prescription drugs

Nearly 3.6 million people with Medicare saved $2.1 billion on their prescription drugs in 2011 thanks to the Affordable Care Act according to data issued today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Savings for people with Medicare will increase over time. According to a new report issued today from HHS, the average person with Medicare will save nearly $4,200 by 2021 because of the new law.

She's been beating cancer for seven years — but drug shortages sweeping the country have robbed her of the most effective weapon.

America’s addiction to prescription drugs is fed via the Internet, not just through prescriptions signed by a doctor.

(MedPage Today) -- As the East Coast dug out from a just-in-time-for-Halloween "scary" snow storm, the Obama administration took an "enough's enough" approach to the ongoing critical shortage of some prescription drugs, ordering both the FDA and the Justice Department to do whatever needs to be done to solve the problem.

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Enacting a two-year moratorium on advertising new prescription drugs directly to consumers likely would have little effect on sales and costs of drugs, and could be bad for public health, a government report concludes.

The 1 million New Yorkers without health insurance can now receive savings on their prescription drugs thanks to a new discount card unveiled by the city Wednesday.

U.S. prices for brand-name prescription drugs rose at a faster rate than costs for other medical goods and services over the last four years, according to a new U.S. government report.

Hospitals and outpatient centers across the country are scrambling to keep supplies of many essential drugs on hand, as a shortage of some prescription drugs continues to hamper medical practice.

Following marijuana, abuse of prescription drugs now ranks second as the most prevalent illegal drug problem in the US today.

As a result the National Family Partnership®(NFP) has launched "Lock Your Meds" http://www.lockyourmeds.org/ - a national multimedia effort to reduce prescription drug abuse.

CMS announced that the nation’s pharmaceutical manufacturers will provide 50 percent discounts on the cost of covered brand-name prescription drugs for beneficiaries in the Medicare Part D coverage gap, or donut hole, starting in 2011.

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