The legal odyssey for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners is complex. Here’s what to know

Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma have been cast as prime…

Bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide approved by Delaware lawmakers

DOVER, Del. — A bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware won final passage in the state…

Arkansas sues 2 pharmacy benefit managers, accusing them of fueling opioid epidemic in state

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas on Monday sued two pharmacy benefit managers that oversee coverage for…

Bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware fails in Senate, but could be resurrected

DOVER, Del. — A bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware failed to win approval in the…

Executives of telehealth company accused of fraud that gave easy access to addictive Adderall drug

LOS ANGELES — Top executives of a California-based online mental health company were arrested on allegations…

Rural pharmacies fill a health care gap in the US. Owners say it’s getting harder to stay open

Basin Pharmacy fills more than prescriptions in rural northern Wyoming. It’s also the key health care…

Need a pharmacy? These states and neighborhoods have less access

Opening stores used to mean everything to pharmacy chains. CVS Health once boasted of opening or…

Louisiana governor signs bill making two abortion drugs controlled dangerous substances

NEW ORLEANS — First-of-its-kind legislation that classifies two abortion-inducing drugs as controlled and dangerous substances was…

Louisiana Legislature approves bill classifying abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances

BATON ROUGE, La. — Two abortion-inducing drugs could soon be reclassified as controlled and dangerous substances…

Matthew Perry’s death under investigation in connection with ketamine level found in actor’s blood

LOS ANGELES — Authorities have opened an investigation into how Matthew Perry received the supply of…