Prescription Drugs

Oregon has the second fewest retail pharmacies per capita in the nation — with poorer access to pharmacies than any state except Alaska, according to a new analysis by the Associated Press.

Customers all around Oregon have reported standing in line for hours at pharmacies and waiting weeks for prescriptions to be filled. One reason for the wait times is staffing shortages.

Under Oregon’s new law, drug manufacturers who increase the price of a prescription drug by 10 percent or more must inform the state of cost drivers.

We discuss whether psychologists should be allowed to prescribe drugs, and hear from Portland Public Schools' board chair about their ongoing superintendent search. Also, our news roundtable takes up the week's big headlines.

Counties in eastern and southwestern Oregon have some of the highest opioid prescription levels in the state.

Oregonians struggling to pay for prescriptions that cost thousands of dollars a month spoke out Friday in support of a legislative bill to cap drug prices.

Oregon is trying to cut the number of pain pills handed out in emergency rooms.

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden wants to shake up the way we pay for prescription drugs, but did not go so far as to offer a concrete plan.

Seniors from Portland and about 20 other cities across the nation, are protesting the Trans-Pacific Partnership Tuesday.

The state has put off implementing a new policy to discourage opioids and encourage alternative therapies for Oregon Health Plan patients with back pain.