pharmaceuticals

US Buprenorphine Prices: A Complete List

To accompany Alison Knopf's April 16 article about buprenorphine in light of federal charges against Suboxone manufacturer Indivior, Filter obtained…

April 16, 2019

“Nation’s Most Comprehensive Lawsuit”—Now NY Takes On Purdue and the Sacklers

Museums around the world, from New York City's Guggenheim to London's Tate Modern, have begun refusing donations from the Sackler family,…

March 29, 2019

Rethinking Ketamine in Light of a Newly Approved Depression Treatment

On March 5, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the prescription treatment Spravato (esketamine), an intranasal spray medicine…

March 19, 2019

Johann Hari’s Journey of Discovery About Depression

Material living conditions are overall better in today’s world than during any time in history. Worldwide life expectancies are higher…

March 1, 2019

Bernie Is Back—With a Commitment to Progressive Drug Policies

Bernie Sanders, a leading leftist in the crowded cohort of Democratic presidential hopefuls for 2020, has reiterated his commitment to…

February 25, 2019

Tennessee Plan to Mandate Lockable Prescription Bottles May Help, But Only Slightly

New Tennessee legislation hopes to tackle teenage prescription opioid use by keeping pill bottles under lock and key–literally. The "Pilfering…

February 25, 2019

What’s Taking So Long for Naloxone to Be Made Available Over the Counter?

Naloxone can reverse an opioid overdose within minutes. Prompt access would prevent many of the 130 opioid-related deaths that occur…

January 18, 2019

Inside Brooklyn’s First Medical Cannabis Dispensary

I'm greeted by an employee sporting a crisp button-down and a dotted blue bow tie. Petite succulent plants decorate the…

January 17, 2019

UN Office on Drugs and Crime’s Opioid Strategy Ignores What’s Most Proven to Work

Earlier this year, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) launched an initiative to tackle what they dubbed…

December 17, 2018