prescription drugs

ZoomCare to Again Pursue Legislation Allowing Physician Assistants to Dispense Medication

This time around, ZoomCare has the support of the Oregon State Pharmacy Association
January 5, 2012--ZoomCare’s business model of providing same-day appointments for basic preventive and acute care from physician assistants has fascinated many who’ve watched the company’s quick growth in Portland. Read More >>

Oregon’s Prescription Drug Program Expands into Washington

People who lack prescription coverage can benefit from lower cost drugs
December 14, 2011 -- Big savings, the need for continued reform and threats to funding for home care workers were on everyone’s lips at a celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Oregon Prescription Drug Program last Friday. Read More >>

State Agencies Could Join Drug Program

The pharmaceutical industry opposes the bill along with insurance companies
May 10, 2011--Senate Bill 962 would require all state agencies that purchase prescription coverage to buy those drugs through the Oregon Prescription Drug Program unless they can purchase them at a cheaper price elsewhere. The bill awaits a hearing in the Joint Ways and Means Committee.   
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Book Sparks Mental Health Movement

A group of psychiatrists and mental health experts kicked off a national effort in Portland last month to improve the use of mental health drugs
March 15, 2011 – Gina Nikkel said she couldn’t read a book like Robert Whitaker’s Anatomy of an Epidemic and not “do something about it,” she told a crowd at the First Unitarian Church of Portland last month. Read More >>

Lincoln County D.A. Leads Crackdown on Prescription Drug Abuse

Rob Bovett urges the House Health Care Committee to pass legislation that would aggressively monitor use and abuse of oxycodone, hydrocodone and methadone
February 24, 2011--Prescription drug abuse is on the rise in Oregon and nationwide, and Rob Bovett wants the legislature to help curb the epidemic. Read More >>

Prescription Drug Abuse on Rise Among Oregon Youth

The problem is responsible for more deaths than motor vehicle accidents, according to Dr. Bruce Goldberg, director designee of the Oregon Health Authority
February 9, 2011 -- Oregon’s tidal wave of problems with prescription drug abuse is about to crash in part because too many young people have access to legally prescribed drugs sitting in their parents’ bathroom cabinets. Read More >>

Oregon Moving Toward a Statewide Drug List

The first in line are nearly half a million people who are covered by a Medicaid managed care plan
December 8, 2010 -- It’s no secret that large purchasers can demand bigger discounts from pharmaceutical companies which, in turn, offer generous rebates.  
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State Blazes Trail for Lower-Cost HIV Meds

The state becomes the first in the nation to create a network to purchase life-saving medications directly for HIV patients
December 8, 2010 -- The debate over how to provide life-saving medications to HIV positive patients is over, and Oregonians no longer have to fear the impact of budget shortfalls. Read More >>

Oregon Insurers Double Profits From Last Year

Shedding members, padding surplus and increasing profits continued
September 1, 2010 -- Oregon’s eight largest health insurers continued to shed members and increase profits in the first six months of this year, based on the industry’s latest financial statements released by the Oregon Insurance Division. Read More >>

Federal Drug Discount Program Begins

The Obama administration announced this week a drug discount program largely for children
Originally at TheHill.com
August 2, 2010 -- Children's hospitals and other medical centers on Monday became eligible to enroll in a Medicaid program that offers discounted drugs, as called for in the healthcare reform law. Read More >>
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