Category: Prescription Drugs

Six Illinois organizations receive $750,000 for drug-free community programs

Six Illinois organizations will receive $750,000 in federal funds to support efforts to address youth substance use, the state’s two senators announced Tuesday.
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Illinois sees ‘alarming’ rise in drug overdoses for Black, older adults

Drug overdose deaths are continuing to rise in Illinois, specifically among Black and older residents, according to a newly published database by Northwestern University.
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Raoul, colleagues reach settlement with Amgen over $27.8 billion Horizon deal

Illinois, along with four other states and the Federal Trade Commission, have reached a settlement with biopharmaceutical drug company Amgen to address potential anticompetitive tactics that could result from its $27.8 billion purchase of Horizon Therapeutics, Attorney General Kwame Raoul said last week.
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Pritzker signs bill capping price of insulin, EpiPens among other healthcare proposals

Nearly two dozen healthcare bills were among the 92 proposals signed into law Friday by Gov. JB Pritzker, including a plan to lower the state’s cap on the out-of-pocket costs for insulin to $35. 
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