/tags/prescription-drugs Prescription Drugs en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 26 Oct 2023 22:01:22 GMT /health/2023-10-26/areas-around-austin-will-help-residents-safely-dispose-of-unwanted-drugs-this-weekend Cities and counties are trying to prevent drugs from ending up in local waterways, where the chemicals can affect the drinking water supply and aquatic life. Thu, 26 Oct 2023 22:01:22 GMT /health/2023-10-26/areas-around-austin-will-help-residents-safely-dispose-of-unwanted-drugs-this-weekend Maya Fawaz /health/2019-06-28/doctors-sue-over-texas-ban-on-selling-prescription-drugs-from-their-offices Two Texas doctors are suing the state over a law prohibiting them from selling prescription drugs to their patients.The plaintiffs � a family physician in� Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:14:55 GMT /health/2019-06-28/doctors-sue-over-texas-ban-on-selling-prescription-drugs-from-their-offices Ashley Lopez /texas/2019-05-24/if-it-passes-texas-prescription-drug-law-would-be-among-strongest-in-the-nation From Texas Standard:Americans pay some of the highest prices in the developed world for prescription medication: On average, each individual spends $1,200� Fri, 24 May 2019 18:42:13 GMT /texas/2019-05-24/if-it-passes-texas-prescription-drug-law-would-be-among-strongest-in-the-nation Alexandra Hart /texas/2019-05-13/why-advertising-prescription-drug-prices-is-a-step-in-the-right-direction From Texas Standard:The Trump administration finalized a rule last week that aims to curb the rising cost of prescription drugs. Pharmaceutical companies� Mon, 13 May 2019 19:28:53 GMT /texas/2019-05-13/why-advertising-prescription-drug-prices-is-a-step-in-the-right-direction Alexandra Hart /texas/2019-02-21/texas-doctors-want-to-slow-down-start-of-prescription-monitoring-program The opioid epidemic killed more than 1,300 Texans in 2016. The next year, state lawmakers passed legislation to mandate a prescription-monitoring program� Thu, 21 Feb 2019 12:01:00 GMT /texas/2019-02-21/texas-doctors-want-to-slow-down-start-of-prescription-monitoring-program Elizabeth Ucles /texas/2017-07-13/four-big-ideas-for-cutting-health-care-costs From Texas Standard:As Senate Republican leaders reveal another version of their plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, taking politics out� Thu, 13 Jul 2017 19:26:32 GMT /texas/2017-07-13/four-big-ideas-for-cutting-health-care-costs Jill Ament, Rhonda Fanning /texas/2016-10-03/pfizer-wants-to-keep-lawmakers-in-the-dark-over-state-medicaid-contracts From Texas Standard:It all started with a battle over information: In one corner was the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. In the other were� Mon, 03 Oct 2016 19:00:00 GMT /texas/2016-10-03/pfizer-wants-to-keep-lawmakers-in-the-dark-over-state-medicaid-contracts Alain Stephens | The Trace