there is a cough syrup shortage at pharmacies across the state. with we talked to pharmacists about the problems and other medicines that that may work. >> reporter: we made calls to small pharmacies and other chains like walgreens and cvs and most of them are facing a shortage of cough syrup with codeine, a cough medicine that goes with the flu. >> some people are turned away because there is not enough to go around. >> reporter: norm fox is director of pharmacy at gilroy and he says that the hospitals are mostly unaffected, but the the neighborhood pharmacies are. >> more so out this the community with the retail pharmacies where the patients are coming in with the prescriptions, and they are basically drained the supply. >> reporter: employees of several chain ss across the bay area are telling me that the shipments-- are sporadic sporadic, and some times the patients are given a smaller supply, and then when the shipments come in, they go out right away. pharmacies in southern california are affected facing the same problem. >> there there was

the patient would take it to the pharmacy and have to buy it.he wanted to advance a broader policy by exploding this problem. he thought that he could rescue the can dinner from this active status by enforcing the generic names. he actually wanted to pass the legislation that would completely eliminate brand names and make it available by generics. i brought in a prof today from 1960. this is -- part of the way i do my research is through material culture. this particular one came from ebay. i would like to ask you to take a quick look at the label and read what is on it and anger about what is present in what is not present just thinking about the political power of drug names would be. >> this came from clients pharmacy. >> i believe clients pharmacy is in no annoyed. -- dave in illinois. >> dr. hannah wald. this is all i'm seeing on here. should i be seeing something else quick >> that is really striking for what is not on the label. so is the dock there and pharmacists. and there's no name of medicine. at this time to look at this problem an

in 1960 less than 10% of prescriptions were filled generically in american pharmacies. by 2014 it is more than 84% of prescriptions. so this is a seismic shift in the nature of the pharmaceutical marketplace. along with that shift, though lies a set of other paradoxical shifts that come along. when the senate and congress is advocating this competitive small manufacturer nonmonopolistic, generic marketplace, he thinks of generic firms as these small, almost mom and pop competitive wellspring of american business. but if you look at the generic industry in 2014 it's dominated by a few very very large players, and these are not local companies. they're not little pharma to be opposed to big pharma, they're just as big and multi-national in their construction as any other brand name pharmaceutical company. so part of understanding the history of generics is the transformation that's happened in that sector. implicitly, we often still treat generics as if they are somehow a small pharma compared to a big pharma, and we news to recognize that they are effectively globalized,

the robber walked off with drugs right from the pharmacy. he has hit three pharmacies. peggy bunker is live in front of walgreens with a surveillance video. >> reporter: the police want you to take a good look at the video and the photos because he walks in what he says is a bomb on the counter, and asks for one thing, prescription drugs. the the police say he is dangerous, and likely desperate. it is the first look at the man caught on surveillance camera who held up the the 24-hour pharmacy in mountainview on december 11th demanding not mo money, but prescription drugs. >> he walks through to the pharmacy area, and tells the folks there in the a area that he had a bomb and gun and demanded oxycodone. >> reporter: he then left the alleged bomb behind. the police shut down the area around the package, and it was not a bomb at all. >> any time somebody threat ns a bomb, we will not take chances. >> reporter: in the suspect struck two more times demand inging only one thing, the highly addictive oxycodone. it is one thing that people can be a addicted eded eded eded to. >

. >> reporter: we made calls to small pharmacies and big chains like walgreens and cvs. almost all of them are facing a shortage of cough medicine with code codeine. >> reporter: the director of the pharmacy in gilroy says the hospitals are mostly unaffected but your neighborhood pharmacies are. >> more so out in the community and the retail pharmacies where patients are coming in with prescriptions and basically draining the supply. >> reporter: employees of several chains across the bay area tell me shipments are sporadic saying they will receive one or two bottles and sometimes patients are given smaller amounts to ration the supply. another pharmacist says as soon as the shipments come in they go out right away. pharmacies in southern california are also affected facing the same problem. >> there was one generic company that did decrease their manufacturing and sometimes that has a rippling effect. >> just a regular symptom of cough and runny nose. >> reporter: daniel bowl has the flu and has heard of the shortage and was happen tea to receive medication that was in

