/tags/prescription-drugs Prescription Drugs en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:41:25 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2022-12-05/how-the-national-adhd-medication-shortage-is-affecting-vermonters This hour, host Connor Cyrus speaks with a Vermont psychiatrist and pharmacist about the shortage of medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:41:25 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2022-12-05/how-the-national-adhd-medication-shortage-is-affecting-vermonters Connor Cyrus, Matthew F Smith /2021-07-21/state-attorneys-general-reach-a-26-billion-national-opioid-settlement Payouts will be spread over the next 18 years, with much of the funding going to help communities struggling with high rates of opioid addiction and overdose deaths. Thu, 22 Jul 2021 10:10:22 GMT /2021-07-21/state-attorneys-general-reach-a-26-billion-national-opioid-settlement Brian Mann /2021-04-19/court-blasts-drugmaker-endo-for-trying-to-improperly-corrupt-opioid-trial A Tennessee court found Endo Pharmaceuticals liable for harm caused by its Opana ER opioid. The "harsh sanction" followed a court judgment that Endo made false statements and withheld key documents. Mon, 19 Apr 2021 09:05:00 GMT /2021-04-19/court-blasts-drugmaker-endo-for-trying-to-improperly-corrupt-opioid-trial Brian Mann /vpr-news/2019-12-12/the-house-passed-its-prescription-drug-plan-heres-whats-in-it Lawmakers Thursday passed a bill to rein in drug costs. President Trump has vowed to veto it. But the plan shares a lot with other bipartisan efforts. Here's how it would work. Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:00:51 GMT /vpr-news/2019-12-12/the-house-passed-its-prescription-drug-plan-heres-whats-in-it Selena Simmons-Duffin /vpr-news/2019-09-19/speaker-nancy-pelosi-unveils-plan-to-lower-prescription-drug-costs The House speaker has been working privately for months on legislation aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs, a rare shared priority with President Trump. Thu, 19 Sep 2019 09:01:20 GMT /vpr-news/2019-09-19/speaker-nancy-pelosi-unveils-plan-to-lower-prescription-drug-costs Susan Davis /programs/2017-06-28/doctors-patients-prepare-for-new-opiate-prescription-rules-in-vermont As the country and the state struggle with the opiate crisis, Vermont is taking action by zeroing in on one way that people can initially get hooked:â€� Wed, 28 Jun 2017 15:12:40 GMT /programs/2017-06-28/doctors-patients-prepare-for-new-opiate-prescription-rules-in-vermont Jane Lindholm /vpr-news/2015-09-09/new-federal-grant-aims-to-prevent-overuse-of-prescription-drugs Each year in Vermont, doctors write about 500,000 prescriptions for opioids. While it isn’t always easy for providers to find out what drugs theirâ€� Wed, 09 Sep 2015 19:51:58 GMT /vpr-news/2015-09-09/new-federal-grant-aims-to-prevent-overuse-of-prescription-drugs Charlotte Albright /vpr-news/2015-09-09/prescription-drug-take-back-day-sept-26 Over 50 law enforcement offices, rescue departments and pharmacies in Vermont have signed up as drop-off locations for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency'sâ€� Wed, 09 Sep 2015 16:06:38 GMT /vpr-news/2015-09-09/prescription-drug-take-back-day-sept-26 Amy Kolb Noyes /vpr-news/2014-10-11/public-post-drug-take-back-numbers-energy-efficiency-new-shrewsbury-phone-book On September 27, 3,349 pounds of drugs were collected statewide. Vermont has been dubbed the most energy efficient state, and some events this week backâ€� Sat, 11 Oct 2014 12:45:37 GMT /vpr-news/2014-10-11/public-post-drug-take-back-numbers-energy-efficiency-new-shrewsbury-phone-book Peter Biello, Amy Kolb Noyes /vpr-news/2014-10-09/on-take-back-day-vermont-collected-3-349-pounds-of-prescription-drugs September 27 was the ninth semiannual Drug Take Back Day, coordinated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. It’s a day when local police and sheriffâ€� Thu, 09 Oct 2014 17:16:45 GMT /vpr-news/2014-10-09/on-take-back-day-vermont-collected-3-349-pounds-of-prescription-drugs Amy Kolb Noyes