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Article: Waging War on Prescription Drug Abuse: New Medco Analysis Reveals Prescription Drug Abusers Engage in Doctor Shopping and Script Filling Across Multiple Pharmacies.
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- September 29, 2005
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-- Half of all documented cases of prescription drug abuse and drug seeking (fraud) are aged 40-49 years old -- Monthly drug costs nearly 7 times that of average patient -- Medco deterrent program decreased abuse by 32 percent; costs by 20 percent
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A new data analysis released today by Medco Health Solutions, Inc. provides a striking profile of people who file excessive prescription claims for drugs of potential abuse and how their risky habits are bilking the healthcare system.
According to Medco's analysis of more than 1,000 prescriptions for patients identified for excessive prescription drug ...