MORGANTOWN – West Virginia pharmacists could be granted a limited authority to write prescriptions under a bill working its way through the state Senate. The Senate Government Organization Committee gave its blessing to SB 526 on Monday morning and it heads to the Senate floor. The ...
It is no secret that West Virginia is at the epicenter of America’s opioid crisis, leading the nation in deaths from overdose. Many times, unused prescription drugs contribute to the problem after finding their way into the wrong hands. Prescription drugs thrown in the ...
The U.S. pays 50% more per capita for prescription drugs than Canada. Frustrated by this discrepancy, a handful of states in recent years have developed plans to import cheaper medications from across the border. Florida recently became the first state to get approval from the Food and Drug ...
Millions of children with ADHD are starting a new school year without regular access to their medications, known as prescription stimulants, which have been in shortage for almost a year. The lack of supply poses a risk to those who legitimately need them — and misguided government ...
by Lisa Jarvis After months of speculation, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (known as CMS) has finally released the list of medicines that will be subject to the agency’s new price-negotiating powers. The list should give the public hope that — assuming legal ...
by Rekha Basu Ajit “Ayaan” Sharma, a skinny 11-year-old with dark eyes that gleam like headlights, bounces around a New Delhi home on the balls of his feet. He exudes an energetic spunk for a kid living with only one working lung — and that functioning at only 40% — because of ...