As pointed out by Jack Shapiro, an internationally-known healthcare marketing consultant: “For the first nine months of this year, the U.S. imported $ 40 billion in pharmaceuticals and exported only $ 21 billion. In 2003, we imported $ 50 billion and exported $ 23 billion.” So what makes buying from your local U.S. based pharmacy [...]
Today marks the 18th annual National Pharmacy Technician Day. The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) applauds the valuable contributions pharmacy technicians make every day by assisting the pharmacist in providing pharmacy services. Certification is critical to ensuring that our nation’s pharmacy technicians are able to provide these vital services safely and effectively. PTCB’s unparalleled dedication [...]
A leading Canadian online pharmacy, NorthWestPharmacy is concerned about media hype driving sales of drugs such as Tamiflu at the expense of patients. While Tamiflu is indicated for both treatment and prevention of the flu, the indications are fairly specific in terms of when the drug should be taken to be effective and the type [...]
Senate Bill 2272, also known as Florida’s “Pill Mill Bill”, went into effect October 1, 2010. The bill increases regulation for Florida pain clinics and the physicians who own them or work there. The bill is intended to stop doctors and pain clinics from prescribing unnecessary pain medications to addicts and dealers. Criminal defense attorney, [...]
Whether or not American patients have adequate health insurance, many choose to buy discount prescriptions from QualityPrescriptionDrugs. As economic woes continue across the United States, several insurance providers are cutting back on prescription coverage on their current health care plans. Deductibles are increasing, fewer drugs are covered, and prescription prices remain incomparably high, leading many [...]
Top Canadian pharmacy site, GetCanadianDrugs, reveals that big discounts on Canada pharmacy products and international drugs are critical to American patients actually taking their prescribed drug therapies. In a recent random survey of hundreds of its patients, 47% said they would reduce their prescribed dosage or stop taking at least some of their medications if [...]
Lifeclinic International, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer and distributor of automated blood pressure monitors and health testing stations along with Get Real Consulting, an expert in Internet software development, team-up to launch Microsoft’s HealthVault within Lifeclinic’s family of products. Lifeclinic Chief Medical Officer, John T. Kelly, M.D., Ph.D. says, “Because of the power and [...]
Pharmacy OneSource, Inc., pharmacy’s #1 documentation and formulary application service provider, and Maplewood Software, a provider of online, departmental-level scheduling solutions, announced today Pharmacy OneSource’s acquisition of Maplewood Software’s ScheduleRx product. The acquisition includes Maplewood’s ScheduleRx software and existing pharmacy customer base. “We are very pleased with the agreement. ScheduleRx dovetails with Pharmacy OneSource’s [...]
To many Americans suffering the effects of high prescription drug costs, buying less expensive prescription drugs from Canada or Mexico might seem like an option. However, importing Canadian or Mexican drugs, even for personal use, is illegal in the US. The United States government has recently started cracking down on individual purchases of prescription drugs [...]