prescription drugs

A judge is allowing Lindsay Clancy, the mother from Duxbury, Massachusetts, accused of killing her three kids, to speak to a forensic psychologist ahead of her upcoming arraignment in the children’s deaths last month. The judge granted the defense’s motion at a hearing in Plymouth District Court Friday, hours after Clancy’s attorney claimed that an overmedication of prescription psychiatric drugs...

The shortage is primarily due to increased demand, which comes after a fall that saw a spike in respiratory illnesses like Influenza, RSV and COVID-19.

The shortage of life-saving medication seems to be getting worse, NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry reports.

Democrats plan to submit a “finalized agreement” on allowing Medicare to negotiate prices with pharmaceutical companies to a key Senate official “in the coming days” to see if it complies with the chamber’s strict budget rules, one of the sources said.

Consumer Reports investigated a number of online pharmacies and found that the savings can be substantial if you know where to shop.

The tax return that’s used to determine whether you pay extra for Medicare premiums may not accurately reflect your income when you retire.

A proposal that would have let Medicare negotiate the price of certain drugs was part of the Build Back Better Act, which died in the Senate late last year.

Although your income may drop when you retire, you could face higher Medicare premiums if your most recent tax return shows income above a set threshold.

With annual adjustments pushing some costs higher, experts say it’s important to consider how the changes will affect your household spending.

Medicare provisions in the $1.75 trillion legislative package are in jeopardy, given the likelihood that the bill will not pass in its current form.

The FDA permanently lifted one of its restrictions on how patients are able to access Mifeprex, one of two medicines commonly prescribed for medical abortions.

President Joe Biden is pledging his social agenda legislation will deliver tangible savings on prescription drugs for all Americans

Inflation is currently outpacing Social Security’s 5.9% cost-of-living adjustment for 2022. Medicare Part B premiums may take a bigger chunk of benefit checks.

Prescription drug plans are modified every year, meaning your premiums, deductibles and the cost of specific medicines could be changing.

The Medicare-related provisions are part of Democrats’ legislative plan to strengthen the social safety net.

If you’re among those in the 65-and-older crowd who struggle to pay their health care expenses, there may be a Medicare plan that could help lower the cost.

The inability to reach a consensus on the issue of prescription drug prices is just one of the hurtles in Biden’s Build Back Better plan, reports NBC 7’s Priya Sridhar

With the specifics of Medicare health plans changing from year to year, not checking to see if there’s a better option can be a costly mistake.

A bellwether trial is set to start Monday in federal court in Cleveland to determine whether retail pharmacy chains are liable for costs related to the opioid crisis in two Ohio counties

The DEA and its law enforcement partners have seized 9.5 million counterfeit pills so far this year, with fake tablets containing fentanyl making up the majority of that figure