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Anxiety

May 3, 2008

Want Some? 23 Percent of Americans Share Prescriptions

"In a new survey of 700 Americans, about 23 percent admit to "sharing" their prescription medications with others, Reuters reports."

The medications most shared included Allegra (25 percent admit to sharing), Darvocet and OxyContin (22 percent), as well as antibiotics like amoxicillin (21 percent), according to the study published in the American Journal of Public Health. Antidepressants, anti-anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity medications like Paxil, Zoloft, Ritalin and Valium were shared by 7 percent of respondents.

It makes you wonder about the McKesson story a little bit more.

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