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Money MagazineLeahy and Others to Introduce Legislation to Lower Prescription Drug Prices For Seniorsvtdigger.organd others in introducing legislation to lower prescription drug prices for seniors. The lawmakers have introduced the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act, which would allow Medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs. Current …Donald Trump Said He’d Lower Drug Prices. But They’re Already Going UpMoney Magazineall 5 news articles »

Money MagazineDonald Trump Said He’d Lower Drug Prices. But They’re Already Going UpMoney MagazinePresident-elect Donald Trump has promised to lower the astronomical cost of prescription drugs. Whether it’s feasible for him to fulfill that promise is another matter. In an interview with TIME ahead of his selection as its 2016 Person of the Year …and more »

Weatherford DemocratPolice: Prescription narcotics are most abused drugsWeatherford DemocratA narcotics investigator with the Walker County Sheriff’s Office whose name is being withheld because of his undercover work, said prescription drug abuse is popular due to the ease of which the drugs can be obtained. There are “pill mills" in the …and more »

The Decatur DailyPrescription drug overdoses a killer in the ValleyThe Decatur DailyAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, more than 15,000 people nationwide died in 2015 from overdoses involving prescription opioids. The most common drugs involved were methadone, oxycodone and hydrocodone.

Vital Signs: Take steps to monitor and secure prescription medicines in your homeThe Daily ProgressWhile many people take prescription medication responsibly under a doctor’s care, there is an increasing rate of prescription drug misuse across Virginia. Prescription opioid overdose deaths rose 44 percent between 2007 and 2015, from 399 deaths to 576.