Latest Drugs Headlines
All the headlines from our Drugs Topic Page, ordered by recency.
How Hurricanes, Fires and Floods Put Drugs and Medical Supplies at Risk
Aug 22 2025 // When Hurricane Helene barreled across several southern states last fall, it destroyed homes and killed more than 150 people. The storm also took out one of the country’s main factories producing intravenous fluid...
Beshear Bans Designer Xanax Drug in Kentucky as AGs Urge Emergency Action
Aug 20 2025 // Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear took emergency action Monday to ban the sale of “designer Xanax,” responding to a request from his state’s attorney general who is leading a broader effort to combat the highly...
Swiss Re Tackles Longevity Drug Impact With Life Policy Advice
Aug 12 2025 // Swiss Re AG issued guidance for underwriters on how to assess life insurance applications of people who show signs of using medications for longevity purposes. Metformin, traditionally used to manage type 2 diabetes, and...
Trump Vows No Tariff Extension, Hardens Threats on Copper, Drugs
Jul 9 2025 // President Donald Trump vowed to push forward with his aggressive tariff regime in the coming days, stressing he would not offer additional extensions on country-specific levies set to now hit in early August while...
Drug Companies Paying Hawaii $700 Million to Settle Plavix Blood Thinner Suit
May 12 2025 // Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to pay Hawaii $700 million to settle its lawsuit over the efficacy and safety of the blood thinner Plavix, the state attorney general’s office announced. A court ruling last year...
Lilly Sues 4 Compounders Over Copies of Weight-Loss Drugs
Apr 24 2025 // Eli Lilly said Wednesday it had sued four compounders for selling unapproved products containing tirzepatide, after a U.S. judge last month blocked pharmacies from making copies of its weight-loss and diabetes...
Jazz Pharma to Pay $145 Million to Settle Narcolepsy Drug Antitrust Case
Apr 9 2025 // Jazz Pharmaceuticals said on Tuesday that it had agreed to a settlement of $145 million to resolve a series of antitrust lawsuits related to its narcolepsy drug, Xyrem. Xyrem, a medication approved in the U.S., is used for...
California Highway Patrol Blames Drug Use, Speeding for Cybertruck Crash That Killed 3
Mar 5 2025 // Drug use and excessive speed were to blame for last year’s fiery crash of a Tesla Cybertruck that killed three college students near San Francisco, the California Highway Patrol said in a preliminary report. Four...
Florida Seeks Personal Prescription Data From Drug Middlemen
Mar 4 2025 // Florida insurance regulators have asked companies to hand over extensive amounts of data on people’s pharmacy claims, including personal information and prescription drug usage, an unusual move for a state regulator...
Judge Rules Boston Waited Too Long to Sue Drug Intermediaries Over Opioid Crisis
Feb 13 2025 // A federal judge has dismissed the city of Boston’s lawsuit seeking to hold pharmacy benefit managers liable for the opioid epidemic. US District Judge Patti B. Saris ruled that the suit against the drug...
Dermatologicals Now the Costliest Drug Group in California Workers Comp
Jan 15 2025 // Dermatologicals, which include a number of high-priced, private label drugs, account for the biggest share of the total drug spend in the California workers’ compensation system, a new report shows. Data from the...
Rapper Nelly Has Drug, Insurance Charges Dropped Following Summer Arrest
Nov 14 2024 // Rapper Nelly won’t face drug charges following his arrest this summer at a St. Louis-area casino, a prosecutor said. Nelly was arrested at 4:45 a.m. Aug. 7 as he sought to collect several jackpots he won at Hollywood...
Maryland Lawmakers Approve Caps on High-Cost Prescription Drugs
Oct 25 2024 // A panel of Maryland lawmakers approved a plan on Tuesday to enable a state board to cap the price that state and local governments pay for certain high-cost prescription drugs for their employees — the latest step taken...
Report Examines Migraine Drugs as a Potential Cost Driver in California Workers’ Comp
Oct 8 2024 // Migraine drugs represent a small percentage of prescriptions dispensed to injured workers in California, but they make up a larger share of workers’ compensation drug payments, a new report shows. Fewer than 1% of...
Walgreens Paying $106.8 Million to Settle Prescription Billing Fraud Charges
Sep 16 2024 // Walgreens Boots Alliance agreed to pay $106.8 million to settle charges it fraudulently billed the U.S. government for prescriptions that were never dispensed, the Department of Justice said on Friday. The Justice...
Medical Marijuana User Fired After Drug Test Loses Unemployment Benefits Appeal
Aug 26 2024 // A Vermont man who was fired from his job after he said a random drug test showed he used medical marijuana while off duty for chronic pain has lost his appeal to the Vermont Supreme Court over unemployment benefits. Ivo...
Medicare Prescription Drug Costs: Strategies for Managing Expenses
Aug 20 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Trucordia. Trucordia Senior Benefits Practice Leader, Jason Milz, shares how partnering with a licensed insurance agent helps you effectively manage and reduce your prescription...
Trucordia Transportation Offers a Look at the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
Aug 16 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Trucordia. Trucordia Transportation Practice Leader, Tim Good, leads a discussion with Erika Wilson, Producer from Good’s Insurance, a Trucordia company, about the...
What You Need to Know About 2024 Federal Prescription Reform
Aug 2 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Trucordia. Trucordia VP of Operations Benefits, Kirk Benson, teamed up with Joey Mattingly, Vice Chair of Research at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy, to discuss the...
Hospital to Pay $300K to Resolve Drug Recordkeeping Allegations
Jul 8 2024 // A New Hampshire hospital has agreed to pay $300,000 to resolve allegations that it violated federal law by failing to keep accurate records of controlled substances, including opioids, the U.S. attorney’s office...
