Medication

Walden, Colorado has no hospital or pharmacy./Kyle Spradley/KHN

How One Rural Town Without a Pharmacy Is Crowdsourcing to Get Meds

With large pharmacy chains buying up independent drugstores and increasingly controlling the supply chain, small towns have had difficulty attracting a pharmacy.

Jul 1, 2021

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FDA Keeps Brand-Name Drugs On A Fast Path To Market ― Despite Manufacturing Concerns

Nov 5, 2019

Commission to Focus on Managing Medications, Coping with Persistent Pain

Jun 14, 2017

Most Americans Say Drug Costs Are ‘Unreasonable,’ Although They Can Still Afford To Buy Them

The survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found 74 percent of those taking prescription drugs find the costs unreasonable, as do 72 percent of those not taking such drugs.

Jun 16, 2015

Buehler Shepherds Right-To-Try Bill to House Floor with Limitations

The libertarian measure would give patients access to unapproved drugs if they have been given less than a year to live. Patients would be on their own with the drugs and have to assume responsibility for any complications, which insurers would not have to cover.

Mar 31, 2015