Prescription Drugs

A shortage of generic prescription medications has been an issue in the United States since before the start of the pandemic. The sourcing of raw material production for medications spurred Gov. Kristi Noem to ask the state Health Department to find answers.

Law enforcement agencies across South Dakota are collaborating to get potentially harmful drugs off the street.

A bill standardizing the appeals process for prescription drug coverage is heading to its final hurdle before the governor’s desk.Senate Bill 155 focuses…

Dusty Johnson was elected to Congress during a turbulent time in American history. Months later he would vote no as the U.S. House of Representatives…

Dusty Johnson was elected to Congress during a turbulent time in American history. Months later he would vote no as the U.S. House of Representatives…

In The Moment ... May 23, 2019 Show 582 Hour 2"Benefits and Side Effects from Drugs: Making it Balance" is the theme of Thursday night's On Call with the…

In The Moment ... May 7 2019 Show 570 Hour 1Millions of Americans are on prescription drugs. For some, the price of their prescriptions can be so high…

A Hughes County Circuit Court judge is putting a ballot question on hold as an opposition group challenges the validity of gathered signatures. South…

A South Dakota circuit court judge is denying a request by drug companies for the Attorney General to rewrite a ballot measure question.The ballot…

A drug that reverses opioid overdose is available in South Dakota without a prescription. The option is a response to national trends in painkiller abuse.…