Compounded drugs are custom-made medications by a licensed pharmacist or pharmacy technician. They alter ingredients, drug form, or dosage amounts to create a medication tailored to an individual’s ...

Prescription drug prices are a major concern for people, healthcare professionals, and policymakers. Even for those with insurance, out-of-pocket costs can still be high. Several factors contribute to ...

People who order low-cost versions of the wildly popular weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound from so-called compounding pharmacies might soon see disruptions in their medication. The U.S. Food and ...

Lab-made drugs soaked into the pages of letters, books and even legal documents are being smuggled behind bars, killing inmates and frustrating investigators. At the Cook County jail, inmates have ...

A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes. He didn’t use a patch. He ...