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Alabama lawmakers passed a similar bill last year protecting doctors who prescribed off-label medications.
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Proposed bill would protect pharmacists who recommend off-label meds
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prescription stories
Opinion
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Legislature
House Bill 238 would introduce a $10.64 tax on every prescription filled in the state.
State
About 166,000 Alabamians will see lower drug prices as a result of the negotiations.
Corruption
There is no clear language in the bill defining any limitations of what FDA-approved medications could be claimed as a treatment for COVID-19.
Legislature
Doctors, parents of transgender children and a former transgender man shared differing perspectives from several experiences with gender dysphoria treatment.
Courts
The prosecution "flies in the face" of the intent of the law, said Sen. Clyde Chambliss, one of the bill's sponsors.
Opinion
When a doctor prescribes a prescription, they usually tell you to take the whole thing and not to stop just because the symptoms go...
National
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has a prescription for high drug prices, but this is one case where the cure is worse than the disease. Her...
Legislature
State Sen. Andrew Jones, R-Centre, is working to establish an opioid education system for patients prescribed the drug through a bill he pre-filed on...