Amazon's pharmacy unit said on Thursday it would offer weight-loss drugs to eligible Medicare beneficiaries for $50 a month through a new fede…
- Ken Alltucker USA Today
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Americans' voracious appetite for GLP-1 weight loss drugs has the nation on pace to spend more than $1 trillion on prescription drugs this year, a new report says.
- John S Kiernan, WalletHub Managing Editor
Drug abuse has a long and storied history in the United States, and we’ve been “at war” with it for decades. Yet despite the country’s best efforts to fight it, the problem is still prevalent. There were more than
68,400drug overdose deaths in the 12-month period ending in October 2025, according to the CDC.
- Alexis Weisend The Seattle Times
Demand for weight loss drugs is ballooning across the U.S. — and Amazon wants in.
- Dr. Mary Beth Miotto American Academy of Pediatrics
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About 50,000 children under 5 go to ERs each year after swallowing medicine unintentionally.
- Jeffrey McConnell, West side
I watched the President’s news conference with nine major pharmaceutical companies announcing ‘Most Favored Nation’ drug pricing agreements th…
- Maggie Aime for GoodRx
GoodRx reports seven ways to save on prescription costs with Medicare Part D, including state resources, generic medications, and patient assistance programs.
- Howard Fischer
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The prescription discount card promised by Gov. Katie Hobbs is now available.
- Terry Savage, Tribune Content Agency
You may not be taking prescription drugs when you sign up for Medicare at age 65, or when your work coverage ends, but eventually you will need meds. That’ s why, immediately upon signing up for Medicare Part B, you must also sign up for Part D, which covers drugs, even if you are currently taking nothing stronger than Tylenol. If you wait, you’ ll pay a significant monthly...
