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Prescription drugs

Published
April 24, 2021

Commentary: We need systemic change to address prescription misuse in Maine

Cleaning out the medicine cabinet for Drug Take Back Day on Saturday will help prevent unintended poisoning and medication diversion.
Published
April 13, 2021

Drug take back day scheduled in Falmouth
Published
April 10, 2021

Commentary: Don’t put Maine’s health care decisions in the hands of a third party

L.D. 675 could cost thousands of Maine patients and their families access to the medications that allow them to live fulfilling lives, says the mother of a chronically ill teen.
Published
March 23, 2021

Maine Democrats’ bills aim to hold down prescription drug prices, health care costs

Their 5 bills include proposals to reduce price gouging by pharmaceutical companies and help consumers who have trouble paying for insulin.
Published
October 13, 2020

Drug Take Back Day set for Oct. 24

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Published
August 12, 2020

Sen. Libby: Maine stands up to drug companies looking to profit off a crisis

Legislators have passed bills aimed at medication cost control and billing transparency – now we must focus on reining in the price of treating COVID.
Published
July 24, 2020

Trump signs executive orders aimed at lowering drug prices

The president has regularly complained to advisers that drug prices are too high, and some of his political advisers see health care as a key vulnerability in 2020.
Published
May 2, 2020

Commentary: Maine can’t afford to have the Postal Service fail

Only USPS has the capacity to provide the affordable delivery needed by our state, with its large share of senior and rural residents.
Published
April 3, 2020

Our View: Don’t let companies off the hook for their role in opioid epidemic

ProPublica describes how the Justice Department stopped the prosecution of Walmart for filling suspicious prescriptions, in Maine and around the country.
Published
January 14, 2020

Commentary: Cancer isn’t the only thing that’s killing Americans

Big drops in cancer mortality rates are worth celebrating, but they stand in sharp contrast with many persistent and worrisome health trends.