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www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
US politics

CVS and Walgreens Will Begin Selling Abortion Pills This Month

Pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens to start dispensing abortion pill mifepristone.
Mifepristone availability initially in select states with plans for expansion to all legal states. [ more ]
Axios
3 months ago
Medicine

Exclusive: Biden admin officials push pharmacy execs on Paxlovid costs

The Biden administration is urging pharmacy chains to provide accurate information about the cost of the COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid.
Patients have sometimes been charged the full list price of $1,400 for Paxlovid, leading to low uptake of the medication. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
5 months ago
Public health

Pharmacies Shared Patient Records Without a Warrant, an Inquiry Finds

Law enforcement agencies have obtained prescription records of thousands of Americans without a warrant, raising concerns about patient privacy.
Three of the largest pharmacy chains do not require legal review before releasing information to law enforcement, while others do.
Pharmacies receive tens of thousands of requests for patient records annually, but most do not inform their customers about government demands. [ more ]
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Therecord
5 months ago
Privacy professionals

Congress finds pharmacies give patient records to law enforcement without warrants

None of the eight major pharmacy chains require a warrant prior to sharing customers' records with law enforcement.
Three of the eight chains do not require any legal review before submitting patient records to law enforcement. [ more ]
Ars Technica
5 months ago
Privacy professionals

CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens hand out medical records to cops without warrants

Big pharmacy chains in the US hand over sensitive medical records to law enforcement without a warrant.
Some pharmacies do not consult legal professionals before responding to law enforcement requests. [ more ]
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Washington Post
5 months ago
Privacy professionals

Pharmacies share medical data with police without a warrant, inquiry finds

Pharmacy chains in the US have been handing over Americans' prescription records to police and government investigators without a warrant.
CVS Health, Kroger, and Rite Aid, three of the largest pharmacy chains, allow pharmacy staff to hand over customers' medical records in-store. [ more ]
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