One new law – subject to federal approval – would let Maine act as a wholesaler to import prescription drugs from Canada.
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Maine Senate passes bipartisan prescription drug reform bills
One bill would allow Maine to negotiate to purchase drugs from Canada, while others would increase drug pricing transparency.
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Health care has dominated legislative session
Democrats control the House and Senate and have a governor who’s on their side. Their priority has been health care, both in policy changes and spending priorities
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Golden protests ‘gotcha politics’ move by House leaders
Lewiston Democrat says measures with bipartisan backing should be allowed to go the Senate without tying them to bills the GOP won’t support.
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Drug Take-Back Day set for Androscoggin County on Saturday
There are eight locations across the county for residents to take back unwanted drugs for safe disposal on Saturday.
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Critics take aim at plan to allow prescription drug imports from Canada
Pharmacists and others warn of unintended consequences in a bill that aims to reduce medication costs in Maine.
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
'Bargain' drugs could put Maine lives in danger
Four years ago, Maine made a mistake. Now, the U.S. Congress might repeat it. Maine legalized the importation of foreign drugs in 2013, enabling residents to buy medicines from pharmacies in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Lawmakers thought that those countries’ safety standards matched ours. From Maine’s experience, this was not the […]
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Wiscasset teen charged with aggravated drug trafficking at school
WISCASSET — A 14-year-old Wiscasset High School student was charged Friday with aggravated drug trafficking, a Class B felony that was elevated because the alleged drug sales took place at school. A search of the student’s backpack by Wiscasset High School Principal Cheri Towle on Friday revealed nine Ziploc baggies containing 163 prescription pills, all […]
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Steve Pasierb: New weapons available in fight against prescription drug abuse
We get the calls every day. Parents, siblings, grandparents and friends are reaching out to our organization worried that their loved one is abusing prescription medicine. Prescription drug abuse is an epidemic and is skyrocketing among our nation’s teens. Kids are popping pills at an alarming rate. In fact, prescription medications are now the most […]
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Take back prescription drugs today
AUGUSTA — Dozens of local county and state law enforcement through Maine are participating in a national drug-tack back initiative this weekend. Collection points will be open across the state on Saturday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. as part of the national effort to give households a place to safely dispose of unwanted prescription […]