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July 12, 2024 | 8:14 AM

Pa. bill to regulate the middlemen of pharmaceutical drug prices heads to Gov. Shapiro’s desk

By Kiley Koscinski/WESA
June 26, 2024 | 9:33 AM

Script for disaster: PBM practices widely blamed as Pennsylvania ‘pharmacy deserts’ grow

By Roger DuPuis/WVIA News
October 16, 2023 | 10:29 AM

Pennsylvania-based pharmacy, Rite Aid, files for bankruptcy

By The Associated Press

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February 25, 2023 | 10:22 AM

Democratic state attorneys general sue Biden administration over abortion pill rules

Mifepristone was approved more than 20 years ago to induce first-trimester abortions in combination with a second drug, misoprostol

By Sarah McCammon/NPR
June 10, 2022 | 11:29 AM

Battle continues over vaccination powers for Pa. pharmacies

Pennsylvania pharmacists and doctors are still at loggerheads over two bills that would allow pharmacies to continue administering pediatric vaccinations.

By Zoë Read/WHYY
April 23, 2021 | 11:46 AM

As at-home coronavirus tests hit pharmacies, what role can they play in the pandemic?

Rapid COVID-19 tests are now available at pharmacies in the U.S. Dr. Michael Mina of Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health says these can help people wondering if they are infectious right now.

By Mary Louise Kelly and Mano Sundaresan/NPR
March 8, 2021 | 9:57 AM

Pharmacists step up in COVID-19 vaccination effort

In some small towns across the U.S., an independent pharmacy is the only local place where people can get a COVID-19 vaccination.

By Joyce M. Rosenberg/The Associated Press
January 7, 2021 | 3:11 PM

Smart Talk: Overdose deaths rise significantly during pandemic

By Merideth Bucher/WITF
January 1, 2021 | 9:35 AM

Pharmacist arrested, accused of destroying more than 500 Moderna vaccine doses

….the pharmacist responsible admitted “to intentionally removing the vaccine knowing that if not properly stored the vaccine would be ineffective.”

By Vanessa Romo and Jaclyn Diaz/NPR
October 12, 2020 | 4:58 PM

Pennsylvania treasurer leads calls to lower price of remdesivir

Remdesivir, originally intended as a treatment for Ebola, was developed with $70 million in taxpayer funds.

By An-Li Herring/WESA
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