In the government sector, Veterans Administration provides an effective model for prescription management.

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"This tragic case underlines the importance of the effective management of the use of prescription drugs within a prison setting, " he said.

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Prescription treatments are only about 50 percent effective, and most of these infections usually require the loss of the infected nail itself, the NIH Web site says.

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