pharmacies

The new prescription database calculates the average cost of prescriptions, allowing residents to ensure they aren’t paying more than they should at their local pharmacy. NMDOH’s Health Systems Epidemiology Program Manager Ervin Garcia says when looking up a particular prescription, the database will link to available substitutes, allowing users to see how much they could save with a generic drug over a name brand, for example.

Pharmacies around the country are facing financial challenges because of reimbursements on some Medicare prescriptions that don't cover the cost of the drug.

The Albuquerque Health Equity council labeled District 6 a 'pharmacy desert.' City Councilor Nichole Rogers represents that district and spoke with New Mexico in Focus about the lack of pharmaceutical services available and possible solutions.

An overdose-reversing medication has become an important tool in preventing opioid deaths. But it’s not as available in Albuquerque as it is in other…