the other two pharmacies have just one box. none of the 15 or 20 pharmacies that we contacted have the suspension, which is for kids that can't swallow pills. >> reporter: dr. armann says in about a month and a half he's already seen a dozen cases of influenza a, the most common form of the flu that is attacking people on the east coast, midwest, and southern states, and it's heading west. >> we want to know right away if you have the flu. >> reporter: testing is important. >> the current recommendation is to treat the entire family that doesn't have the flu with tamiflu once a day for ten days so that it stops the spread of the flu. >> reporter: this cvs pharmacy in alameda is just one of the stores that doesn't have tamiflu tonight. with more cases of flu on the rise one customer we talked to is concerned about the possible shortage. >> knowing there is an epidemic and keeping -- making sure you have the stuff you know in the store for people when they do become ill. i've never used tamiflu but i've heard that it's popular fo

she stole prescription pads in order to obtain oxycodone from pharmacies in new jersey. >> i'll walk in there as if i have something legitimate and it's not. and then they fill it, they give it to me because they trust me and i walk out. >> why did they trust you? >> i'm nice and sweet and pretty normally. but it's something that i'm not proud of or anything at all. >> collins says she sold some of the pills and swallowed the rest. this is her first time in jail. she is currently on "a" block, a temporary housing unit for new inmates. their backgrounds must be reviewed by the jail's classification team in order to assign them an appropriate housing unit. >> they can either classify me as "c" or "d." "c" is maximum. "d" in minimum. i don't know what the categorical process is. hopefully i don't go to c because c is the hardened criminals of the female world, i guess. i don't seem to think i'm that. but i guess i'll find out. >> deanna collins, this is the first time that she's been in our jail. she's got quite a few charges. i see a lot of out of county and out of state charges as wel

the sneezing, headaches and -- pharmacy. the sneezing, headaches and a lot of coughing, but when i went to pick up my prescription cough medication, it was out, not just at my walgreen's pharmacy, but my pharmacist said in all of san francisco. so i waited. a week goes by. another pharmacist tells me the same thing but told me they didn't expect another shipment until february, but today i got a call. it was in, but there was a catch. i had to pick it up at a pharmacy across town and the pharmacist at the walgreen's where i picked up my cough medications says they're so strapped for resources they're only handing out 4 ounces at a time even if your prescription calls for more. >> it's certainly very unusual that a generic medication with codeine cough syrup would run out. >> reporter: dr. abramson said he's been busy. the cold and flu are the no. 1 culprit. >> there's not as much incentive for generic manufacturers to keep large stores of reserves in medication, so they're cutting it a lot closer so when there's a big surge

in a game from clients pharmacy and. >> i believe that is in illinois. >>. >> host: one tablet before each meal dr. cannell walt and at that time -- and at bedtime. >> guest: that is striking what was not of there. the name of the madison? it is used as directed but there is no name and it is shocking. most of my colleagues no one had described the the name of the drug so i began to look at the problem not until '70s pharmacists are required to put the name on the bottle. so talked-about the captive consumer so let alone to shop around. so to say it might be time for us to encourage pharmacists to put the names on the labels. it was considered unethical and illegal to do tell patients the name of their drugs without express written permission. so they had physicians to say if you tell patients what is in the bottle you will destroy the basis of the doctor patient relationship. >> there is a couple of arguments and one is mitt you tell patients what is in the bottle they cannot have a placebo so they are still actively prescribing placebos in the time of this bottle. illustrate somethi

