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Iowa hospitals place limits on painkillers

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hospitals in the Des Moines area are imposing limits on painkiller prescriptions to limit abuse of the drugs.

The Des Moines Register reports (http://dmreg.co/SmK6so ) that Iowa Health-Des Moines plans to join rival Mercy Medical Center in restricting access to painkillers.

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