NY's prescription drug database breaks down
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New York's prescription drug database -- a cornerstone of the state's attempts to crack down on pill abuse -- was offline most of this week, state health officials said.
The breakdown lasted more than four days -- from Monday through Friday morning, according to the New York State Department of Health.
State health department spokesman Peter Constantakes said the problem was "a hardware...
