Tag: Prescription Drugs
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...
UnitedHealth books better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit
UnitedHealth posted a better-than-expected profit in the final quarter of 2024, but revenue fell short as challenges like Medicare funding cuts and a...
Walgreens tops Wall Street's expectations as drugstore chain continues turnaround plan
Walgreens booked a better-than-expected fiscal first quarter, but the drugstore chain lost $265 million as it closed U.S. stores and continued work to...
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...
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...