Nursing Homes' Drug Use Falls

Nursing Homes' Drug Use Falls
A two-year effort by the federal government and the nursing-home industry has reduced the use of powerful antipsychotic drugs among elderly nursing-home residents, but the decline fell short of the program's goal, according to U.S. officials. The …
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US Probes Use of Antipsychotic Drugs on Children
The inspector general's office at Department of Health and Human Services says it recently began a review of antipsychotic-drug use by Medicaid recipients age 17 and under. And various agencies within HHS are requiring officials in all 50 states to …
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Drop box program started for drug disposal
CHARLOTTE — Eaton County Resource Recovery Coordinator Mary Beth Gilbert has announced the launch of the Controlled Substance Prescription Drop Box Program, the newest step in the fight against prescription drug abuse and environmental …
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