Tag: prescription drugs
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Newborns Could Spend Half Their Lives on Prescription Pills
by Dr. Joseph Mercola, ©2023 (Nov. 1, 2023) — Prescription drug use is at record highs, with about 19 prescriptions filled for every American in 2020, amounting to 6.3 billion prescriptions.1 Though the figure is staggering, it appears to be getting worse for the next generation. U.S. girls born in 2019 may spend 60% of…
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Speaker of the House to Discuss New Legislation Aimed at Reducing Prescription Costs
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES? by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 19, 2019) — At 10:45 a.m. EDT Thursday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is scheduled to brief reporters and the public on HR 3, a House bill designed to lower the cost of prescription drugs. Her address is scheduled to be broadcast on Facebook Live. “Americans shouldn’t pay…