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With objections from Canada and drug companies, Colorado’s plan to import prescription medicines could be in trouble
The U.S. government recently gave its support to importing cheaper drugs, but Canadian officials are pushing back and could potentially block exports
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Carman: The addicts in our families deserve justice for the corporate kingpins
By Diane Carman Opinion
On the heels of Colorado effort, Trump administration to set up plan allowing prescription drugs from Canada
By The Associated Press Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado expands lawsuit against opioid-maker Purdue Pharma to include its owners, the Sackler family
By Jesse Paul Crime and Courts Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado records modest decline in drug overdose deaths — the first decline since 2012
By The Associated Press Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado wants to import prescription drugs from Canada. How it could work, and why it may not.
Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic lawmakers made drug imports a priority, but it will cost $2.8 million just to explore the idea
The opioid maker being sued by Colorado for fanning the overdose epidemic says everything it did was FDA-approved
Purdue Pharma, the maker of Oxycontin, has asked a judge in Denver to dismiss the Colorado attorney general’s lawsuit against it
Colorado lawmakers are weighing whether to allow cheaper prescription drugs to be imported from Canada
Senate Bill 5 is central to Democratic Gov. Jared Polis' campaign to rein in health care costs for Coloradans
As the overdose epidemic in Colorado continues, hospitals are taking a new step to dramatically reduce opioid prescriptions
Opioids still account for 8 percent of all prescriptions in Colorado
Colorado doctor on influential state Medicaid board resigns after Sun report on pharma money
In his email to state officials resigning from the Colorado Drug Utilization Review Board, dated Aug. 16, Dr. Alex Reish wrote that he had done nothing wrong
After Sun report on pharma money and a Colorado Medicaid board, senior state attorney tells board members to be more transparent
The talk comes after it was revealed that one board member, Dr. Alex Reish, received thousands of dollars in benefits from pharmaceutical companies without disclosing them.
Doctor on influential Colorado board that decides Medicaid drugs received thousands from pharmaceutical companies
Dr. Alex Reish received more than $10,000 -- mostly in free food -- from pharmaceutical companies