November Research Group Opens Pharmacovigilance Center of Excellence in Noida, India

November Research Group, LLC., announced the opening of their Pharmacovigilance (PV) Center of Excellence, in Noida, India. Seth Warhaftig, President of November Research, said of the grand opening, “As part of the November Research global growth strategy, November Research continues to strive for excellent cross-industry experience in drug safety and pharmacovigilance. Our team of consultants [...]

Q1Medicare Releases Updated Online Medicare Plan Finder Tutorial

The Q1Medicare website now provides an updated version of their easy-to-use Medicare Plan Finder tutorial. The Q1Medicare online tutorial guides users through the 2012 Medicare Plan Finder and highlights interesting features of the Medicare system. Tips are provided throughout the tutorial to help assist new and returning Medicare users.

With Record Number of Uninsured, Americans Turn To Foreign Pharmacies For Lowest-Cost Prescription Drugs

With the number of uninsured Americans at a record 47 million, the highest number in more than 20 years, a growing number of U.S. consumers are buying their prescription drugs from foreign pharmacies, some as far as 8,000 miles away in India. There, they can access the highest quality brand-name and generic drugs at up [...]

Makers of PROMESCENT, a Leading Medical Solution for Premature Ejaculation, Changes Company Name to Absorption Pharmaceuticals

The developers of the leading over-the-counter topical treatment for premature ejaculation, PROMESCENT®, announced today a change in corporate name from G & H Brands to Absorption Pharmaceuticals LLC. The new name aligns with the company’s core technology, the ability to achieve transdermal absorption of pharmaceutical agents. PROMESCENT, Absorption Pharmaceuticals’ first product, employs a proprietary, eutectic [...]

New Discount Drug Program Benefits the Growing Unemployed

MedSaverCard, a free program providing discounts on prescription drugs for people without health insurance, wants the growing number of unemployed workers to know they have options when it comes to buying prescription drugs. MedSaverCard owner Justin Palmer explains, “Although employer-based health coverage may have expired, paying full price at the pharmacy isn’t the only [...]

Summit Medical Group Hosts the 2011 American Medicine Chest Challenge

Summit Medical Group hosts The 2011 American Medicine Chest Challenge Saturday, November 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Walgreen’s Pharmacy on its main campus at 1 Diamond Hill Road. Area residents are invited to take the Five-Step American Medicine Chest Challenge:

Prescription Drug Use Remains High Among Teens

The results from the 2005 Monitoring the Future survey were released last week by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the University of Michigan. Overall statistics show a very slight decline in illicit drug use among teens, but the use of prescription drugs such as sedatives and the narcotic painkiller Oxycontin have continued [...]

The Growing Problem of Illegal Generic Discount Prescriptions

Generic Viagra, Generic Cialis and Generic Levitra are not FDA-approved. These discount prescriptions in generic form are illegal to buy and sell. Many of these generics are created in unsanitatry, make-shift labs and over half of these medications tested are cited for being unsafe for consumption. The manufactures; Pfizer, Lilly Icos and Bayer work [...]

Instant Home Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Testing Can Aid Parents in Raising Teenagers

Drug Test Your Teen began as a passionate team effort of the mothers and daughters of Kim, Linzy, & Delaney Hildreth. Their mission to help keep teens off drugs has now turned them into experts in the field of teen drug abuse prevention.

Narconon Rehabilitation Program Battles Addiction Through Drug Education

Narconon Arrowhead, one of the world’s largest and most successful rehabilitation programs, has set out on a drug education campaign to help battle the recent up rise in drug abuse around the country and especially throughout the Midwest region. Since the beginning of 2011, Narconon Arrowhead’s experienced drug education team has been vigorously working [...]

Over 2,300 Individuals Graduate Drug Court In May

Throughout the month of May, Drug Courts around the country celebrated National Drug Court Month with graduation ceremonies for individuals who had entered the criminal justice system with serious drug addictions and are now productive citizens living clean and sober. Organized by the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, this year’s National Drug Court Month [...]

With Record Number of Uninsured, Americans Turn To Foreign Pharmacies For Lowest-Cost Prescription Drugs

With the number of uninsured Americans at a record 47 million, the highest number in more than 20 years*, a growing number of U.S. consumers are buying their prescription drugs from foreign pharmacies, some as far as 8,000 miles away in India. There, they can access the highest quality brand-name and generic drugs at up [...]

Direct Pharmacy Service Opens New Mail Order Pharmacy Facility; Increases Fulfillment Capacity to 40,000 Prescriptions per Day

The Hollywood, Florida location features a 35,000 square foot mail order pharmacy with employees in customer service, pharmacy and operations support. Customers of DPSI are provided with a full range of services, including a 24-hour pharmacist, an interactive voice response (IVR) system to obtain refills, and customer service to provide patients with prescription and account [...]