prescription drugs

The St. Vincent de Paul of North Texas pharmacy program has provided more than $3.4M in free prescriptions to North Texans in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The St. Vincent de Paul of North Texas pharmacy program has provided more than $3.4M in free prescriptions to North Texans in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last year, 17-year-old Zach Didier of Rocklin, California, died when he took what he thought was a prescription pain pill he purchased from someone he met on Snapchat. The pill ended up being a counterfeit with a lethal amount of the powerful opioid fentanyl.

Heavy machinery chipped away at a Deep Ellum warehouse Friday morning. It’s symbolic of what a new company in that location will be doing.

A Long Island doctor is facing murder charges after five patients allegedly died between 2016 and 2018 due to prescriptions he wrote. George Blatti, 75, was arraigned Thursday on five counts of murder in the second degree and 11 counts of reckless endangerment in the first degree. Blatti was remanded and is due back in court on March 30. If…

One of the last places you want to be surprised is at the pharmacy counter. But plenty of people get a shock when they find out that their insurance company has dropped the pharmacy from its network or that insurance no longer covers the drug their doctor prescribed. It happens more often than you think. Consumer Reports has some advice...

One of the last places you want to be surprised is at the pharmacy counter. But plenty of people get a shock when they find out that their insurance company has dropped the pharmacy from its network or that insurance no longer covers the drug their doctor prescribed. It happens more often than you think. Consumer Reports has some advice…

A big hurdle was cleared Monday in President Trump’s push to send $200 payment cards to Medicare beneficiaries to help with prescription drug costs.

The coronavirus pandemic has restricted cross-border travel. People looking for cheaper prescription drugs are still making the trip south. It’s all because of high drug prices in the United States.

President Donald Trump’s plan to mail millions of seniors a $200 prescription savings card has hit legal and budget roadblocks, making it unlikely the government can carry it out before Election Day

Delivery of mail-order prescription drugs was delayed significantly this summer after the new postmaster general ordered major changes in U.S. Postal Service operations.

Jan Stowe saw countless patients go through withdrawals during her 40-year nursing career, but last month she experienced it herself when the U.S. Postal Service failed to deliver her medication for chronic back pain and muscle spasms.

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is launching an educational campaign to prevent overdose deaths by teaching families how to properly dispose of unwanted or leftover prescription medications.

Policy changes that slow delivery at the U.S. Postal Service are taking a toll on military veterans, who are reporting much longer wait times to receive mail-order prescription drugs.

President Donald Trump has been unable to land the big deal he sought with Congress to curb drug costs