the pharmacy that filled the prescriptions that was about 35 miles away from her office has been closedown. so the pharmacy, owner/operator of it lost their license. >> this must have been a terrible loss to your family. >> this impacts not just the family but all my friends who knew my son and the community at large. it's an interesting cascade of events packed in sorrow and grief and dealing and coping with this issue. not just then. it lasts. >> it continues. >> you have taken that into a national movement. you found an organization and we are putting banners up on the screen as resources for people. we want them to go to your website and see these resources and referrals for treatment. one of the things i saw on your website is a lot of signs parents and friends can look for. >> yes. i think it's important that parents understand what those signs are. typically it will be things like are they changing friends. you know, is there a different group of friends that they're hanging out with. is there a pareppearance changi? eating habits changing? noticeable changes, beyond typically wh

i was at a pharmacy. and so was everyone else. >> cold and flu season and the number of people who are scared about it is definitely at what i would consider an all-time high as far as i've been practicing in san francisco. >> reporter: the sneezing, the headaches, and the coughing. a lot of coughing. but when i went to pick up my prescription cough medicine, it was out. not just at my walgreens pharmacy, but my pharmacist said in all of san francisco. so i waited. a week goes by. another pharmacist tells me the same thing but they didn't expect another shipment until february. but today, i got a call. it was in but there was a catch. i had to pick it up at a pharmacy across town and -- the pharmacist at the walgreens where i picked up my cough medication says they're so strapped for resources, they're only handing out four ounces at a time even if your prescription calls for more. >> it's certainly very unusual that al generic medication would run out. >> reporter: he's been busy. the cold and flu are nu

i feel that the shop should be opened in a hospital or in a pharmacy. it should not be open near where there are lots of kids and schools. i strongly oppose. thank you. we are taking people that need interpretation right now. >> public speaker: >> interpreter: i have been living in the mission for more than two decades. i love the neighborhood. i live with my mother-in-law, father in law. and kids. i want them to have good health. before it was a very safe neighborhood and i do love it, but it's no longer. it's not safe. a couple days ago i walked with a girl. it seems she was approached by someone wanting to sell her marijuana. a couple days i'm working at home. i really oppose. >> commissioners, chair, if i may the interpreter has been at this for the last hour, i think we should give him a rest. >> public speaker: >> interpreter: my name is tracy tang. i brave the element of weather to be here. i want to express my strong opposition of opening up another cannabis shop in the mission. like everyone who express their opinion before me, cannabis and can

like this pharmacy here they're having a hard time keeping the medications in stock. even people who have had the flu shot are now finding themselves looking for treatment. >> this year it's much, much more of a demand for medication. >> reporter: on the shelves at narberth pharmacy the spot where you would normally find over-the-counter pills there's a lot more empty space. >> we order it every day. whether we get it or not is not guaranteed. >> reporter: montgomery county has seen the highest number of reported flu cases in the five-county area this season. officials here tell me they believe the flu season has hit its peak. folks who live in the area are watching every cough and every sneeze. >> my one grandson had a little fever last night. we're not sure if it's the flu or not. >> reporter: now that the cdc says the flu shot is only 23% effective this year doctors are seeing that reflected in the number of infections. >> last year to this year in the same time frame, i would say that roughly we have quadrupled the number of cases that we're seeing. >> reporter: d

today dozens will rally outside the giant food store pharmacy.eet as well as the supermarket. nearly 80 workers at that location will be offered jobs at surrounding stores. >>> this morning there's a controversy in a burlington county school district over a state mandated test. we received an e-mail from many in burlingtop county who are refusing to allow their student to take the standardized test. however the school is making those students who don't take the test anyway to sit in the room for the duration of the test. parents are speaking out against the desist and fair policy. >>> and chilean's president michelle basalet will be here today to discuss trade. this is important from the south american country. >>> people who use new jersey transit should have a quieter ride starting today. the agency announced it is expanding the quiet commute program to the philadelphia run line. new jersey transit officials say they decided to offer the quiet commute cars after getting feedback from customers. the cars are geared toward passengers looking for

