Prescription Drugs

The owner of two West Virginia pharmacies has agreed to pay $300,000 in civil penalties to settle allegations that they filled illegitimate prescriptions in violation of federal law.

With drug costs on the rise — and insurers refusing to cover some prescriptions — even patients with insurance can find themselves facing high out-of-pocket costs or going without.

Law enforcement officials in West Virginia are participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Drug Take Back Day.The Kanawha County…

At a union's request, a California-based drug wholesaler is looking into allegations in a 2016 lawsuit that the company flooded West Virginia with…

Two major prescription drug distributors have agreed to pay $36 million to settle a West Virginia lawsuit alleging they fueled West Virginia's opioid…

While millions of addictive pain pills flooded West Virginia, a generation of Appalachians grew up with a parent addicted or abusing drugs. Hear some of…

For a generation of Appalachians, growing up with a parent addicted or abusing drugs is a way of life. On this week’s episode of Inside Appalachia, we…

Four West Virginia counties will receive drug incinerators to destroy old and unwanted prescription drugs.Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office…

Another prescription drug collection effort is set for next weekend in West Virginia.The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and other agencies will be…

Five drug wholesalers have agreed to a $4.2 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging that they shipped an excessive number of prescription opioids to West…