A recent news report featured the frightening news of an alleged 28 deaths in the Columbus, Ohio region from prescribed Fentanyl. Even though there are protocols in the hospital for regulated doses there was a physician who prescribed “grossly excessive” doses of this very powerful drug. The result was that these patients died, many prematurely. […]
The Pennsylvania Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)
We have recognized that our opioid overdose problem has become a prominent problem in our country and in the State of Pennsylvania. Often prescription drugs are abused in these overdoses. In December 2018 Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Governor Tom Wolfe announced the new Pennsylvania Drug Monitoring Program. It is an on-line tool that […]
Fentanyl is the Deadliest Drug in America
The number of total drug overdoses jumped 54% each year between 2011 and 2016. In 2016, there were 63,632 drug overdose deaths. The United States Center for Disease Control has announced the research that shows that Fentanyl is the most commonly used drugs in drug overdoses. They also announced that there were over 63,000 deaths […]
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