Prescription drug

Save billions or stick with Humira? Drug brokers steer Americans to the costly choice

Thousands of patients with autoimmune diseases who rely on Humira, with a list price of $6,600 a month, could get financial relief from new low-cost rivals. So far, the pharmacy benefit managers that control drug prices have not delivered on those savings.

Wegovy has been called "a major breakthrough" given how well it works to reduce body weight. But the injection drug is extremely expensive and when people can't afford to stay on it, they experience rebound weight gain that's hard to stop.

NPR Health

Wegovy works. But here's what happens if you can't afford to keep taking the drug

Allison Aubrey

The new weight-loss drugs can be life-changing for people facing health conditions worsened by obesity, but price and spotty insurance coverage may keep them out of reach.

Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.

Health News Florida

Prescription Drug Donation Program Passes First Stop

Blaise Gainey

A bill creating a prescription drug donation program within the Department of Health returned today in the Health Quality subcommittee. It passed on a...