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Kentucky’s prescription drug monitoring program, known as KASPER, is partnering with Owensboro Health to speed up the time it takes physicians to get a…
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Health care providers in Kentucky have a new tool to gauge how their prescribing patterns compare with their peers. The state has launched a Prescriber…
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Workers injured on the job received fewer prescription opioids after landmark legislation passed in Kentucky that set up a drug monitoring database,…
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Both Houses of Kentucky's General Assembly are backing legislation that would expand the scope of the state’s prescription reporting system. Proponents…
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Prescription narcotics abuse and doctor shopping to get those drugs in Kentucky continue to decline according to David Hopkins, Manager for the Kentucky…
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Retired cardiologist and current director of outreach for Baptist Health Paducah, Dr. Patrick Withrow joins Kate Lochte on Sounds Good with information…
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A bill addressing issues with 2012's pill mill bill has cleared a state Senate committee, less than a day after it cleared the full House. The bill calls…
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While Governor Steve Beshear is touting Kentucky’s new prescription drug abuse law, critics complain that the law's negative effects are being ignored.…
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Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway says it may be time for lawmakers to take a second look at a tough prescription pill bill that passed earlier this…
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The number of accounts registered with Kentucky’s prescription monitoring program has more than doubled since the passage of a state law requiring…