Four charged in pharmacy break in

WALLACE - Four Silver Valley residents being held at the Shoshone County Jail may be the suspects of the Bank Street Clinic break-in on Dec. 21.

Over half of U.S. abortions now done with pills, not surgery

Use of abortion pills has been rising since 2000

'The fight is at your doorstep'

Law officers tell panel of uphill battle against fentanyl

Don't be nice in drug war, says sheriff

Novel plan to curb drug costs seeks candidates' attention

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The opioid crisis in the United States boasts some horrifying numbers. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), more than 42,000 people died from overdosing on opioids in 2016, with an estimated 11.5 million people misusing their prescription opioids.

Watson to pay $1.7 million in drug pricing settlement

BOISE - Prescription drug manufacturers Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Watson Pharma, Inc., agreed to pay $1,700,000 in a legal settlement resolving Idaho's claims relating to the "average wholesale prices" reported by the companies, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said. Watson is among the top five pharmaceutical companies in the United States, and among the top four generic drug companies in the world.

A lot of pills

Idaho State Police officers discovered nearly 2,000 pills - narcotic pain relievers that legally require a physician’s prescription - in a vehicle that was pulled over earlier today for a traffic violation on Interstate 15 in Idaho Falls.

Jury convicts Smith's psychiatrist, boyfriend

LOS ANGELES - A jury on Thursday convicted Anna Nicole Smith's psychiatrist and boyfriend of conspiring to use false names to obtain prescription drugs for the former Playboy model and reality TV star but acquitted the doctor who prescribed a plethora of drugs for her.

OPINION: Partisan rancor takes a brief vacation

Here’s something that you don’t normally see in Washington — the Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate Finance Committee standing side-by-side at a news conference, talking about a bill aimed to help pharmacists and patients.

Pediatricians urge IUDs or implants for teen girls

Apply for unclaimed controlled hunt tags by Aug. 15

For a wide variety of reasons, some of the lucky hunters who drew tags in the deer, elk, antelope and bear controlled-hunt drawing did not buy their tags.

Corridor could kill local businesses

Dear Ms. Miller and Mr. McEvers (Kiki and Woody), Ms. Evans, Dan English, Dan Gookin:

Prevent abuse and theft; turn in unwanted pills Saturday

Residents are encouraged to rid their homes of potentially dangerous expired, used and unwanted prescription drugs by participating in this weekend’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, organized by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in partnership with local law enforcement agencies.

LOCAL CORONAVIRUS BULLETIN Don’t put off care you need

Seeking proper medical care is important, even during a time of social distancing. Having COVID-19 in our community doesn’t mean you should put off going to the doctor for necessary medical care.

World / Nation Briefs March 4, 2012

Sky's the limit on credit card interest

Credit card debt is one of the worst kinds of debt to have. Interest rates can be astronomical. It used to be that the “thumb breakers” on the street corner were the only ones loaning money and charging outrageous interest rates. The U.S. had laws against usury. No more. The laws were repealed in 1978.

CVS Health set to acquire Omnicare

CVS Health will pay more than $10 billion for pharmaceutical distributor Omnicare in a deal primed to feed its fast-growing specialty drug business and tap a lucrative and growing market: Care for the elderly.

Coeur d'Alene Shopko's pharmacy will close

By KAYE THORNBRUGH

Price matters for 2011 holiday season

HEALTH: A case of theft

Theft is considered morally and ethically wrong in most segments of society. In the segment dictated by medical insurance companies, however, these same ethics do not apply. Since it occurs behind the scenes, most people are unaware of the thefts that occur many times daily in their local pharmacies.