prescription drugs

East Peoria is making it easier to dispose of unwanted medications. The city has installed a disposal drop box in front of the public safety building at…

Makers of generic pharmaceuticals are pushing back against an attempt to regulate prices in the industry. Several Illinois lawmakers are pushing to hold…

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says Congress needs to act soon to shore up the federal online health insurance marketplaces.The Illinois Democrat says he…

Law enforcement agencies and health centers in central Illinois are scrambling to address the opioid epidemic. DeWitt County Sheriff Jered Shofner says…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin wants medical and dental schools in Illinois to have training sessions on responsible opioid…

Illinois regulators have yanked a doctor's license for running a cash-only pill mill and prescribing vast amounts of fentanyl and other addictive…

A new report says nearly 12 million Medicare beneficiaries received at least one prescription for an opioid painkiller last year at a cost of $4.1…

The Peoria Police Department is holding a drug drop off this weekend for residents to safely and anonymously remove unnecessary controlled substances from…

Illinois will be the first state in the nation with a program to dispense some prescriptions in locking pill bottles. Under the one-year pilot program,…

Two Illinois lawmakers have announced bipartisan legislation that would spend $25 million to fight an epidemic of heroin and prescription drug abuse.Some…