pharmaceutical industry

Pair opens Maryland Addiction Recovery Center in Towson using "recovery-based" philosophy where detox is part of the treatment. The major demographic of patients is 15 to 30 year olds and the center treats addictions not just for drugs and alcohol but for gambling, shopping and sexual addictions.

The Baltimore County Police Department will accept prescription medications at multiple locations on Saturday.

Over these last three decades I've frequently been asked if I believe we can eradicate HIV and stop the epidemic. I believe the answer is yes — if the public and private sectors begin to invest more resources in research, treatment and in reaching people at risk. A functional cure is likely achievable within a decade and vaccine candidates are emerging.

State officials help those 65 and older get the most out of their Medicare benefits

What began as an effort by parents in several close-knit Anne Arundel County communities to find a kidney match for 2-year old James Paglio has resulted in a donor among them coming forth.

Screening patients for Alzheimer's disease is not as worthwhile as one may think

Ambulance companies, labs, ophthalmologists and oncologists earn the most in Medicare payments in the state

Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has placed its name in lights over the Inner Harbor, a mark of the Indian drug manufacturer's growing presence since the company located its U.S. headquarters in Baltimore more than a decade ago.

Local medical professionals will gather with members of Baltimore's gay community later this month to discuss a new medical treatment that involves HIV-negative patients taking a daily pill to avoid becoming infected.

Tricia Lige of Knettishall, will be walking with her Lige Lightning team of walkers at the MS Walk Towson on April 13 at Goucher College. Jennifer Cooper of Baltimore is honorary chair and Barbara Shelton of Towson will be walking in her 12th walk this year.

Shawna Gunter, 36, faces fraud and identity theft charges

My dog is on a round of antibiotics for a urinary tract infection, and the medication seems to be upsetting her stomach — she doesn't want to eat much, which is very unusual. I know people can take probiotics for this, but are they safe for dogs? What can I do to help her feel better?

Legislation pending in Maryland would prevent insurers from forcing patients into cheaper — and often less effective — medications.

Legislation that would curb the practice of physicians directly dispensing prescription drugs to workers' compensation patients – often at sky-high prices – remains stuck in a House committee as time is running out in Annapolis.

This spring, a group of college students will go about their usual campus routines, but with a voice only they can hear calling them names and making other distracting, disturbing sounds.

When insomnia becomes chronic it can cause other health and lifestyle problems.

House gives preliminary OK to mental health medication bill

The Maryland State Police announced in a news release Thursday that it will offer a secure drop-off site at the Westminster Barrack for unwanted or expired prescription medications.

Legalizing marijuana will only mean more deaths, while alcohol and other drugs remain serious problems in Harford County, the county's anti-drug program leader and several County Council members said Tuesday night.

Health insurers in Maryland and throughout the country are jeopardizing patient health by dramatically and arbitrarily increasing the cost of vital medications. As insurers increasingly assign cancer treatments to so-called "specialty tier" cost structures, patients battling blood cancers and many other serious conditions are forced to pay prohibitively high out-of-pocket costs for their treatment, which causes many patients to go without treatment entirely.

Legislation pending in the Maryland General Assembly would make it easier to force mentally ill people into therapy or onto drugs without consent. Measures cause rift in mental health community

Baltimore officials are laying the groundwork for a major overhaul of the city-owned Lexington Market that could cost as much as $25 million. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and market managers believe a redesigned building and better vendor mix — less fast food, more fresh, gourmet and ethnic fare — could lure back the middle-income shoppers who abandoned it long ago. But officials acknowledge that managing what happens outside, including open-air drug sales, is vital to achieving

I encourage our lawmakers to remove the barriers that exist in recognizing pharmacists' clinical services so that the citizens of the state of Maryland can have the same access to care that the citizens of California now enjoy. Enacting laws that recognize pharmacists as health care providers will allow us to meet the increasing health care needs of the citizens of our state by practicing at the top of our license in collaboration with our health care partners, ultimately helping to make

A 20-year-old Ellicott City man on Friday pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a prominent Howard County businessman and blogger.

Working with a friend, Judy Davanzo co-founded CaringOn, a nonprofit created to give a short break to caregivers whose loved ones are battling terminal cancer.

Facing criticism from Baltimore and nearby counties over high drug bills, doctors who prescribe marked-up medication under Maryland's workers' compensation system have proposed capping their prescription fees.

How did we find ourselves in this predicament, where physicians may not know, from day to day, whether the drugs they need will be available? The main reason is that most of these drugs are purchased through a handful of supply chain middlemen called hospital group purchasing organizations, or GPOs, whose anticompetitive practices and self-dealing have been documented in Senate antitrust hearings, media reports, government investigations and lawsuits.

Physicians can't rely on the market making vital drugs available

Here's what the federal government can do to make sure important generic drugs are always available

Doctors make good legislators

At one hospital, weekend elective surgeries were canceled, and even emergency surgeries were threatened because of a medication shortage in the United States, a growing crisis that's threatening lives.

T. Rowe Price closed two funds focused on smaller companies to new investors Thursday, a move the firm said was designed to protect the traditionally risky funds from their own success.

Patients should be able to get their medications where they receive care

Managing mental illness

But people with anosognosia, who tend to stop their treatment as soon as they leave the hospital, have been failed by deinstitutionalization. This is a particular problem in Maryland — one of five states where the law does not allow doctors to keep a patient under court-ordered commitment after release into the community.

For nearly 25 years, the University of Maryland dental school has run the Plus clinic, an initiative that provides dental care for low-income people living with HIV/AIDS.

When federal authorities indicted an alleged Pikesville crime ring trafficking millions of dollars worth of smuggled cigarettes, they also accused the group of moving an unusual piece of contraband: a medication sold over the counter in Russia.

Although hospice care has dramatically increased in popularity over the past decade, of the 1.6 million Americans who used such services last year, about 82 percent were Caucasian and fewer than 9 percent African-American. And in Maryland, predominantly white localities finish near the top in terms of hospice use.

Baltimore County police identified a man who was shot by officers Sunday after he allegedly assaulted a woman and attempted to run officers down.

Rockville biotechnology company Emergent BioSolutions is seeking to buy 8 acres next to its East Baltimore manufacturing facility for an eventual expansion that could add up to 100 jobs, a company official said.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently published a draft proposal that would remedy an injury the Supreme Court dealt to generic-drug consumers two years ago in a case known as Pliva v. Mensing.

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine doctor Alexandra Gold has been suspended after she was accused of helping a roommate sell pills.

This year's flu season got off to an early start, and public health officials are asking people to get their vaccinations to ward off a serious outbreak.

Two men robbed a Glen Burnie pharmacy at gunpoint Saturday, Anne Arundel County police said.