Tag: prescription drugs
CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Beat Rx Opioid Racketeering Lawsuit
A legal battle between Florida hospitals and the nation’s biggest pharmacy chains came to ...
FDA Eyeing “Drug Disposal” Products, for Destroying Rx Opioids at Home
The Food and Drug Administration is asking the public to weigh in on the ...
TrumpRx Launches, Offering Drug Discounts as Long as You Pay Cash
On February 5 President Donald Trump launched TrumpRx.gov, a direct-to-consumer website listing pharmaceutical medications ...
Feds Crack Down on TV Drug Ads, in Major Shakeup to Pharma Industry
The era of direct-to-consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical commercials may be coming to a close. On ...
“An Architect of the Crisis”: WV Sues Express Scripts Over Rx Opioids
West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey (R) has filed a lawsuit against Express Scripts ...
FDA Requires All Rx Opioid Labeling Warn About Risks of Long-Term Use
The Food and Drug Administration is overhauling the safety labeling requirements for opioid analgesics, ...
The Golden Age of Doctor-Shopping
In 2012, right before prescription drug-monitoring programs (PDMP) shut everything down, I was seeing ...
Walgreens Settles DOJ Prescription Opioid Lawsuit, Likely at $350 Million
Walgreens, the nation’s second-largest pharmacy chain, will pay $300 million plus 4 percent interest ...
All the “Opioid Alternatives” Are at Least Making Rehab More Bearable
Rehab can serve a lot of purposes other than abstinence. For some people the ...
Utah Sues Pharmacy Benefit Managers for “Central Role” in Opioid OD Crisis
Utah is suing two of the nation’s top pharmacy benefit managers (PBM), the companies ...
