/tags/prescription-drugs Prescription Drugs en-US Copyright Fri, 13 Dec 2024 22:51:50 GMT /2024-12-13/ohio-house-kills-off-label-prescriptions-proposal-at-final-stage House Bill 73 would have given physicians more ability to prescribe drugs for conditions they weren’t tested for, like ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 22:51:50 GMT /2024-12-13/ohio-house-kills-off-label-prescriptions-proposal-at-final-stage Sarah Donaldson /2024-10-09/cheap-effective-generic-drugs-underpin-u-s-health-care-now-theyre-under-threat Generic drugs gave Americans access to effective, cheap prescription medications. It’s saved them trillions of dollars over the past few decades. But there are signs this vital industry may be in deep trouble. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:19:19 GMT /2024-10-09/cheap-effective-generic-drugs-underpin-u-s-health-care-now-theyre-under-threat Leslie Walker /show/all-sides/2024-02-14/what-ohio-leaders-are-doing-to-fight-increasing-costs-for-prescription-drugs The Insulin Reduction Act, passed by Congress in 2022, caps insulin copays at $35 per month for than three million people with diabetes and is covered by Medicare. Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-02-14/what-ohio-leaders-are-doing-to-fight-increasing-costs-for-prescription-drugs /npr-news/2023-08-29/here-are-the-first-10-drugs-that-medicare-will-target-for-price-cuts The government will negotiate new prices for the commonly prescribed drugs, but the cuts won't take effect until 2026. In the meantime, drugmakers are fighting the negotiations with lawsuits. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:44:17 GMT /npr-news/2023-08-29/here-are-the-first-10-drugs-that-medicare-will-target-for-price-cuts Selena Simmons-Duffin, Sydney Lupkin, Deepa Shivaram /2023-06-07/ohio-state-university-researchers-use-artificial-intelligence-to-strengthen-medicine-production The OSU research team tested AI's ability to create effective chemical reactions for medicine and accurately replicate reactions and provide alternative reactions for existing medicines. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 19:59:58 GMT /2023-06-07/ohio-state-university-researchers-use-artificial-intelligence-to-strengthen-medicine-production George Shillcock /news/2020-08-20/ohios-postal-service-problems-cause-dangerous-delays-in-medication-delivery On August 3, Zach Matheny’s blood thinning medication was filled at his pharmacy, and sent out for delivery via the U.S. Postal Service. It never… Thu, 20 Aug 2020 09:00:00 GMT /news/2020-08-20/ohios-postal-service-problems-cause-dangerous-delays-in-medication-delivery Paige Pfleger /news/2019-10-25/drug-drop-off-boxes-will-be-open-across-ohio-on-saturday Ohio agencies says there will be hundreds of sites open on Saturday where residents can get rid of old or unwanted prescription drugs.It's all part of… Fri, 25 Oct 2019 20:12:15 GMT /news/2019-10-25/drug-drop-off-boxes-will-be-open-across-ohio-on-saturday Associated Press /news/2019-02-07/new-anti-drug-effort-hopes-to-bolster-prevention-programs-across-ohio There’s a new anti-drug effort that involves a variety of groups from around the state.The name of the new project is RxALI and spokeswoman Jenny Camper… Thu, 07 Feb 2019 13:26:34 GMT /news/2019-02-07/new-anti-drug-effort-hopes-to-bolster-prevention-programs-across-ohio Jo Ingles /news/2018-03-15/lawmakers-explore-billing-practices-of-cvs-caremark-optum-rx State lawmakers want more information about the billing practices of companies that handle prescription drug benefits for millions of Medicaid recipients… Thu, 15 Mar 2018 11:58:25 GMT /news/2018-03-15/lawmakers-explore-billing-practices-of-cvs-caremark-optum-rx Karen Kasler /side-effects-public-media/2017-11-21/trump-administration-rule-scales-back-program-keeping-rural-hospitals-afloat It’s a familiar story in rural America. Four years ago the Pemiscot County hospital, the lone public hospital in Missouri’s poorest county, nearly... Tue, 21 Nov 2017 21:00:35 GMT /side-effects-public-media/2017-11-21/trump-administration-rule-scales-back-program-keeping-rural-hospitals-afloat Bram Sable-Smith