Doctors in the state are supposed to check a patient's prescription history in a database before administering a prescription for a controlled substance. The law took effect in Arizona last April following a statewide public health emergence due to opioid deaths.
Less than 40 percent of doctors actually check the databases,...Arizona News
The Peoria pharmacists denied Nicole Arteaga her prescription for medication that would help manager her miscarriage and health, according to azcentral.
Recently learning that her pregnancy would result in a miscarriage, Arteaga made a decision to take medication to treat it rather than undergo an invasive surgical...
