Tag: opioids
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...
China renews threat to retaliate against US tariffs
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada, Mexico and China is ramping up over the production and importation of...
Trump's tariff threat worked on Colombia, but his plans for Canada and Mexico carry higher stakes
WASHINGTON -- Having already forced Colombia to accept deportees by threatening a 25% tariff, President Donald Trump is readying the same move against...
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...
US accuses Walgreens of filling millions of illegitimate prescriptions, including for opioids
DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is accusing Walgreens of filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade and more without...
US 'notorious markets' report warns of risks from online pharmacies
BANGKOK -- Nearly all of the world’s 35,000 online pharmacies are being run illegally and consumers who use them risk getting ineffective or...