Recent robberies put pharmacies on edge

Originally published: January 7, 2012 6:28 PM
Updated: January 7, 2012 8:24 PM
By SANDRA PEDDIE, WILL VAN SANT AND ROBERT LEWIS. sandra.peddie@newsday.com,, will.vansant@newsday.com,, robert.lewis@newsday.com

Photo credit: Gordon M. Grant | Michael Nastro, pharmacist and owner of Fairview Pharmacy and Homecare Supply on Nesconset Highway in Port Jefferson Station. (Jan. 4, 2012)

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Pharmacists across Long Island are racing to protect themselves by installing bulletproof glass, security cameras and panic buttons -- as well as seeking gun permits -- because of violence linked to prescription pain pill abuse.

Some pharmacies are hiring retired cops, cutting back on store hours and even refusing to fill prescriptions for painkillers.

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