Pharmacy https://www.wcmu.org/tags/pharmacy Pharmacy en-US Copyright Tue, 05 May 2026 20:58:12 GMT Corporate prices are closing independent Michigan pharmacies, advocates say https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-05-05/corporate-prices-are-closing-independent-michigan-pharmacies-advocates-say Independent owners said in Clare on Monday they're paying more than what they make on the medicine they distribute. Tue, 05 May 2026 20:58:12 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-05-05/corporate-prices-are-closing-independent-michigan-pharmacies-advocates-say Cristin Coppess Michigan pharmacies can now prescribe birth control among other new reproductive health care laws https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-01-24/michigan-pharmacies-can-now-prescribe-birth-control-among-other-new-reproductive-health-care-laws Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bills this week expanding reproductive health care in Michigan. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 23:19:10 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-01-24/michigan-pharmacies-can-now-prescribe-birth-control-among-other-new-reproductive-health-care-laws Maya Moore Third Rite Aid to close in Grand Traverse County https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-07-10/riteaid071024 As Rite Aid stores close across the country, closures in Traverse City leave valuable real estate behind. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:20:33 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-07-10/riteaid071024 Lauren Rice Alpena-area drug stores fill rural gaps https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-06-24/alpena-area-drug-stores-fill-rural-gaps Those located in rural communities sometimes have difficulty accessing prescriptions. Local pharmacies in areas like Alpena have been stepping in the fill the gaps, but it may be hurting the businesses in the long run. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 21:08:23 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-06-24/alpena-area-drug-stores-fill-rural-gaps Courtney Boyd Birth control access bills appear in committee https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-03-06/birth-control-access-bills-appear-in-committee Michigan bills to increase access to birth control received a House committee hearing Tuesday. The legislation would give trained pharmacists the power to prescribe certain birth control methods, like contraceptive patches. Wed, 06 Mar 2024 15:29:05 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-03-06/birth-control-access-bills-appear-in-committee Colin Jackson | MPRN Prescription drug delivery by drone coming to Washtenaw County https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-03-17/prescription-drug-delivery-by-drone-coming-to-washtenaw-county Starting next year, the skies over Washtenaw County will be a bit busier: drones will be delivering packages of medicine, according to officials with Michigan Medicine. Fri, 17 Mar 2023 21:30:04 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-03-17/prescription-drug-delivery-by-drone-coming-to-washtenaw-county Steve Carmody Whitmer order allows pharmacists to dispense emergency refill prescriptions https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2020-03-26/whitmer-order-allows-pharmacists-to-dispense-emergency-refill-prescriptions Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday signed an executive order allowing pharmacists to offer emergency refills of prescription medications during the… Thu, 26 Mar 2020 20:34:23 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2020-03-26/whitmer-order-allows-pharmacists-to-dispense-emergency-refill-prescriptions Remote Pharmacies bill heading to Whitmer https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2020-01-09/remote-pharmacies-bill-heading-to-whitmer A bill on its way to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s desk would let people pick up prescription drugs from sites not staffed by a licensed pharmacist.… Thu, 09 Jan 2020 21:31:15 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/politics/2020-01-09/remote-pharmacies-bill-heading-to-whitmer Kevin Lavery