Oct 20 Health Trump Administration Wants TV Drug Ads To Include A Price Drug companies would have to disclose in television ads how much drugs cost, under a proposal the Trump administration released this week. By Lisa Gillespie Oct 20 Health Trump Administration Wants TV Drug Ads To Include A Price Lisa Gillespie
Mar 19 Health Kentucky Launches New Tool In Fight Against Opioid Abuse Health care providers in Kentucky have a new tool to gauge how their prescribing patterns compare with their peers. By Lisa Autry Mar 19 Health Kentucky Launches New Tool In Fight Against Opioid Abuse Lisa Autry
Oct 27 Community Got Prescription Drugs You Need To Toss? Do It Saturday LMPD Chief Steve Conrad and federal officials on Friday announced the next National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, which happens Saturday, Oct. 28. By Kyeland Jackson Oct 27 Community Got Prescription Drugs You Need To Toss? Do It Saturday Kyeland Jackson
Aug 23 Politics AG Beshear Announces Program To Destroy Unused Prescription Pills Beshear announced a new program to help get unused pain killers out of home medicine cabinets, a place where family or friends often begin their drug abuse. By Lisa Autry Aug 23 Politics AG Beshear Announces Program To Destroy Unused Prescription Pills Lisa Autry
Jul 12 Health Study Sheds Light On Antidepressants And Pregnancy A new study says pregnant women who take antidepressants during pregnancy are not putting their child at risk for intellectual disability. By Lisa Gillespie Jul 12 Health Study Sheds Light On Antidepressants And Pregnancy Lisa Gillespie
Feb 15 Politics Frankfort Panel Approves New Limits On Painkillers, Tougher Fentanyl Penalty Gov. Matt Bevin threw his support behind the legislation, saying he wants to enhance punishments against dealers of the synthetic drugs. By Ryland Barton Feb 15 Politics Frankfort Panel Approves New Limits On Painkillers, Tougher Fentanyl Penalty Ryland Barton
Oct 14 Politics State Lawmakers Consider Whether To Let Physician Assistants Prescribe Drugs Kentucky is the only state that doesn’t allow physician assistants to prescribe controlled substances, though it allows nurse practitioners to do so. By Ryland Barton Oct 14 Politics Lawmakers Consider Whether To Let PA's Prescribe Drugs Ryland Barton