Prescription Drugs

A bill adding more drugs to Florida’s prescription-medicine price database is heading to Governor Rick Scott’s desk for his signature. The measure was...

During a recent trip to the pharmacy, Tampa resident Michael Ruppal was told his medication was no longer covered. He has another month until his annual...

It may be hard to pronounce, but medication synchronization is an idea whose time has come, at least according to some Florida lawmakers.

There are many moving parts in the nation’s ongoing health care debate. One of the most embattled at the moment is the pharmaceutical industry. Now...

No law in Florida prevents health insurance companies from changing the cost of a patient's prescription drugs -or from dropping coverage all together of…

Saturday was the Drug Enforcement Administration's National "Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative."Local law enforcement agencies likes the Hillsborough…

A hardy market for imported low-cost prescription drugs has taken root in Florida, nourished by older Americans and tolerant regulators.

Americans from across the political spectrum are worried about the cost of prescription drugs for serious diseases, following weeks of news coverage...

Susan Langston wiped away tears as she spoke of a 40-year-old woman who had struggled with cancer for a decade before a Fort Myers pharmacy refused to...

Florida insurance regulators will start reviewing health plans for discriminatory practices after three insurers were accused of charging higher prices...

In 2012, Medicare’s massive prescription drug program didn’t spend a penny on popular tranquilizers such as Valium, Xanax and Ativan. The following year...

A database that tracks oxycodone and other controlled substances in Florida is being credited with a 25 percent drop in overdose deaths. In 2011, the...