those with a cough prescription may not be able to turn to their pharmacy for relief. it's the same story at the near by cvs and rite aid. >> there's been a more than normal increased demand for cough syrup and cough suppressant type stuff. >> reporter: companies only make a certain amount of cough syrup a year, and it's hard to catch up when short. it doesn't help the centers for disease control, reports flu shots are not as effective this season. at the smaller hospital pharmacy the pharmacist there says the supplier is giving up how much it can have only allowing this bottle. >> i think a lot of people want to suppress a cough and they feel this prescription medication is the best thing. >> reporter: dr. berka isn't surprised about the shortage. she says they've had similar problems with tamiflu. in her opinion says that home remedies may be more helpful. >> you may be comfortful for a few days -- you may be comfortable for a few days but these remedies our grandmas used to sell us on may do the trick. >> reporter: when i asked these pharmacies when they will get an

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january 17th the grubbs pharmacy in anacostia. january 23rd morton's pharmacy on capitol hill. mom and pop drugstores targeted by a ring of masked gunmen looking for oxycodone looking for percocet, looking for cash. >> it seems like there's organized i want to say group that know exactly what they're doing. they're very methodical. they have knowledge of the drugs, and they are quick and good at what they're doing. >> reporter: now, before they make their move they go in and case the stores check out the security cameras, figure out where the drugs may be. and then with military-like precision, they walk into the store guns drawn jump the counter and then they get busy. >> the director of the group who had the gun, he was ordering the pharmacist around, and don't call the police. if you do you'll get shot. >> reporter: now, these robbers go to great lengths to disguise their appearance, ski masks hoods, gloves. but look close at the shoes one of them is wearing. it's green. it's white. it's black. it's very distinctive. it could be a telltale clue. coming up at 6:00, we'll hear

it happened three times this month at the flex care pharmacy in fort davis shopping center, at the grubs in anacostia and morton's on capitol hill. at the morton's robbery, the pharmacy clerk was maced and had a gun shaufoved in her face. >>> the alexandria man accused 6 killing a corrections official has been ruled competent to stand trial. the results of the competency order came back yesterday. he's charged with carolyn cross' murder. prosecutors say he followed cross to her alexandria apartment and beat her with a wrench last year. he then called 911 after cutting his own wrist. the trial is set to begin in april. >>> 4:46. right now the fbi is working to find out who was behind at least 20 different bomb threats saying american planes would be blown all. for the last four days planes have been diverted, grounded and even escorted to the airport by fighter jets in response. when they were searched, however, not one bomb was found. >>> new information into the live desk this morning. we now know who was behind the controls of airasia flight yat8501 when it disappeared. it was co-pilot

. >> we made calls to small pharmacies and big chains across the bay area like walgreens and cvs. them facing a shortage of cough syrup with codeine. something that helps people deal with the cough that sometimes goes with the flu. >> people are being turned away because there's not enough cough medicine to go around. >> norm worked in gilroy. he said the hospitals are mostly unaffected but your neighborhood pharmacies are. >> moreso out in the community and the retail pharmacies where patients are coming in with prescriptions and basically have drained the supply. >> employees of several chains across the bay area tell me shipments are sporadic, saying they'll receive one or two bottles and sometimes patients are given smaller amounts to ration the supply. another pharmacist says as soon as the shipments come in they go out right away. pharmacies in southern california are also effected facing the same problem. >> there was a one generic company that did decrease their manufacturing, and sometimes it has a ripping effect. >> just the regular symptoms cough and runny nose. >> dani

