On average, Americans spend twice as much on prescription medication as people in other developed countries. RX Rights, a coalition concerned about the high cost of American pharmaceuticals, maintains this is largely because the US pharmaceutical industry engages in price fixing and censorship, going to great lengths to protect high prices on their products.
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 [...]
The debate over whether buying prescription drugs online is secure or not is now more easily determined. Although, corruption in the online pharmacy industry has made people hesitant to buy medication online, BuySAFE guarantees protection to online consumers who purchase prescription drugs online. The BuySAFE seal demonstrates to online consumers which sites are dependable [...]
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:
The Canadian pharmacy Big Mountain Drugs wants American consumers to know that they don’t have to wait until their medications go generic in the US to save money on prescription drugs. The cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor and the blood pressure medication Caduet are already available as generics in Canada. Gout sufferers should take note that generic [...]
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 [...]
Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy, the nation’s largest privately owned specialty pharmacy, has named Hetty Lima, R.Ph, F.A.S.H.P., VP Specialty Infusion Services. In her position with Diplomat, Lima will be responsible for leading the sales and operations for Diplomat’s specialty infused product lines including the national nursing network.
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, [...]
Acumen Fund, a leading catalyst for sustainable, scalable solutions addressing poverty in South Asia and East Africa, announced today that it has been honored with the 2008 Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Award. The award recognizes outstanding organizations whose social impact and organizational effectiveness make them unrivaled leaders of social entrepreneurship. “Acumen Fund is [...]
CanadaDrugPharmacy recently announced the addition of an over-the-counter department to their online pharmacy website. This will allow CanadaDrugPharmacy to sell over-the-counter medications safely and conveniently, and at prices with discounts comparable to those of their prescription drugs. CanadaDrugPharmacy is a highly reputable online pharmacy, as it maintains certifications with CIPA (the Canadian International Pharmacy [...]
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.
GetCanadianDrugs, the well-known Canadian online pharmacy, has recently cut prices on most of its online drugs, including many of Canada’s drugs that it offers. It has also revamped its website creating a state-of-the art Canada pharmacy portal. Since the launch of its new Canadian online pharmacy website, GetCanadianDrugs prices have been reduced by up to [...]
Although some online pharmacies are legitimate businesses, patients must be cautious when purchasing drugs over the Internet. Patients should not buy drugs from web sites that are not registered on a search engine; offer to prescribe a prescription drug without a physical exam; sell drugs not approved by the HHS Food and Drug Administration (FDA); [...]