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Did you know that 1,500 people die of cancer in the United States? The war on cancer is not working folks. The causes of cancer need to be found. Did you know that there are drug shortages all over t...
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BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF NORTH DAKOTA Save money with generic prescription drugs
A trip to the doctor can be costly, but you can save money by using generic prescription drugs. So, what do you think of using generics to save money? https://www.bcbsnd.com/blueinsight/2012/02/15/h...
Posted on 2/15/12 at 4:38 PM
HEALTHBEAT Taking our medicine
Apparently even the promise of no co-payments isn't enough to entice some patients to take their medication. For those who missed it yesterday, a new study reported that when a group of heart attack ...
Posted on 11/15/11 at 11:52 AM
STAFF BLOG THE CHRISTOPHER GABRIEL PROGRAM Today's Show Wednesday 4/21
Today on The Christopher Gabriel Program: Are we paying too much for prescription drugs? Senator Dorgan thinks so; What to do with unruly teens at children’s playgrounds?; The start of the NFL ...
Posted on 4/21/10 at 3:18 AM
ND’s current pharmacy law forces residents to pay more 
Did you know there is an outdated law in North Dakota that forces most people in the state to pay more for their prescription drugs?
By Clarence F. “Rick” Olson , January 02, 2011
Twin Cities residents turn in more than 4,000 pounds of drugs to DEA
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say residents in the Twin Cities metro area turned in over 4,240 pounds of prescription and over-the-counter drugs at collection sites over the weekend.
By Associated Press , September 28, 2010
West Fargo police to participate in Drug Take-Back Day
In conjunction with National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, law enforcement officers will collect expired, unused and un-wanted prescription drugs as well as over-the-counter medications for destruction from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the West Fargo Police Department, 800 4th Ave. E.
September 24, 2010
Dorgan: Allow drugs imported from Canada
BISMARCK – North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan and Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer have asked federal officials to allow their states to buy prescription medicines from Canada, a move they say could save their constituents $400 million annually.
By Dale Wetzel, Associated Press Writer , April 21, 2010
More teens abuse prescription pills
MERCED, Calif. – Parents worried about drug use in their teenagers need look no farther than the medicine cabinet.
By Carol Reiter, McClatchy Newspapers , April 19, 2010
Pharmacy law change supporters push ahead
Judges all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court have rejected arguments to overturn North Dakota’s pharmacy ownership law. Legislators have spurned the idea multiple times.
By Patrick Springer , April 18, 2010
Minn. pulls plug on Canadian drug import program
ST. PAUL — One of Gov. Tim Pawlenty's signature initiatives — an online state program that helped residents buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada — is ending.
By Forum staff report , January 06, 2010
Minnesota to track addictive painkiller users
ST. PAUL – Pharmacy counters became Minnesota’s latest dragnet for drug abuse this week with the launch of a state database that tracks users of Vicodin, OxyContin and other addictive painkillers.
By By Martiga Lohn, Associated Press Writer , January 06, 2010
Drug-import backers worry Obama may scuttle plan
WASHINGTON – A long-running effort to allow the import of lower-cost prescription drugs faces a new twist: President Barack Obama’s administration is raising safety concerns that could effectively scuttle it, even though Obama backed the plan as a senator.
By Associated Press , December 10, 2009
Prescription drug abuse on the rise
BISMARCK – Young people are abusing prescription drugs with alarming frequency, sometimes during “pharm parties” where pills are set out like candy, a man whose son died of an overdose of painkillers told a conference Tuesday.
By By Dale Wetzel, Associated Press Writer , December 09, 2009
Attorney general: Youth prescription drug abuse on rise in ND
BISMARCK (AP) — Young people are abusing prescription drugs with alarming frequency, sometimes during "pharm parties" where pills are set out like candy, a man whose son died of an overdose of painkillers told a conference Tuesday.
By Dale Wetzel, Associated Press Writer , December 08, 2009
ND police in four largest cities to dispose of prescription meds
BISMARCK (AP) — Police departments in North Dakota's four largest cities plan to establish sites to help people dispose of leftover prescription drugs.
By Associated Press , December 02, 2009
Group seeks repeal of pharmacy law via 2010 vote
A group that lost a legislative campaign to overturn North Dakota’s pharmacy ownership law is planning to take the battle to the ballot box in the 2010 general election.
By Patrick Springer , June 03, 2009
Proposal would allow imported medications
Dorgan among co-sponsors of legislation
Consumers would be able to buy prescription drugs imported from Canada and Europe at an estimated savings over a decade of $50 billion under legislation introduced Wednesday.
By Patrick Springer , March 05, 2009
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