Category Archives: Health Care

Mayor Cornett to launch Safeguard My Meds campaign

Prescription Medication Spilling From an Open Medicine Bottle

OKLAHOMA CITY – Mayor Mick Cornett , in partnership with the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), is launching a public service campaign on Tuesday, Feb 28 to educate families about the importance of safe storage and disposal of prescription medications. The campaign touts on these alarming statistics: Every day, more than 2,500 teenagers abuse prescription

Drastic Meth-fighting legislation dies, alternative plan pursued

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Tulsa World reports that House Bill 2941 failed to pass in the House Public Health Committee, effectively killing the legislation for this session. The bill proposed making pseudoephedrine, which is used to make Methamphetamine, available by prescription only. The panel voted 13-0 to approve an alternative pushed by the pharmaceutical industry

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