Pharmacies Handing Out Most Pain Pills in Bev Hills

BEVERLY HILLS (Patch) — A new report shows billions of painkillers flowed through nearly 83,000 pharmacies across the country, including many in Beverly Hills. A previously unreleased database managed by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration logged where roughly 70 billion pills containing oxycodone and hydrocodone were shipped to, the Washington Post reported Monday.

While the database doesn’t specify what happened after the pharmacies received the shipments, it does illuminate the sheer number of pills that flooded communities. The data includes numbers from 2006 to 2012, the Post reported. Chain and retail pharmacies were included.

The database said 197 pharmacies within five miles of Beverly Hills received 82,863,640 pills from 2006 to 2012.

Here’s what the database found for the individual pharmacies in Beverly Hills:

RITE AID

• 300 NORTH CANON DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
• Pills received: 1,452,760

THE PRESCRIPTION CENTER

• 9730 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE 103 AND 114 BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212
• Pills received: 1,255,120

GARFIELD PRESCRIPTION PHARM

• 9400 BRIGHTON WAY BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
• Pills received: 1,113,700

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