Police say robbery suspect's mom ID'd him Bullard said pharmacy employee Luca Pompei reported that he was working behind the counter when the robber — wearing a black winter hat, sunglasses and a black fleece jacket — handed him a handwritten note. Bullard said the note told Pompei to stay … Read more on Barre… Read More »
After years in a prescription painkiller fog, Alaska patient fights for new laws By the spring of 2013, he was downing a staggering daily regimen of medication: A high dose of powerful Oxycontin two times a day, Oxycodone three times a day, along with benzodiazepines like Klonopin and Valium, plus Ambien, a sedative hypnotic sleep …… Read More »
Macomb exec defends jail officials after inmate's death An autopsy determined cause of death was “acute withdrawal” after Stojcevski was denied prescribed doses of methadone, Xanax, Klonopin and oxycodone, according to the complaint. Hackel on Thursday questioned the validity of several claims in the … Read more on The Detroit News
Gay ex-49er pleads to DUI The complaint filed against Harris in the most recent case says that he had been under the influence of diazepam and clonazepam, which are better known by their respective brand names, Valium and Klonopin, and can be used to treat anxiety, along with … Read more on Bay Area Reporter
'Oh My God': Family Wants Public to Watch Disturbing Video of Their Son Dying … According to his family's lawsuit, a doctor prescribed Stojcevski Methadone, Xanax and Klonopin to help him beat his addiction — but without them, his body would go into withdrawl, WDIV reported. At the jail a nurse evaluated him and recommended …… Read More »
Springville woman who died in river crash had drugs in her system In a follow-up police report dated Wednesday, a Spanish Fork police officer wrote that toxicology results indicate that Groesbeck had a number of drugs in her system, including marijuana; clonazepam (Klonopin), for treating anxiety; morphine; codeine … Read more on Salt Lake Tribune
Physicans group calls for more generic drug prescribing The anti anxiety drug Klonopin is $ 139.10 for 30 pills. The generic version is … Pharmacist Robert Tubbs said third party insurance companies sometimes insist on a price for a drug that is below what the pharmacy can buy the drug for. He said the …… Read More »