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is hard to find. >> one pharmacy has two boxes, the others have just one box. none of the 15 or 20 pharmacies that we contacted have the suspension which is for kids that can't swallow pills. >> reporter: he says in about a month and a half he's already seen a dozen cases of influenza-a, the most common form of the flu that is attacking people on the east coast, midwest, and southern states and it's heading west. >> we want to know right away if you have the flu. >> reporter: testing is important. >> the current recommendation is to treat the entire family that doesn't have the flu with tamiflu once a day for ten days so it stops the spread of the flu. >> reporter: this cvs pharmacy is just one of the stores that doesn't have tamiflu, with more cases of flu on the rides, one customer we talked to is concern about the possible shortage. >> knowing there is an epidemic making sure they have the stuff in the store for people when they do become ill. i've never used it but hear it's popular for the type of flu that's going around. >> reporter: cheryl hurd nbc bay a

i thought it was over. >> reporter: she's a pharmacy clerk. she was maced and had a gun shoved in her face during a robbery at the morton's drugstore. for obvious reasons we're concealing her identity. >> they grabbed the pharmacist off the floor, put the gun up to him, where the safe? where the safe? we don't have a safe. the young man who had a gun on me was like, put it in the bag. i was like, take whatever you want. whatever just take it. take it. just take it. >> reporter: three masked men targeting mom and pop drugstores. it's happened three times this month. at the flexcare pharmacy in ft. davis, at the grubbs in anacostia, and morton's on capitol hill. and as those robbers left the morton's drugstore they maced everyone. >> it was just, you know terrifying. terrifying. i was able to you know, get to the cooler, put some water in my eyes, then i grabbed my phone, immediately dialed 911 put the phone on speaker and locked the front door. i was scared they may come back. >> reporter: now these robbers go to great lengths to disguise their

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. >> brazen robbers strike area pharmacies and their crimes are caught on camera. >> it burned so bad. it burned our next, our eyes, my face, my hair still has mays in it. >> the clerk who had a gun pointed at her face next. >> also, the fairfax county school board wants to make >> you are watching abc seven news at 11:00 with leon harris, alison starling, steve rudin and tim brant. >> police need your help stopping a trio of thieves targeting pharmacies in the district. criminals hit three stores in the past month, each time stealing restriction drugs. the most recent target was on capitol hill. one employee tells us what happened. >> we had guns in our face and they took us in this little room and they maced us. >> here is some surveillance video from the robbery. you can see the thieves running through the store and hopping over the looking for drugs. during each robbery, the thieves wore masks and who is if you recognize them contact d.c. police right away. >> a battle tonight fairfax county schools. it says it needs another $60 million more than it had last year. whether it will

something i saw, talking about pharmacies overprescribing doctors overprescribing that's a big thing a big thing to corral, but it's receiving a lot of attention both here in nthern california and the state of california and nationally. today the director of the white house office of national drug control policy is in roanoke virgia announcing the 201 national drug control strategy. the very first thing on his st is the epidemic of prescription drug abuse the data is incredibly trubling, what -- the data we've been looking at recently. we have a 400% increasein drug overdose deaths. >400% increase? >> 400% increase. 60% prescription drug abuse deaths. 500% increase in treatment admissions in this country. we have reportedly more than 2 million prescription drug abuse addicts in this countr one piece of data thas troubling is that 1 out of 20 people in the country over the age of 12 report usg prescription drugs without medical need. >> so you're talking about a lot of kid >> we're talking about kids as well. >> easy access. >> it's true. unfortunately because i's a prescription, beca

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one gentleman i talked to had been to 35 pharmacies trying to get his prescription filled. and he had been going to the same pharmacy year after year, month after month and one month he shows up and they say, "we won't fill this anymore. we can't fill this anymore." so he winds up going to 35 pharmacies to get his prescriptions filled. >> woodruff: well we are clearly not going to be able to resolve this tonight. dr. kolodny, very quickly, what is your answer in brief to those individuals who can't get prescriptions who need them? >> i think that we do all need to worry about access to opiod medications, and we're beginning to see pharmacies put signs in the window that say "no oxycodone here." the pharmacists are not doing that because of state or federal interventions or regulations. they're doing this because they're worried about getting robbed or shot. we have a severe epidemic of opiod addiction, and if we want to preserve access to opiods so that they're available for all of us when we need them, we need to bring this epidemic under control, and that may not happen u

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