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Imagine buying a car based on convenience. You'd shop for the car only at dealers located within a five-minute drive of home. You wouldn't dare ask the salesman any questions. He or she will ask a few of you and decide which car is the best fit. And the price? You'd find that out when you picked it up. ...more
May 30, 2008
Federal prosecutors charged 11 people with running an Internet prescription drug operation accused of taking in $77 million and illegally dispensing 44 million doses of medication. ...more
May 11, 2008
Two men arrested Monday had about 150 blank and forged prescriptions in their possession, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more
February 13, 2008
TAMPA - A Spring Hill man and another person had about 150 blank and forged prescriptions in their possession when they were arrested Monday, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more
February 12, 2008
TARPON SPRINGS - A Tarpon Springs police officer surrendered today to face charges of prescription fraud, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. ...more
February 7, 2008
A Drugged Nation Is Not Healthy - is one of the few pieces of responsible and honest writings on this issue. The masses have blinders on and are continually being lied to by the "experts" who, when you listen to them talk, one for one admit that they "don't know what it does," or "if it works," and "how it works" when prescribing these drugs to children and their parents. ...more
January 30, 2008
Within our relatively small Lake Placid area, we have literally exploded with an overabundance of seniors who require help from the relatively small number of physicians, that for whatever reason, have not left the area for the more populated area of the state where they could likely make even more money than they can ever expect to make here. ...more
January 18, 2008
Seniors and the disabled flocked to the pharmacy counter in 2006 with their new Medicare drug cards, fueling a 6.7 percent increase in health spending, the federal government reported Monday. ...more
January 8, 2008
TAMPA - Police arrested a man on a drug-related charge Thursday, saying he illegally obtained the prescription painkiller oxycodone from 14 doctors within 30 days, an affidavit states. ...more
December 27, 2007
After another trip to my local pharmacy to buy my husband his much needed allergy medication, I have come to the conclusion that this ridiculous law requiring photo ID and a one box limit per 15-day period for allergy and cold medication is ridiculous. It certainly isn't stopping the criminals from manufacturing illegal drugs. Surprisingly, they manage to supply their drug without any problems, as you can see if you watch a newscast or pick up a paper. ...more
December 22, 2007
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