• Nanoscience Technology Center James Hickman says microscopic liver and heart cells are attached to glass chips and then flooded with opioids to simulate the overdose and determine how different organs are affected.
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• Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law this week that will give Attorney General Ashley Moody access to the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.
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• The DeSantis administration is working with the Agency for Health Care Administration to draft a plan that outlines how the program will be safe and cost-effective for patients.
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• Scotts says the Transparent Drug Pricing Act would require drug companies to list out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs. He says insurance companies would have to do the same releasing the cost of the same prescription drugs on their plans.
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• Governor Ron DeSantis was in the Villages yesterday to announce a new program that will import prescriptions drugs from Canada to Florida.
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• The opioid epidemic kills about 130 Americans a day. Central Florida leaders have established Project Opioid, a partnership that includes law enforcement, health care providers, insurance professionals and other authorities, to help combat the crisis.
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• Ocala’s first medical marijuana dispensary is open for business. It’s part of a growing industry in the state.
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