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Pandemic triggers big swings in prescription drug use

by AP Medical Writer
| June 9, 2020 12:03 AM

As most of the nation hunkered down amid the coronavirus pandemic, visits to doctor offices and outpatient clinics plunged. That's helping cause major swings in prescription drug use.

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