Local business helps those on a budget. ...more

December 28, 2009

A fugitive who fled from a work release program in St. Petersburg two months ago has been arrested in Hillsborough County, Pinellas deputies say. ...more

December 18, 2009

A man who entered two pharmacies and demanded oxycodone Saturday morning has been arrested, police say. ...more

September 27, 2009

Three pharmacies were robbed this morning in North Tampa. Authorities have arrested at least one suspect. ...more

September 26, 2009

Physicians and pharmacies need dual billing: Liability and release from liability; a release from liability charge would likely be about 20 percent as much as a liability charge. When an obstetrician's annual malpractice insurance and redundant lab work of $300,000 is divided by a 250-day work year, the obstetrician needs $1,200 per day just to cover liability, which must be passed to the patient. ...more

September 15, 2009

A UPS employee is accused of stealing 10,400 oxycodone pills that were supposed to be delivered to pharmacies, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

May 1, 2009

A UPS employee is accused of stealing 10,400 OxyCodone pills that were supposed to be delivered to pharmacies, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

April 30, 2009

The Florida Senate wants to slow down what it sees as rampant abuse of prescription drugs. ...more

April 24, 2009

SPRING HILL - Deputies say a Spring Hill man obtained 90 prescription pills by phoning pharmacies and pretending to be a doctor. ...more

April 8, 2009

A Tampa General Hospital nurse is accused of taking blank prescriptions and using them to get oxycodone from several local pharmacies. ...more

December 17, 2008