QUESTION: I used Zovirax ointment for two decades while I had employer-funded insurance. Once I went on Medicare, I learned ...

A 5-gram tube of Zovirax cream runs more than $200. A month’s supply of valacyclovir (500 milligrams) tablets costs between ...

“I believe you.” I don’t blame my insurer. I get why it’s reluctant to cover a drug that has been so roundly misused that Merck’s own website discourages people from taking it. (And wasn’t that a big ...

Drug-poisoning deaths in England and Wales have hit the highest level in 30 years, fuelled by a 30% rise in fatalities involving cocaine. The highest rate of drug deaths is still among men in ...