First over-the-counter birth control pill gets FDA approval
WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators on Thursday approved the nation's first over-the-counter birth control pill in a landmark decision that will soon allow Americ…
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US regulators lift in-person restrictions on abortion pill
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday permanently loosened some restrictions on abortion pills, including a long-standing requirement that…
December 17, 2021
$1,000-per-pill drug overtaken by pricier successor
WASHINGTON -- The $1,000 pill for a liver-wasting viral infection that made headlines last year is no longer the favorite of patients and doctors.
- By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR The Associated Press
FDA advisers back over-the-counter sales of birth control pill
WASHINGTON -- Federal health advisers said Wednesday that a decades-old birth control pill should be sold without a prescription, paving the way for a likely U…
May 11, 2023
Treatments for COVID-19 to enter the market with a hefty price tag
WASHINGTON -- The COVID-19 treatments millions of Americans have taken for free from the federal government will enter the private market next week with a heft…
October 28, 2023
Drugmaker seeks FDA’s OK for over-the-counter birth control
WASHINGTON -- For the first time, a pharmaceutical company has asked for permission to sell a birth control pill over the counter in the U.S.
July 12, 2022
Use of medication for abortion is common; here’s how it works
Medication abortions became the preferred method for ending pregnancy in the U.S. even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. These involve taking tw…
July 3, 2022Vitamin B3 may help prevent certain skin cancers
For the first time, a large study suggests that a vitamin might modestly lower the risk of the most common types of skin cancer in people with a history of the…
- By MARILYNN MARCHIONE The Associated Press
HSV Rotary hears about online pharmacy perils
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE -- During the Aug. 4 meeting of the Hot Springs Village Rotary Club, Village resident Al Lewis described his work to protect people from un…
Plan to import cheaper Canadian drugs advances under Trump
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration, eager to show progress on prescription drug costs, on Wednesday moved forward with its plan to allow Americans to safel…
- By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR The Associated Press
FedEx charges raise online pharmacy issues
SAN FRANCISCO -- FedEx Corp., the latest company accused in a federal probe involving illegal online pharmacies, says it will fight the charges that it knowing…
- By PAUL ELIAS The Associated Press
Driver with drugs, gun, faces multiple felonies
A local woman found passed out in her car Friday afternoon was arrested on multiple felony charges after a large quantity of meth, a gun and various pills were…
- By Steven Mross
$1,000-a-pill 'cure' for hepatitis C jolts US health care system
Sovaldi, a new pill for hepatitis C, cures the liver-wasting disease in 9 of 10 patients, but treatment can cost more than $90,000.
- By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR The Associated Press
Study: Drugstore pain pills as effective as opioids in emergency room patients
CHICAGO -- Emergency rooms are where many patients are first introduced to powerful opioid painkillers, but what if doctors offered over-the-counter pills inst…
- By LINDSEY TANNER The Associated Press
Jury holds pharmacies responsible for role in opioid crisis
CLEVELAND -- CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies recklessly distributed massive amounts of pain pills in two Ohio counties, a federal jury said Tuesday in a …
November 24, 2021
FDA: Popular nasal decongestant doesn’t really relieve congestion
WASHINGTON -- The leading decongestant used by millions of Americans looking for relief from a stuffy nose is no better than a dummy pill, according to governm…
September 13, 2023
Pharmacies face 1st trial over role in opioid crisis
CLEVELAND -- So many prescription painkillers were dispensed in Lake County, Ohio, between 2012 and 2016 that the amount equaled 265 pills for every resident. …
- By Ann Presley
Local woman arrested for allegedly obtaining drugs with forged prescription
A local woman was arrested Wednesday night after she allegedly picked up some pills at an area pharmacy using a forged prescription.
- By Steven Mross
What are the implications of Walgreens’ decision on abortion pills?
Walgreens says it will not start selling an abortion pill in 20 states that had warned of legal consequences if it did so.
March 4, 2023
Why Pfizer needs time to make COVID treatment
Pfizer's new COVID-19 treatment came with a catch when it debuted late last year: Supplies were limited, and it can take months to make the tablets.
March 2, 2022