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Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Wiregrass Technical College has been approved for a six year accreditation renewal from the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists for their Pharmacy Technology program.

Monday, October 22, 2012  Fish oil pills may cause some to rain an eyebrow, but they can have real health benefits for those taking them.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  Updated with video; Pharmacists throughout the country are encouraging elderly drivers to refrain from using medications while driving.

Saturday, August 18, 2012  Updated with video; Prescription drugs are becoming a problem for the Albany-Dougherty drug unit.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  The University of Georgia opened up and began orientation of it's Southwest Georgia Clinical Campus Monday.

Friday, April 13, 2012  Updated with video; In our Facebook story of the day, you wanted to know what the benefits are for an aspirin regimen.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  Updated with video; Pharmacy residential student candidates from UGA toured the Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital campus.

Wednesday, April 06, 2011  The University of Georgia is expanding it's campus to the Albany area. On Wednesday the school held a ribbon cutting ceremony inside Phoebe's Learning Center for its College of Pharmacy.

Saturday, March 26, 2011  A local doctor and his wife are arrested by the drug unit.

Wednesday, January 05, 2011  The Albany Police Department has arrested an unidentified juvenile with burglarizing the C-V-S on Radium Springs Road. Cops say the 15-year-old male has admitted to entering the pharmacy through a front window around 2:00 this morning.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010  Workers say they the bandits broke into the U Save It Pharmacy and made off with about $17,000 in pills.

Sunday, May 30, 2010  Two men armed with guns stole cash from Fred's Pharmacy. Customers were inside at the time, but no one was hurt.

Monday, March 22, 2010  The Centers for Disease Control says death rates associated with accidental prescription drug overdoses jumped 63 percent from 1999 to 2004.

Wednesday, November 04, 2009  Police say Travis Curtis and a juvenile robbed the Cordele CVS at gunpoint Monday night.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009  Officials at the Medical Center of Central Georgia say the hospital is cutting hours, clinics and pharmacy offerings  which provides services to the poor.