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Walgreens Says It Won’t Offer the Abortion Pill Mifepristone in Conservative States

The decision applies to 21 states whose attorneys general threatened Walgreens and other pharmacies with legal action if they dispensed the pill there.

By Pam Belluck

Cardinal Health Inc Decisions and Verdicts Drug Abuse and Traffic Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Georgia McKesson Corporation Opioids and Opiates Suits and Litigation (Civil)

Opioid Distributors Cleared of Liability to Georgia Families Ravaged by Addiction

The case illustrates the enormous challenges that victims of the opioid crisis have had in getting compensation from the pharmaceutical industry, despite its pledge of billions of dollars to state and local governments.

By Jan Hoffman

Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Elderly Food and Drug Administration Guillain-Barre Syndrome Respiratory Diseases Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccination and Immunization Viruses

FDA Panel Recommends 2 RSV Vaccines for Older Adults

The shots, if approved by the agency, would be the first vaccines publicly available against a respiratory virus that kills thousands a year. Some advisers did cite a small but identifiable health risk.

By Christina Jewett

Diabetes Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Eli Lilly and Company Insulin

Eli Lilly Says It Will Cut the Price of Insulin

The company said it would cap the monthly out-of-pocket cost of the diabetes drug at $35.

By Christine Hauser

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