Drug Policy

How States Can Improve Contraceptive Access

How States Can Improve Contraceptive Access

A recent report proposes state-level reforms to allow pharmacists to prescribe contraceptives.

Small-Scale Solutions to the Large-Scale Drug Crisis

Small-Scale Solutions to the Large-Scale Drug Crisis

Expert advocates a variety of policies that local governments can take to combat increasing fatalities from drug overdoses.

HHS Selects Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiation

HHS Selects Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiation

Biden Administration introduces price regulation to the pharmaceutical industry.

Patents Do Not Bar Public Pharma Policies

Patents Do Not Bar Public Pharma Policies

Merck misconstrues patent law in its recent Takings Clause challenge to Medicare’s price negotiation program.

FDA’s Role in Access to Reproductive Health Care

FDA’s Role in Access to Reproductive Health Care

Recent abortion pill litigation underscores the significance of calls to make birth control pills available over the counter.

Regulating to Improve Methadone Access

Regulating to Improve Methadone Access

Scholars identify avenues to curb regulatory barriers to substitution therapy.

Drug Safety, or Overregulation of Reproductive Health?

Drug Safety, or Overregulation of Reproductive Health?

Scholar calls for FDA to remove stringent restrictions on medication abortion.

FDA, Not a Federal Judge, Should Decide on Abortion Drugs

FDA, Not a Federal Judge, Should Decide on Abortion Drugs

Anti-abortion advocates take aim at FDA approval and regulation of the abortion drug mifepristone, threatening access nationwide.

Regulating Supervised Consumption Services

Regulating Supervised Consumption Services

Experts discuss the role of regulations in monitoring experimental overdose prevention programs.

The ADA’s Power to Reduce Overdose Deaths in Prison

The ADA’s Power to Reduce Overdose Deaths in Prison

Scholars argue that the ADA’s protections could prevent overdose deaths for people in prison.

Hallucinate, Medicate, and Regulate

Hallucinate, Medicate, and Regulate

In this week’s Saturday Seminar, experts discuss ways to regulate psychedelics for medicinal use.

High Hopes for FDA Regulation of CBD Products

High Hopes for FDA Regulation of CBD Products

FDA regulation of CBD products faces new challenges as the market develops.