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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The state's Medication Donation Program has saved low-income Wyoming residents $7.4 million since it began in 2008.
The program accepts unused, in-date, sealed medications that are not refrigerated and makes them available through hospitals and clinics to patients who are unable to afford their prescriptions. It does not accept controlled substances, such as pain medication and sleeping pills.
The Casper Star-Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1BoAEhG ) the program has received over 57,000 pounds of medications through the end of 2014 and has filled more than 103,000 prescriptions using the donated medication.
Democratic Sen. John Hastert of Green River, who sponsored the bill that created the program, says other states are considering implementing a similar program.
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Information from: Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune, http://www.trib.com
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