prescription drugs /tags/prescription-drugs prescription drugs en-US Copyright Thu, 21 Mar 2024 08:01:00 GMT Is it ever time to 'de-prescribe' psychiatric drugs? /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-03-21/de-prescribe-psychiatric-drugs Millions of Americans take psychiatric medication. But sometimes a patient stops abruptly, and this can pose risks. Thu, 21 Mar 2024 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-03-21/de-prescribe-psychiatric-drugs Patients continue to feel the pain of prescription drug shortages /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-03-19/prescription-drug-shortages What factors are increasing demand and how long could shortages continue? Tue, 19 Mar 2024 08:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2024-03-19/prescription-drug-shortages Ohio bill seeks to prohibit health insurance cost-sharing policies known as copay accumulators /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-08-29/ohio-bill-health-insurance-cost-sharing-copay-accumulators A coalition of patient advocacy groups and health care provider organizations are pushing for passage of an Ohio bill that would reform health insurers' copay policies. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-08-29/ohio-bill-health-insurance-cost-sharing-copay-accumulators Ohio lawmakers look to Canada as an option for lower drug prices /ohio-news/2022-09-26/ohio-lawmakers-canada-lower-drug-prices There's a new bill in the legislature that would allow the Ohio Board of Pharmacy to set up a program that would import drugs from Canada then pass those savings along to Ohioans. Mon, 26 Sep 2022 20:37:57 GMT /ohio-news/2022-09-26/ohio-lawmakers-canada-lower-drug-prices Jo Ingles Free Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday /local-news/2021-04-22/free-prescription-drug-take-back-day-is-saturday It's spring-cleaning time for medicine cabinets. Saturday is the 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, and many places in the area are offering a… Thu, 22 Apr 2021 21:14:30 GMT /local-news/2021-04-22/free-prescription-drug-take-back-day-is-saturday Jolene Almendarez 'We Need More Affordable Healthcare In This Country': Pharmacy Tries To Fill Gap In Coverage /health/2020-05-15/we-need-more-affordable-healthcare-in-this-country-pharmacy-tries-to-fill-gap-in-coverage Judy Friedman lost her employer-provided health care on April 1after she was furloughed.She tried searching for coupons and other discounts to help cover… Fri, 15 May 2020 09:43:00 GMT /health/2020-05-15/we-need-more-affordable-healthcare-in-this-country-pharmacy-tries-to-fill-gap-in-coverage Bill Meant To Protect Independent Pharmacies And Community Health Clinics /ohio-news/2020-01-28/bill-meant-to-protect-independent-pharmacies-and-community-health-clinics The state has been trying to crack down on predatory practices associated with pharmacy benefit managers, the middlemen in big drug contracts. And... Tue, 28 Jan 2020 18:53:02 GMT /ohio-news/2020-01-28/bill-meant-to-protect-independent-pharmacies-and-community-health-clinics Jo Ingles Why A UC Researcher Wants Ohio To Monitor Its Pharmacies /local-news/2018-12-21/why-a-uc-researcher-wants-ohio-to-monitor-its-pharmacies The University of Cincinnati researcher who co-authored the first North American study of medication errors is calling on Ohio and other states to require… Fri, 21 Dec 2018 10:33:28 GMT /local-news/2018-12-21/why-a-uc-researcher-wants-ohio-to-monitor-its-pharmacies Ann Thompson