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Long Island doctor sentenced for opioid deaths of patients
Disgraced former Long Island doctor George Blatti was sentenced to possibly more than a decade in prison for over-prescribing opioids, leading to the deaths of 5 patients. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.
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Former NY doctor sentenced for over-prescribing opioids, leading to 5 patients' deaths
A disgraced Long Island doctor was sentenced to possibly more than a decade in prison after five of his patients died as a result of him over-prescribing opioids while he worked from his car.
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Eli Lilly launches website to help patients get weight loss drugs
The platform, called LillyDirect, joins a growing field of websites offering telehealth prescriptions for weight loss drugs.
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These programs put unused prescription drugs in the hands of patients in need
Drug donation programs take unopened, unexpired medications from health care facilities, private residents, pharmacies or prisons and re-dispense them to uninsured and low-income patients.
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Diabetes drug Mounjaro helped dieters shed 60 pounds during ‘off-label' use, study finds
A new study finds that the medicine in the diabetes drug Mounjaro helped people with obesity or who are overweight lose at least a quarter of their body weight.
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Kroger will pay up to $1.2 billion to settle most nationwide opioid claims
The settlements would allow for “full resolution” of all opioid claims on behalf of U.S. states, local governments and Native American tribes, Kroger said.
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Popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy may raise risk of complications under anesthesia
Patients taking blockbuster drugs like Wegovy for weight loss may face potentially deadly complications if they need surgery or other procedures that require empty stomachs for anesthesia.
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FDA Panel Backs Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pill
Federal health advisers are recommending that a decades-old birth control pill be sold without a prescription. The positive vote on Wednesday by a Food and Drug Administration panel paves the way for what could be the first birth control pill available over the counter. The recommendation is not binding and the FDA is expected to make its decision on the...
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Got Unused, Unwanted or Expired Medications? National Drug Take Back Day is Saturday
The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 22, 2023, where you can safely get rid of unused, unwanted or expired medications.
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Facing Political Pressure, Sanofi Follows Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk in Slashing Insulin Prices
The French drugmaker is the last major insulin manufacturer to try to head off government efforts to cap monthly costs by announcing its own steep price cuts.
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Can't Take Statins? New Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Reduces Risk of Heart Attacks
In a major study, a new kind of cholesterol-lowering drug helped people who can’t take the first choice, pills called statins.
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Eli Lilly to Slash Prices on Some Insulins and Cap Out-of-Pocket Costs at $35 Per Month
Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins later this year and immediately expand a cap on costs insured patients pay when they fill prescriptions.
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Biden Administration May Limit Telehealth Prescriptions for Some Drugs
The Biden administration is moving to require patients see a doctor in person before getting drugs to treat attention deficit disorders or addictive painkillers, toughening access amid a deepening opioid crisis.
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How to Save Money on Prescription Drugs
Lynda Baquero reports on how to save money on your prescription drugs.
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Mom Charged With Killing Her Kids Was Overmedicated, Attorney Says
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...