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Wikimedia CommonsIt won’t surprise you to hear that getting a prescription filled in Oregon is getting more expensive each year. But according to a soon-to-be-released state report, drug price increases overall are getting fewer, and smaller. -
Susan Walsh/APThe roughly $2 trillion House-passed measure awaits Senate action. The Senate majority leader says he'd like to try to finish by Christmas.
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The price of many prescription drugs has been rising dramatically in recent years. This week, Oregonians will have a chance to give testimony about how those prices are affecting their ability to afford their medication. -
Customers all around Oregon have reported standing in line for hours at pharmacies and waiting weeks for prescriptions to be filled. One reason for the wait times is staffing shortages.
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In a ruling issued late Monday, state superior court Judge Peter J. Wilson found the companies, including Johnson & Johnson, aren't "legally liable" for the opioid crisis.
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U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon on Thursday introduced a bill that seeks to limit what he called price gouging for prescription drugs sold in the U.S.
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Generic drugs can seem like lifesavers for people in need of medicine. They cost less than the name-brand drugs with the same formulation, and insurance…
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Multiply by five. That is the general formula for computing the price of a prescription drug in the United States, versus what it costs in the rest of the…
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Price spikes of prescription drugs are the focus of a new report from the Oregon Prescription Drug Price Transparency Program. Included in its findings…
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Congress has been reluctant to take action on high prescription drug prices, so the states have made some moves on their own. A flock of bills in front of…
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Pick a drug and follow the trend in its price. There's a good chance the price went up in recent years, up by a lot for a big brand-name drug. Drug…
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Oregon is working to reduce the misuse of opioid pain medication, like a lot of other states. But in the eyes of one state agency, another state agency…
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The Oregon Legislature is not quite as party-divided as Congress, but there's still not a great deal of cooperation between parties. So it's notable that…
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The reaction was sharp and negative when Turing Pharmaceuticals raised the price of one of its drugs... from $13.50 per pill to $750.00. The company CEO…
