Allergan Buying MAP Pharmaceuticals for $882.5M
Allergan buying MAP Pharmaceuticals for 2.5M
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(AP) — Specialty drugmaker Allergan is buying migraine headache drug developer MAP Pharmaceuticals Inc. for about $ 882.5 million as it looks to expand its migraine treatments. MAP's Levadex is an oral drug for the potential treatment of migraine …
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SD chief justice urges expansion of drug courts
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About half those sent to prison for drug crimes are arrested for new drug offenses within a few years of being released, but more than 80 percent of those who have completed intensive treatment in drug and alcohol courts have not committed new offenses …
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Okla. governor: Expand mental health services
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At a forum sponsored by The Associated Press, Fallin on Wednesday said her legislative plan will include three crisis centers, a suicide prevention initiative and a treatment program for prescription drug abuse. The mental health plan would also boost …
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SD Senate approves criminal justice reform plan
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It would use intensive probation and parole, along with expanded courts to treat drug and alcohol offenders. Officials say if nothing is done to stem a rapid increase in the number of inmates, South Dakota will have to spend $ 212 million in the next …
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