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PHILADELPHIA, PA — United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Thomas J. Whalen, D.O., 65, of Berwyn, PA, has agreed to pay the United States $1,257,499.00 to resolve allegations …
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Wolf Administration is encouraging Pennsylvanians to review the expiration date of their prescription medications, including NARCAN, a brand of the lifesaving overdose-reversal drug naloxone. Recently, the …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf signed his 11th renewal of his January 2018 opioid disaster declaration to help the state fight the then-burgeoning opioid and heroin epidemic. The declaration allows …
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Wolf Administration announced that Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine signed an updated naloxone standing order which permits community-based organizations to provide naloxone by mail.
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HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine released preliminary 2019 drug-related overdose death data estimates. The data showed a preliminary death decrease of more than one percent across …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Wolf Administration officials announced this week that two new prescribing guidelines, Guidelines for the Safe Administration of Subanesthetic Ketamine and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Pain in Patients With …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced two new health systems intend to build medication-assisted treatment programs for Pennsylvanians suffering from opioid use disorder who are uninsured, …
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Wolf Administration this week announced that the Department of Human Services (DHS) will allow for additional Medicaid providers to enroll as an opioid use disorder Center …
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HARRISBURG, PA — It’s been more than two years since Governor Tom Wolf signed the first 90-day disaster declaration to empower state agencies and partners to collectively battle the opioid …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf recently announced that the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) is awarding more than $2 million in federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health …
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