The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and the Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services are warning South Carolinians to beware of ordering medication online without a prescription.
(CNN) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling for the Federal government to limit the cost of some prescription drugs. Pelosi’s new plan would give the Health and Human Services Secretary the authority to negotiate prices on some of the most expensive drugs that don’t have generic versions. The impacted medications would not be allowed to be sold at hiked…
The West Columbia Police and Fire Departments are hoping to educate residents about the dangers of opioid abuse, by screening a documentary on the subject.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Saturday Local law enforcement are taking part in Prescription Drug Take Back Day. DHEC and local law enforcement are asking you to drop off any unused, expired, or unwanted prescription drugs at locations around the state participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. According to DHEC, the DEA can only accept pills or…
Chaka Khan performs during KBLX’s Legends Of Love concert at ORACLE Arena, Feb. 14, 2016 in Oakland, California. Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Chaka Khan and her sister have entered a drug rehabilitation program to battle their addictions to prescription drugs, and Khan says the death of her good friend Prince helped hasten her decision to get help. In a statement released…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Most doctors in South Carolina will soon be required to consult a database of patients’ medical history as a way to combat the state’s rampant prescription painkiller problem. Policy changes will direct any doctor who wants to bill either Medicaid or the state’s health plan for public workers to use the database. That’s been voluntary since…
