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The ups and downs of using weight loss drugs
Connecticut doctors weigh in on the health benefits and drawbacks in light of the surge in demand for weight loss medications.
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Eli Lilly launches website to help patients get weight loss drugs
The platform, called LillyDirect, joins a growing field of websites offering telehealth prescriptions for weight loss drugs.
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These programs put unused prescription drugs in the hands of patients in need
Drug donation programs take unopened, unexpired medications from health care facilities, private residents, pharmacies or prisons and re-dispense them to uninsured and low-income patients.
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Yale doctor discusses differences between bariatric surgery and weight-loss drugs
Dr. John Morton, Division Chief of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Yale School of Medicine, discusses if the new injectable weight-loss drugs are having an impact on people choosing bariatric surgery.
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Diabetes drug Mounjaro helped dieters shed 60 pounds during ‘off-label' use, study finds
A new study finds that the medicine in the diabetes drug Mounjaro helped people with obesity or who are overweight lose at least a quarter of their body weight.
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What to know about the Connecticut Prescription Drug Discount Card Program
A prescription drug discount card program will launch in the state on Monday, which is expected to allow all residents of the state to save money on certain prescription drugs. Starting at 9 a.m., residents can sign up for ArrayRx at no cost and save to up to 80% on certain medications when they present the card at a pharmacy,…
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What to know about the Connecticut prescription drug discount card program
Connecticut residents can get a prescription drug discount card starting today.
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Free prescription drug discount card launches Monday
On Monday Oct. 2, Connecticut residents can sign up for an ArrayRx card, which provides savings up to 80% on certain medications.
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Free prescription drug discount card launches Monday
“It’s by far the biggest issue,” Rep. Jill Barry of Glastonbury said. There are efforts underway to address the high cost of prescription drugs in Connecticut. “Nobody in the state of Connecticut should have to make those choices between food and shelter, versus taking the drugs they need to survive,” State Comptroller Sean Scanlon said. Starting Monday, Oct. 2, all…
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Kroger will pay up to $1.2 billion to settle most nationwide opioid claims
The settlements would allow for “full resolution” of all opioid claims on behalf of U.S. states, local governments and Native American tribes, Kroger said.
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Popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy may raise risk of complications under anesthesia
Patients taking blockbuster drugs like Wegovy for weight loss may face potentially deadly complications if they need surgery or other procedures that require empty stomachs for anesthesia.
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FDA Panel Backs Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pill
Federal health advisers are recommending that a decades-old birth control pill be sold without a prescription. The positive vote on Wednesday by a Food and Drug Administration panel paves the way for what could be the first birth control pill available over the counter. The recommendation is not binding and the FDA is expected to make its decision on the...
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Got Unused, Unwanted or Expired Medications? National Drug Take Back Day is Saturday
The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 22, 2023, where you can safely get rid of unused, unwanted or expired medications.
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Facing Political Pressure, Sanofi Follows Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk in Slashing Insulin Prices
The French drugmaker is the last major insulin manufacturer to try to head off government efforts to cap monthly costs by announcing its own steep price cuts.
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Can't Take Statins? New Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Reduces Risk of Heart Attacks
In a major study, a new kind of cholesterol-lowering drug helped people who can’t take the first choice, pills called statins.
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Eli Lilly to Slash Prices on Some Insulins and Cap Out-of-Pocket Costs at $35 Per Month
Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins later this year and immediately expand a cap on costs insured patients pay when they fill prescriptions.
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Biden Administration May Limit Telehealth Prescriptions for Some Drugs
The Biden administration is moving to require patients see a doctor in person before getting drugs to treat attention deficit disorders or addictive painkillers, toughening access amid a deepening opioid crisis.
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From Hospital Bed, Duxbury Mom Faces Murder Charges in Children's Deaths
Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother charged in the killings of her three children in Duxbury last month, appeared in court from her hospital bed on Tuesday and listened as prosecutors provided new details on what they say took place.
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Mom Charged With Killing Her Kids Was Overmedicated, Attorney Says
A judge is allowing Lindsay Clancy, the mother from Duxbury, Massachusetts, accused of killing her three kids, to speak to a forensic psychologist ahead of her upcoming arraignment in the children’s deaths last month. The judge granted the defense’s motion at a hearing in Plymouth District Court Friday, hours after Clancy’s attorney claimed that an overmedication of prescription psychiatric drugs...