergan PLC, Cephalon,…
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Prescription drug overdose deaths appear to be subsiding in Oklahoma as new laws and outreach efforts take effect. But black-market methamphetamine and…
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The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous drugs has revoked the narcotic prescribing license of Dr. Ronald V. Myers Sr., a physician in Roland,…
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Prescription drug monitoring legislation that is one of Gov. Mary Fallin's top priorities for the 2015 Legislature has been sent to the Oklahoma…
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Hydrocodone is no longer the top drug prescribed to Oklahoma Medicaid patients.The Oklahoman newspaper reports that according to the Oklahoma Health Care…
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The Oklahoma House has approved prescription drug monitoring legislation that is one of Gov. Mary Fallin's top priorities for the 2015 Legislature.House…