$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
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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…
July 14, 2023
Judge rules pharmacies owe two Ohio counties $650M in opioids suit
CLEVELAND -- A federal judge in Cleveland awarded $650 million in damages Wednesday to two Ohio counties that won a landmark lawsuit against national pharmacy …
August 18, 2022
Vitamin 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
Chain store hours vary on New Year’s Eve
It's just about time to celebrate New Year's Eve and say goodbye to 2023. Preparing for a midnight toast and more year-end festivities may require a run or two…
December 30, 2023
Experts say that safer eyedrops will require new FDA powers
WASHINGTON -- When you buy eyedrops at a U.S. store, you might assume you're getting a product made in a clean, well-maintained factory that's passed muster wi…
December 14, 2023
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
Amazon deal for Whole Foods could bring retail experiments
NEW YORK -- Online retail giant Amazon is making a bold expansion into physical stores with a $13.7 billion deal to buy Whole Foods, setting the stage for radi…
- By ANICK JESDANUN The Associated Press
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
$1,000 Sovaldi now hepatitis treatment of choice
WASHINGTON -- The price may be high but so is demand. A new $1,000-per-pill drug has become the treatment of choice for Americans with hepatitis C, a liver-was…
- By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR The Associated Press
Walmart has another strong Q4 but as inflation retreats, so does customer spending per trip
NEW YORK -- Walmart on Tuesday reported another quarter of strong results, as its low prices attracted shoppers looking for deals in an economically challengin…
February 21, 2024
UnitedHealth muscles up for prescription drug cost battle
The nation's largest health insurer, UnitedHealth, will muscle up for its fight against rising prescription drug costs by spending more than $12 billion to buy…
- By Tom Murphy
Senate panel summons price-hiking CEO
WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee has launched an investigation into exorbitant drug price hikes by Turing Pharmaceuticals and three other companies, responding…
- By MATTHEW PERRONE The Associated Press
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
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
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…
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Feb. 5 Central City Barber Shop, 3145 Central Ave., reported a burglary. Missing were barber clippers. Walmart, 4019 Central Ave., reported a theft of de…
FDA says Florida can import prescription drugs from Canada
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration on Friday cleared the way for Florida's first-in-the-nation plan to import prescription drugs from Canada, a lon…
January 6, 2024