George Allen’s Alzheimer’s disease left him crying uncontrollably all day and pacing all night. After several medications failed to stop the 74-year-old’s tears or continuous walks, a caregiver at his assisted living home in Mesa found the magic bullet: Zoloft, the nation’s most prescribed antidepressant drug, made by Pfizer Inc.

PHOENIX - Phoenix will begin testing for trace amounts of pharmaceuticals in its drinking water supply in the wake of an Associated Press investigation that found contamination in many of the nation's major cities.

TRENTON, N.J. - Just about every segment of the medical community is piling on the pharmaceutical industry these days, accusing drug makers of deceiving the public, manipulating doctors and putting profits before patients.

INSYS Therapeutics, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, has recently signed a lease to move its headquarters to Chandler from Phoenix.

A man who told police he committed six armed robberies at drugstores throughout east Mesa because he was addicted to prescription drugs was arrested on suspicion of armed robbery Tuesday after alert Walgreens employees were able to apprehend him outside the store.

INSYS Therapeutics, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, has recently signed a lease to move its headquarters to Chandler from Phoenix.

Modern medicine is truly a wonder of our age, but it is not an unmixed blessing.

Tests for the presence of 14 pharmaceuticals in Scottsdale's municipal water system found only an "infinitesimal" trace of caffeine and no traces of 13 other drugs, the city's Water Quality Department said Thursday.

West Pharmaceutical Services plans to restructure its Tech Group segment through reductions and consolidation, but its 550 employees in the East Valley will be spared for now.

Scottsdale-based Medicis’ plans to purchase rival Inamed Corp. are surging forward despite Inamed’s recent surprise setback — a federal panel’s snub for the company’s silicone gel breast implants.

Scottsdale began testing for potential trace pharmaceuticals entering the city’s water supply at least three years ago, and began looking for a consultant to develop treatment options three days before an Associated Press investigation thrust the issue into the national spotlight.

Thousands of low-income Arizona seniors are passing up $600 each for their prescription drugs, but they can still get it — if they sign up soon.

March 15, 2005

On Brian Hearn’s desk at home, there’s an empty space where his computer used to be.

Mesa is urging residents to stop flushing pharmaceuticals down the toilet or pouring them down the drain to prevent chemicals from polluting groundwater.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday welcomed the pharmaceutical industry's agreement to help close a gap in Medicare's drug coverage, calling the pact a step forward in the push for overhaul of the nation's health care system.

Arizona legislators on Tuesday will review Attorney General Tom Horne’s plan for use of the state’s $6 million share of a multistate settlement with the drug company Johnson & Johnson.

Carol and Kenneth Dingee used to travel through Yuma to Los Algodones, Mexico, for the prescription drugs they can't afford in the United States. Then the Mesa couple became hobbled by age and disabilities.

October 12, 2004

WASHINGTON - The government is considering setting higher standards for birth control drugs used by millions, saying that newer pills appear to be less effective at preventing pregnancy than those approved decades ago.

Last week’s withdrawal of the diet drug Meridia marks the latest setback in a long and frustrating quest for a pharmaceutical solution to our national obesity epidemic. Despite millions of dollars spent by drug companies, none of the handful of diet drugs on the market is considered very effective.

TEMPE

The struggle to keep soaring medical costs in check is feeding an increase in state programs that collect unused prescription drugs to give away to the uninsured and poor.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given special status to a drug in development at the University of Arizona that researchers say offers hope for a valley fever cure.