Tag: opioids
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 '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...
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...
Fewer U.S. grandparents are taking care of grandchildren, according to new data
Fewer grandparents were living with and taking care of grandchildren, there was a decline in young children going to preschool and more people...
How should the opioid settlements be spent? Those hit hardest often don’t have a say
People with substance use disorder across the country are not getting a formal say in how most of the approximately $50 billion in...
Canadian minister says Trump was joking when he said Canada could become the 51st state
TORONTO -- TORONTO (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump was joking when he suggested Canada become the 51st U.S. state during a dinner with...