MADISON, Wis. -- The latest numbers from Georgetown University's "Health Policy Institute" show more than 131 million Americans, 66% of all adults, use prescription drugs every day. But how…
Drug overdose deaths in the United States declined 5.1% in 2018, according to preliminary data released Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.
The rates of opioid prescriptions remain high for adolescents and young adults in the US, with certain outpatient and emergency conditions frequently prompting the use of these medications, according to a new study.
Health insurer Cigna is launching a program that will cap out-of-pocket expenses at $25 for a 30-day supply of insulin, the company said Wednesday. Last year, patients paid an average of $41.50 a month out of pocket, including deductibles, copays or coinsurance, for the lifesaving diabetes
Seven executives of top pharmaceutical companies were grilled before a congressional panel Tuesday about the nation's skyrocketing drug prices, with one senator accusing Big Pharma of blaming everyone but themselves and another saying the execs were "stonewalling" in their answers.
With temperatures in the danger zone and snow blocking driveways, a Michigan pharmacist got creative in delivering prescriptions to her customers.
CVS Pharmacy is fixing one of the most annoying parts of getting a prescription filled: picking it up.
Health insurer Aetna announced Tuesday it would pass along to consumers the rebates it receives from drug manufacturers, starting January 1. This will apply to about 3 million customers enrolled in a certain type of job-based insurance coverage.
Patients who take opioids or other controlled substances are under greater scrutiny as Wisconsin doctors have begun to check a database of drugs previously given to patients before they write certain prescriptions.
Police said a 19-year-old Madison man was arrested after he was seen lurking near burglarized vehicles and stolen property was found in his possession this week.
Wisconsin residents last year received more than two million prescriptions for hydrocodone with acetaminophen, the generic equivalent of Vicodin, according to data from the state's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). That's more than double any other prescribed medicine, a figure one leading state lawmaker called "shocking."
Health care organizations in northeastern Wisconsin are cutting back on the practice of giving free drug samples to patients, saying the move will ultimately bring costs down.
There's a nationwide push to get old prescription drugs out of the home, and pharmacists and police are teaming up in Wisconsin to do the same.
There's a nationwide push to get old prescription drugs out of the home, and pharmacists and police are teaming up in Wisconsin to do the same.
Rock County residents took steps this weekend to prevent old and unwanted medications from getting into the wrong hands.
