Tag: Robert King

A CDC survey found more than 66 percent were strongly or somewhat in favor of outlawing tobacco sales. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Survey: Most don’t want tobacco sales at pharmacies

Robert King · September 1, 2016 4:01 am

Synthetic opioids spark new attention from Congress

Robert King · September 1, 2016 4:01 am

The goal is to raise the price just enough to appease the public as well as shareholders. (GOP Arcade)

EpiPen outrage fuels video game

Robert King · August 31, 2016 8:56 pm

Sen. Rob Portman will introduce a bill intended to help postal workers catch fentanyl mailed into the U.S. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Portman goes after synthetic opioids

Robert King · August 31, 2016 6:38 pm

Mixing opioids with antidepressants such as Xanax can make breathing difficult, an agency review found. (iStock Photo)

FDA: Mixing pain and anxiety drugs can kill you

Robert King · August 31, 2016 5:27 pm

The letter from Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., also delves into the impact on other healthcare programs. (AP Photos)

Senators probe impact of EpiPen price on Medicare, Medicaid

Robert King · August 31, 2016 3:33 pm

The Drug Enforcement Administration temporarily placed the main active ingredients of kratom — mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine — into schedule I. That is the same classification for illegal drugs such as heroin, marijuana and cocaine. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Feds ban products based on plant kratom

Robert King · August 30, 2016 10:47 pm

Ebola can last more than a year in semen, based on data from a Liberian screening program. (AP Photo/Michael Duff, File)

Study: Ebola lasts longer than expected in semen

Robert King · August 30, 2016 10:30 pm

Eight-page letter shows much skepticism over Mylan's move to sell a cheaper version of the allergy shot. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Senate Dems launch expansive probe on EpiPen pricing

Robert King · August 30, 2016 3:48 pm

The Obama administration announced a series of moves to shore up Obamacare's marketplaces. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Feds make moves to keep Obamacare insurers

Robert King · August 29, 2016 9:05 pm

"While families and schools are struggling to keep up with your company's unreasonable price increases, Mylan has profited richly from its pricing strategy," said a letter from committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, the top Democrat on the panel. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House panel wants Mylan to answer for EpiPen

Robert King · August 29, 2016 7:01 pm

"Improving the generic drug review process will promote competition and ultimately lower the cost of prescription drugs for America's patients," according to the letter. (Wikimedia Commons)

House Republicans slam FDA on EpiPen price hikes

Robert King · August 29, 2016 4:59 pm