A Rockville doctor with a pain management practice has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly running a “pill mill,” distributing oxycodone, methadone and other powerful drugs. Dr. Silviu Ziscovici, 59, also has been charged with supplying methadone ...

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TRENTON, N.J. — If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse and other flaws in care that cause complications and ...

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A Congressman investigating wholesalers accused of jacking up prices of crucial prescription drugs in short supply on Tuesday introduced a bill meant to curb the problem. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md., is proposing reforms meant to deter price-gouging and make ...

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WASHINGTON— The discovery that a fake version of the widely used cancer medicine Avastin is circulating in the United States is raising new fears that the multibillion-dollar drug-counterfeiting trade is increasingly making inroads in the U.S. The criminal practice has ...

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I woke up early on Monday morning to paint my face for court. I wore a tuxedo suit from Brooks Brothers, a crisp, white, collared shirt and glossy, red lipstick. At 8:30 a.m. the audience filtered in to the benched ...

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WASHINGTON — The government is considering whether it’s OK for young teenagers to buy the morning-after pill without a prescription. Teva Pharmaceuticals wants its Plan B morning-after pill to become the first truly over-the-counter form of emergency contraception. The pill ...

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The Maryland Insurance Administration said Insurance Commissioner Therese M. Goldsmith has activated emergency regulations requiring all health insurance carriers in Maryland to waive any time restrictions on payment for prescription medication refills and replacement of durable medical equipment or supplies, ...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that makers of generic drugs cannot be sued for failing to warn consumers of the possible side effects of their products if they copy the exact warnings on the brand-name equivalents of ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley is signing a bill to create a prescription drug monitoring program in Maryland. After Tuesday’s bill signing in Annapolis, the governor will be joined in Baltimore by Gil Kerlikowske, head of the White House Office ...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cast doubt Tuesday on efforts by states to limit drug manufacturers’ use of information about the prescription drugs that doctors like to prescribe. The court took up a dispute between the state of Vermont and ...

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