Irondequoit, N.Y. — The closure of a Walgreens in Rochester's 19th Ward has created a pharmacy desert for neighbors, and customers of other pharmacies across the state could face similar challenges.
"What we found was that rosuvastatin lowered LDL cholesterol by almost 38% and that was vastly superior to placebo and any of the six supplements studied in the trial," study author Luke Laffin, M.D. of the Cleveland Clinic's Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute told NPR.
(Reuters) - Teva Pharmaceuticals will pay up to $4.2 billion in the United States to settle claims related to its role in fueling the country's opioid crisis, New York Attorney General Letitia James said on Thursday.
(Reuters) - CVS Health Corp., Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., and Walmart Inc. have agreed to pay about $13.8 billion to resolve thousands of U.S. state, local and tribal government lawsuits accusing the pharmacy chains of mishandling opioid painkillers.