Pharmacists now report growing backorders across key medications. Many essential prescriptions are scarce , leaving patients to face delayed treatments .
Health officials approved an innovative sleep pill for adults with obesity-related sleep apnea. While not a cure-all, this pill offers patients an extra option beyond traditional CPAP machines.
Meanwhile, government forces destroyed substantial drug hauls earlier this year, seizing high-value narcotics before disposal. At the same time, courts handed down a decade-long probation sentence for a firearms and illicit drugs case in the Philadelphia metro area.