Tag: medication
Canada appoints former Mountie as fentanyl czar to combat production of opioid
OTTAWA, Ontario -- Canada on Tuesday named a former deputy commissioner with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as the country’s fentanyl czar, hoping...
Diabetes and obesity drugs fuel Eli Lilly profit in the final quarter of 2024
Eli Lilly’s profit doubled in the fourth quarter, propelled by its hot-selling diabetes and obesity treatments, and the drugmaker came out with a...
US accuses Walgreens of filling millions of illegitimate prescriptions
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- The U.S. Justice Department is accusing Walgreens of filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade and more without a...
What to do if you have to evacuate without your medications
The Los Angeles fires have forced thousands to evacuate indefinitely from their homes, often without necessary medications or medical devices. Here’s what...
Drug overdose deaths plummet in San Francisco. What's changed?
SAN FRANCISCO — After surging during the COVID pandemic into a crushing public health emergency, drug overdose deaths in San Francisco plummeted...
McKinsey & Company agrees to pay $650 million to settle federal probe over opioids work
WASHINGTON -- McKinsey & Company consulting firm has agreed to pay $650 million to settle a federal investigation into its work for opioids...