pharmacy

DOJ Sues CVS, Alleging ‘Massive Public Harm’ From Opioid Dispensing

Kastalia Medrano / Filter Dec 23, 2024 The chain is accused of pressuring pharmacists to fill as many prescriptions as they could and rewarding them for doing it fast — ‘like McDonalds.’ Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Business & Economy

Corporate Consolidation Is Ruining Pharmacies and Hurting Patients

Luke Slindee / Minnesota Reformer Jul 28, 2023 The corporate consolidation led by CVS has transformed the pharmacy industry—to the detriment of patients. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pharmaceuticals

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CVS to Pull Tobacco Products From Shelves

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2014 Americans jonesing for a cigarette, or any other tobacco product, will soon have to take their business somewhere besides CVS/pharmacy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Purse Boys’ Aren’t All the Rave in D.C.

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2013 A sexist article in The New York Times tries to make it sound like male aides carrying female politicians' handbags is wrong and, perhaps worse, newsworthy; members of the LGBT community are being treated like second-class citizens in America; meanwhile, a company relied on the First Amendment to justify its immoral use of private information found on pharmaceutical prescriptions. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Antidepressant Nation

Staff / Truthdig Jul 14, 2011 A serious conversation is under way in the United States on the subject of psychiatric drugs The debate consists of three fundamental issues: first, whether antidepressants actually treat depression; second, the vast, growing body of evidence that psychotropic medications (more). Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

In Reversal, Wal-Mart Will Sell ‘Morning After’ Pills

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2006 But the retail giant will allow pharmacists who object to filling a Plan B prescription to refer customers to another pharmacy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )