The best way to stop PBMs, Prescription Drug Middlemen, from rigging prices, eliminating patient choice, ripping off taxpayers and destroying neighborhood pharmacies begins with exposing the pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) problem front and center for all New Yorkers to see. Three major PBMs (Express Scripts, CVS Health, and OptumRx of UnitedHealth Group) comprise 78% of…
Will you be able to get free prescription medicines filled if you were injured on the job under the new Workers’ Compensation Law? As of July 11, 2007, the law specifically authorizes pharmacies to direct bill the insurance carrier and requires the insurance carrier to pay for the prescription or reimburse the employee injured on the…
What are the side-effects of NSAIDs? NSAIDs can be obtained over-the-counter, but that does not mean they are without potentially serious side-effects. The most common side-effect is irritation of the stomach. The cause of this is thought to be due to the effect on the stomach lining. If the irritation is severe, it may…