Prescription Drugs

Philly Opioid Crisis Buprenorphine

Philly takes 'major step forward' in opioid crisis by expanding buprenorphine access

To combat opioid crisis, Gov. Wolf expands college debt repayment program for addiction specialists

Addiction Specialist Pennsylvania College Loan Repayment program

Are generic drugs safe? Not necessarily

Generic Drug Safety

White House unveils finalized health care price transparency rule

Deep brain stimulation may offer a new tool to fight opioid addiction

WVU researchers use deep brain stimulation to treat patients with opioid use disorder

What are the alternatives to Zantac?

Zantac alternative medications

FDA, DEA target websites illegally selling opioids

FDA,DEA target illegal opioid sellers online

Children's Health

Off-label prescriptions for children on the rise, study finds

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FDA investigating cancer-causing impurities in Zantac

Pennsylvania sues Purdue Pharma's Sackler family

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Shopping abroad for cheaper medication? Here’s what you need to know

More Narcan needed in fight against opioid epidemic, CDC says

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Addiction recovery specialists to be available 24-7 at Bucks County hospitals

Ashley Eaton-Riley overdose survivor

How to get a cheaper prescription before leaving the doctor’s office

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Antidepressants among common medications tied to increased dementia risk

Bill that would limit opioid prescriptions passes in Pennsylvania Senate

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FDA overlooked red flags in drugmaker’s testing of new depression medicine

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The Monthly Migraine: The state of migraine medications in 2019

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Penn Medicine drastically cuts opioid prescriptions for some cancer patients

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Is it a feminist right to want more sex? One company thinks a pill is the answer

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TV ads for prescription drug must now include prices

Several sleeping pills must carry new warning about rare – but deadly – side effects

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Philly launches media campaign touting medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction

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Esketamine: what you need to know about this promising new drug for treatment-resistant depression

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Health Insurance

The high cost of sex: Insurers often don’t pay for drugs to treat problems

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FDA approves new treatment for some leukemia patients

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Is it OK to shop generic when it comes to prescription medicine?

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Health Insurance

IBX members spending less on branded drugs

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Temple coffee shop to change neon Adderall sign to something about coffee

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Drop off your expired prescriptions at one of these 47 Montgomery County sites

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Surgeon General: Alternative opioid addiction strategies more viable than safe injection sites

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Navy veteran describes 'slippery slope' into opioid addiction – and his journey out

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Sprained an ankle? In some states, opioid prescriptions are common treatment

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Opioid-related deaths in Pennsylvania are way higher than the numbers show

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Pennsylvania doctor illegally prescribed thousands of opioid painkillers

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New Jersey bill calls for strict warning label on opioid prescriptions

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Medical Condition

Of ‘miracles’ and money: why hemophilia drugs are so expensive

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In son's obituary, New Jersey family warns 'intuition' could prevent opioid relapse

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