Program aims to help people in early stages of addiction

Some quick thoughts ahead of Pfizer’s earnings call tomorrow morning.

Shares of Depomed and NPS Pharmaceuticals are the top gainers in early drug-stock trading.

BOSTON — Shares of Depomed Inc. rocketed 30% in morning trading Monday. Late Friday, Depomed announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its formulation of the pain medication gabapentin for the treatment of pain caused by shingles. The product, which is licensed to Abbott Laboratories , will be marketed under the brand name Gralise. Depomed said that under its agreement …

BOSTON (MarketWatch) — Shares of Depomed Inc. rocketed 30% in morning trading Monday. Late Friday, Depomed announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its formulation of the pain medication gabapentin for the treatment of pain caused by shingles. The product, which is licensed to Abbott Laboratories , will be marketed under the brand name Gralise. Depomed said that under …

Explicit health care directives may help families avoid the dispute that Al Barnes’ loved ones face.

Explicit health care directives may help families avoid the dispute that Al Barnes’ loved ones face.

For opera singer Jamie Barton , there’s nothing better than coming home to Rome and singing for some of her favorite people. On Sunday, the Grammy-nominated opera singer returned to the congr…

Several Eastern Kentucky counties have banned certain types of pain clinics, or are considering doin

NIAGARA FALLS — The owner of MacLeod’s Drug Store and his staff have seen it all from patrons desperate for painkillers. They have been robbed twice at gunpoint and burglarized several times.