Rise in prescription opioid use under public drug scheme
The use of opioid pain medication under Ireland's main community drug scheme has increased by more than 10% since 2018, according to a new RTÉ Investigates analysis.
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The use of opioid pain medication under Ireland's main community drug scheme has increased by more than 10% since 2018, according to a new RTÉ Investigates analysis.
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The Bridge program, which began July 1, makes some Medicare beneficiaries eligible for obesity drugs for $50 a month. CVS and Walgreens say they've each already filled 100,000 such...
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Those who import medications now have a problem.
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Under the proposed provision, the supply of any drug on the prescription of a Registered Medical Practitioner would have to be carried out under a CCTV surveillance system
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Overall drug costs in Canada rose 9.5 per cent in 2025 compared to 2024, a new report by private insurance company GreenShield said.
CVS agreed to pay $315 million and for illegally filling unlawful opioid prescriptions and submitting false claims to federal healthcare programs.
The money will help pharmacies in rural communities flag dangerous drug interactions and fraudulent controlled substance prescriptions.
Warning against casual use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics, citing kidney risks and rising antimicrobial resistance
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Prescription costs have become one of the hardest parts of treatment for many patients, and researchers who studied prescription spending found that 1 in 5 people who filled a pr...
Medicare Part D plans made millions in payments for drugs that were ineligible under the program, according to a new federal audit.
The settlement resolves a lawsuit brought in 2024 that accused the healthcare giant of providing massive amounts of opioids and other controlled substances "to fuel its own profits...
The scenario often unfolds like this: Medical researchers investigate a frequently used drug and report that it’s not as effective for older patients as previously thought, or that...
Amazon and GoodRx are selling cash-pay prescription plans to insured workers. Those purchases usually sit outside the group plan, which matters for deductibles, claims data and 202...
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