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When Good Medicines Become Bad Drugs
There is a medical problem in the United States that affects more people than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined ... pain.
Thursday Jan 22nd, 2009
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Looking at this from another angle it is costing the people with legitimate prescriptions more money to get their medications. Doctors have adopted the policy of only giving a 30 day prescription not only for pain meds but also for for anxiety, depression, panic disorder and other "DEA Schedule x" medications. This means that patients end up paying for a doctors visit every 30 days to get a refill in addition to paying for the medication(s).