‘No-Kill Shelter Month’ Aims To Save Pets In West Virginia
New data shows West Virginia is close to achieving "no-kill" status for animal shelters across the state.
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Bill That Gives Pharmacists Ability To Prescribe Limited Medication Heads To Governor's Desk
Senate Bill 526 gives pharmacists the ability to prescribe certain medications, but the bill's lead sponsor, Sen. Laura Chapman, R-Ohio, s...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDark Money Group Targets Local Election In National Initiative To Help Big Pharma
Health care officials and political leaders are worried. A dark money group dropped hundreds of thousands of dollars into a local primary election spreading falsehoods about the lieutenant governor and a program called 340B.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsActive Duty And Retired Military Eligible For Emergency Prescriptions Due To Storms
Uniformed service members, military retirees and their families served by TRICARE are eligible for emergency prescription refills due to recent inclement weather.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsU.S. Motto In Schools, Lower Prescription Drug Prices Topic Of Bills Passing House
The House of Delegates started Friday, Day 59 of the 60 day legislative session, with more than 60 bills on third reading. Many of the lighting rod bills were moved to the bottom of the agenda. Bills passed and sent to the governor include posting our national motto in schools, lowering prescription costs, addressing substandard recovery residences and who should help develop Corridor H.
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Prosecuting COVID-19 Fraud, Pharmacy Deserts and Spotting The Early Signs Of Dementia, This West Virginia Week
This week we heard about prosecutors on the trail of illegally obtained COVID-19 relief funds and communities grappling with the loss of pharmacies
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsConsolidation Brings Pharmacy Deserts To W.Va.
With the closing and consolidation of pharmacy chains and independent retailers, patients are left wondering where to go for guidance and their medications.
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