/tags/prescription-drugs prescription drugs en-US Copyright Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:02:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-12-03/dallas-county-senior-source-free-assistance-for-medicare-enrollment With just days before open enrollment ends, The Senior Source is helping people avoid scams and make informed choices when enrolling in Medicare or other insurance programs. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:02:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-12-03/dallas-county-senior-source-free-assistance-for-medicare-enrollment Kailey Broussard /news/2023-12-28/fake-bottles-of-adderall-some-containing-meth-found-in-mexican-pharmacies The same bottles were available in different stores, indicating a “more systematic effort to counterfeit these substances,” says investigative reporter Keri Blakinger. Thu, 28 Dec 2023 18:50:27 GMT /news/2023-12-28/fake-bottles-of-adderall-some-containing-meth-found-in-mexican-pharmacies Sarah Asch, Rhonda Fanning /health-wellness/2023-03-27/low-income-texans-with-hiv-rely-on-a-program-advocates-say-is-underfunded Advocates are gathering in Austin Monday to meet with lawmakers about funding and bills on HIV health care. Mon, 27 Mar 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-03-27/low-income-texans-with-hiv-rely-on-a-program-advocates-say-is-underfunded Elena Rivera /news/2023-03-20/u-s-state-department-issues-warnings-on-drugs-from-mexico With little regulation, counterfeit medication is common and may prove to be ineffective, the wrong strength, or contain dangerous ingredients. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:25:59 GMT /news/2023-03-20/u-s-state-department-issues-warnings-on-drugs-from-mexico Jerry Clayton /news/2022-08-07/democrats-passed-a-major-climate-health-and-tax-bill-heres-whats-in-it On Friday, the House sent to President Biden's desk what Democrats call a historic piece of legislation, but it's still a much smaller version of what they — and Biden — originally called for. Sun, 07 Aug 2022 21:16:31 GMT /news/2022-08-07/democrats-passed-a-major-climate-health-and-tax-bill-heres-whats-in-it Deepa Shivaram /news/2022-03-21/house-speaker-nancy-pelosi-visits-dallas-to-talk-lower-drug-costs Pelosi joined Rep. Colin Allred at a health care roundtable to discuss legislation to lower drug prices. Tue, 22 Mar 2022 01:20:02 GMT /news/2022-03-21/house-speaker-nancy-pelosi-visits-dallas-to-talk-lower-drug-costs Pablo Arauz Peña /2022-01-24/billionaire-mark-cuban-launches-online-pharmacy-aimed-at-lowering-generic-drug-prices The pharmacy says it will bypass health care industry "middlemen" and help consumers avoid high drug prices by charging manufacturers' prices plus a flat 15% markup and pharmacist fee. Mon, 24 Jan 2022 22:48:12 GMT /2022-01-24/billionaire-mark-cuban-launches-online-pharmacy-aimed-at-lowering-generic-drug-prices Joe Hernandez /2019-05-08/will-displaying-drug-list-prices-in-ads-help-lower-costs The government wants consumers to have sticker shock about drug prices. A new rule requires list prices be displayed in TV ads. Patients advocates are not sure it will do much to lower prices. Wed, 08 May 2019 21:48:11 GMT /2019-05-08/will-displaying-drug-list-prices-in-ads-help-lower-costs Selena Simmons-Duffin /2019-02-01/trump-administration-wants-to-cut-drug-prices-by-eliminating-middlemens-rebates Pharmacy benefit managers are the focus of proposed regulations that could reduce drug costs for seniors and cut profits for middlemen. It could set a precedent for the broader market. Fri, 01 Feb 2019 20:05:23 GMT /2019-02-01/trump-administration-wants-to-cut-drug-prices-by-eliminating-middlemens-rebates Alison Kodjak /2019-01-25/steep-climb-in-benzodiazepine-prescribing-by-primary-care-doctors U.S. prescriptions for Valium, Ativan and other benzodiazepines have shot up since 2003, statistics show, especially for chronic pain. Roughly half those prescriptions are from primary care providers. Fri, 25 Jan 2019 18:18:03 GMT /2019-01-25/steep-climb-in-benzodiazepine-prescribing-by-primary-care-doctors Rhitu Chatterjee