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Group wants patch pulled after an investigation found patch users suffer higher rates of life-threatening blood clots than women who take birth-control pills. more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:44:33 +0000 13716 http://wkrg.com/news/article/wal_mart_expands_drug_program/13518/
Sarting today, Wal-Mart will lower the prices of both 90-day prescriptions and over-the-counter medications. more ]]> The Associated Press via Salon.com Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:44:33 +0000 13518 http://wkrg.com/news/article/mobile_based_steroids_scheme_nabs_3_more_doctors/13407/
2 doctors in Colorado and 1 in South Carolina have admitted to taking part in a prescription writing scheme that may have provided steroids to pro athletes. more ]]> Associated Press Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:44:33 +0000 13407 http://wkrg.com/news/article/steroid_scandal/13371/
New information about a federal investigation into the illegal use and sale of anabolic steroids, steroid prescriptions that federal authorities say were filled right here in Mobile. more ]]> WKRG.com Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:44:33 +0000 13371 http://wkrg.com/news/article/can_only_get_meds_on_monday_and_friday/13131/
Getting a prescription filled at the Mobile County Health Department may not be as simple as you think. The clinic's pharmacy will only be open two days instead of Monday through Friday. more ]]> WKRG.com Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:44:33 +0000 13131 30.694611546632277 -88.04855346679687 http://wkrg.com/news/article/pensacola_pain_clinic_doctors_busted_by_feds/10386/
3 Doctors, including Dr. Osler Rivas, pictured here, are accused of illegally dispensing poweful pain medications, including Oxycontin and Dilaudid more ]]> WKRG.com Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:44:33 +0000 10386 http://wkrg.com/news/article/internet_pharmacy_shutdown/7433/
Feds close an Alabama pharmacy they say sold $6 million worth of drugs over the internet even though the "patients" did not have a prescription. New Information more ]]> Associated Press Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:44:33 +0000 7433 33.62834199137179 -86.7974853515625 http://wkrg.com/news/article/publix_offering_free_prescriptions/4214/
Free prescriptions offered by a large retail chain. It's a program that is the first of its kind. more ]]> WKRG.com Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:44:33 +0000 4214