Tag: prescription

The Opaque Industry Secretly Inflating Prices for Prescription Drugs

Americans are paying too much for prescription drugs. It is a common, long-standing complaint. And the culprits seem obvious: Drug companies. Insurers. A dysfunctional federal government. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times But there is another collection of powerful forces that often escape attention, because they operate in the bowels […]

‘Prescription Erectile Dysfunction Market Could Triple If an ED Therapy Is Made Available OTC,’ Petros Pharma President Says

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Prescription Erectile Dysfunction Market Could Triple If an ED Therapy Is Made Available OTC,’ Petros Pharma President Says Petros Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:PTPI) is a pharmaceutical company focusing on men’s health therapeutics. In an interview with Benzinga, Fady Boctor, the President and Chief Commercial Officer of Petros Pharmaceuticals, said the company aims to expand access of […]

Former Wichita doctor sentenced to decade in prison for opioid prescription scheme

A former Wichita physician was sentenced Friday to a decade in prison for selling opioid prescriptions for personal gain to customers without a legitimate medical need for the medications, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Steven R. Henson, 63, admitted to writing oxycodone, methadone and alprazolam prescriptions to illegitimate patients between July 2014 and August 2015, […]

Area law enforcement ‘take back’ over 1,500 pounds of prescription drugs

More than 1,525 pounds of unused or expired prescription medication was collected by the METRICH region during the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day events Saturday. In Richland County, METRICH − along with the Mansfield Division of Police; the Richland County Sheriff’s Office; the Shelby Police Department; Lexington Police Department, Community Action […]