Dec 21 Health Watchdog Report Finds Over-Prescription Of Opioids For Some Medicaid Patients A report from a federal oversight agency shows that over 4,000 patients in the Ohio Valley received high amounts of opioids in 2018 through Medicaid, potentially putting hundreds at risk of addiction and overdose. The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services focused the report on six Appalachian states in […] By Alana Watson Dec 21 Health Watchdog Report Finds Over-Prescription Of Opioids For Some Medicaid Patients Alana Watson
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
Apr 17 Local News Return of Original Rx Pill Bill Starts a New Fight Over the Issue A change to the so-called pill bill in Frankfort has restarted the fight over the measure in the General Assembly. Prescription abuse is rampant in Kentucky, and the bill strengthens restrictions on the drugs and who can sell them. The measure didn’t clear the General Assembly during this year’s regular session, and lawmakers have been […] By Kenny Colston Apr 17 Local News Return of Original Rx Pill Bill Starts a New Fight Over the Issue Kenny Colston
Apr 9 Local News Beshear, Rogers to Speak at Prescription Drug Abuse Summit Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers are among several elected officials slated to speak about prescription drug abuse this week at a conference in Florida. The National Rx Drug Abuse Summit is organized by the Kentucky-based Operation UNITE. It aims to address the growing problem of prescription drug abuse in the southeastern […] By Gabe Bullard Apr 9 Local News Beshear, Rogers to Speak at Prescription Drug Abuse Summit Gabe Bullard
Mar 27 Local News Kentucky To Join Prescription Monitoring Program By Brenna Angel, Kentucky Public Radio Kentucky’s prescription monitoring program will soon link up with other databases in other states. The governor’s office announced Tuesday that Kentucky will sign an agreement with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy to join the InterConnect, a network of prescription monitoring programs across the country. The Commonwealth joins […] By Rick Howlett Mar 27 Local News Kentucky To Join Prescription Monitoring Program Rick Howlett
Apr 15 Politics Beshear Considering Mandatory Pill-Tracking System After testifying before a U.S. House committee on the so-called pill pipeline, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear says the state needs to consider making its prescription drug tracking system mandatory. On Thursday, Beshear addressed lawmakers about illegal pills abused in eastern Kentucky. Federal law enforcement officials estimate that 60 percent of those prescription come directly from […] By WFPL News Apr 15 Politics Beshear Considering Mandatory Pill-Tracking System WFPL News
Sep 24 Local News Prescription Drug Toss This Weekend Across The U.S. The drugs can be disposed of at any Kentucky State Police post. In Lousiville, the dropoff sites are Jewish Hospital Southwest, Jefferson Mall and Olympia Park Plaza. By Rick Howlett Sep 24 Local News Prescription Drug Toss This Weekend Across The U.S. Rick Howlett