[MPR News, May 04, 2023]
For months, providers and patients across the U.S. and in Minnesota have been dealing with a shortage of a medication commonly used to treat people with breathing issues.
May 04, 2023
[WCCO-TV, June 05, 2020]
The destruction and looting on Lake Street left neighborhoods nearby in a pharmacy shortage. People are now finding themselves looking beyond south Minneapolis for important medications.
June 04, 2020
[KARE 11, January 04, 2019]
The FDA has issued another recall for a generic blood pressure medication, the eighth in the past several months for similar types of medications. Allina Health Director of Pharmacy Lee Mork talked with KARE 11 News about why it’s happened and what people should do if they think they have the recalled drugs.
January 04, 2019
[KSTP TV, September 26, 2018]
Allina Health Pharmacy volunteers are fighting the opioid addiction epidemic by packing Narcan kits. Narcan is used as an antidote to opioid overdoses.
September 26, 2018
[KSTP TV, October 27, 2017]
Allina Health is among the first healthcare providers in the Twin Cities to meet federal requirements for having two layers of security for practitioners sending electronic prescriptions for controlled substances to pharmacies. "We're making sure the prescriptions go there without any potential for forgeries of those prescriptions," Lee Mork said, who is one of Allina Health's pharmacy directors.
October 27, 2017
[WCCO-TV, December 18, 2014]
As the number of influenza illnesses surges, one drug you can get from your doctor, Tamiflu, can be tough to find. Doctors agree that it is effective, but Tamiflu may also be hard to find, especially when you need it the most.
December 18, 2014
[KMSP Fox 9, January 01, 0001]
Millions of Americans who use ADHD medications to help control their lives are concerned over a drug shortage now that pharmacies are running out. Pharmacists thought the shortage would be over last summer.
January 04, 2012
[KARE11, April 18, 2011]
A nationwide ADHD drug shortage has hit Minnesota. Pharmacies have had a difficult time filling prescriptions for methylphenidate hydrochloride and amphetamine mixed salts, which are generic versions of Ritalin and Adderall.
April 19, 2011