pharmacology

PITTSBURGH — About a year and a half ago, my pharmacist approached me as I was picking up prescriptions at Spartan Pharmacy to ask me if I knew what a...

HARRISBURG — The state House OK’d a bill Friday that, if passed, will reign in pharmacy benefit managers, which impact prescription pricing and put pr...

(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...

(TNS) — As tensions with China continue to rise, especially over trade and sensitive technological theft, it is critical that one facet of our nationa...

SMETHPORT — Smethport Senior Center will hold a wellness fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 29, Senior Health Fitness Day. There will be blood sugar test...

HARRISBURG – Independent pharmacies took center stage earlier this month in support of a bipartisan bill that would rein in the “shadowy middlemen” wh...

(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...

Pharmacies in Western Pennsylvania are closing at an alarming clip, pushed out of business by a complex, opaque and utterly broken medication reimburs...

DuBOIS — Nurses are at the heart of the healthcare system in the United States. There are more than 4 million registered nurses, which means that 1 in...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — In an effort to temper the presence of xylazine, the powerful animal tranquilizer that is increasingly showing up in Pennsylvania’s...

It’s hard to believe that right now, in the 21st century, countless Pennsylvanians are losing access to affordable prescription drugs. But that’s exac...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Justice Department propos...

Repeated in one commercial after another, the side effects of certain medications sound pretty scary. However, the consequences of missing those medic...

HARRISBURG – This week state lawmakers took aim at the corporate megaliths that pharmacists say are squeezing out competition, creating pharmacy deser...

NEW YORK (TNS) — A few years ago, researchers made the unnerving discovery that in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease, disordered clumps of...

I paid a pricey sum recently for another product on the market that was supposed to better my health and well-being. It was one of many that I see adv...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Before we have an anti-aging drug for humans, we’re likely to have one for dogs. Multiple clinical trials are currently underway to t...

UPMC Cole and Penn Highlands Elk are both part of a federal prescription drug price reduction program, but a national study released earlier this week...

I’ve been having bad dreams. Some I would even call nightmares. That is, I have these when I can sleep at all. Lots of nights I can’t, or I’ll doze so...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., announced that several provisions he advocated for have advanced through the Senate as part of the second wav...