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Senate reaches compromise on partial-fill prescriptions

STATE HOUSE — Hours of backroom deliberations resulted in an agreement in the Senate Thursday that would permit pharmacists to dispense a lesser amount than prescribed of a schedule II prescription drug, a category that includes the most dangerous painkillers. The provision was included in a Senate bill (S 2020) aimed

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MGH settles drug diversion case for $2.3 million

Massachusetts General Hospital has agreed to pay the United States $2.3 million to resolve allegations that lax controls enabled MGH employees to divert controlled substances such as oxycodone for personal use. The Justice Department announced the settlement Monday afternoon, calling it the largest of its kind involving allegations of