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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…
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The Oklahoma State Medical Association has thrown its support behind legislation that would create a prescription monitoring program in the state.The…
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Gov. Mary Fallin and key lawmakers are pushing new legislation this year that would require Oklahoma doctors to check an online database before writing…
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Drug overdoses caused by prescription drug abuse are a growing problem in rural Oklahoma.The Oklahoman reports that while most overdoses occur in Oklahoma…
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This story is part of a joint project by Oklahoma Watch and The Oklahoman, examining the state’s high rate of prescription painkiller overdoses.If there…
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded Oklahoma a grant of more than $1 million that will be distributed over the next three…
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A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Oklahoma tied for fifth in the nation in the rate of painkillers prescribed to its…
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Gov. Mary Fallin and two of the leading physician groups in Oklahoma are at an impasse over the final details in a bill designed to curb prescription drug…
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When the state of Kentucky decided two years ago to require doctors to check their patients’ drug-taking histories before writing new narcotic…
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Cards that provide a discount on prescription medications for the needy in Oklahoma will be offered through a partnership with the Regional Food Bank of…