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.
Pharmacy customers nationwide can now take advantage of a system called Zip-Price that progressively searches discounted prescription prices at neighborhood retail pharmacies. One of a suite of innovative pharmacy help features available online through technology startup ZipcodeMeds, the Zip-Price process is optimized to rapidly conduct a robust multi-pronged price search that examines both published discount [...]
In response to the growing costs of prescription medications, many Americans have chosen Canadian pharmacies as an affordable alternative. Yet, Candrugstore and other reputable online pharmacies are facing growing challenges from U.S. based pharmaceutical companies and even the U.S. government in their efforts to provide Americans with affordable and safe prescription drugs.
BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy (BioPlus), one of the nation’s leading specialty pharmacies, announces today it has received Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites (VIPPS) accreditation from The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP). Currently, BioPlus is one of only 29 pharmacies that have earned the VIPPS seal of approval. The accreditation gives patients and physicians the [...]
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 [...]
By purchasing online, cost savings on ten of the most popular brand name medications now average 80% according to PharmacyChecker. This compares to savings of 73% in 2008. The greatest savings over U.S. bricks and mortar retail pharmacies is achieved using international online pharmacies, many of which are based in Canada. Potential savings currently range [...]
NorthWestPharmacy, the renowned Canadian online pharmacy merchant, says that while many Canadian online pharmacies have recently begun to offer satisfaction guarantees on their Canada pharmacy products, not all such guarantees are worth the cyberspace they are printed on.
Leading Canadian online pharmacy Canada Drugs Center has voiced its support for RxRights, an advocate group that seeks to make affordable prescription drugs more available to consumers. In addition to many other organizations, Canada Drugs Center is a member of the group, which aims to educate people on how to gain access to cheaper medicines. [...]
While it is wise to be cautious, there are significant savings available to those who know what to look for when purchasing Canadian prescription drugs over the internet. Big Mountain Drugs has some advice for consumers who want to be sure they are dealing with a legitimate Canadian drug store, and not a rogue pharmacy. [...]
One of the largest online pharmacies in Canada, NorthWestPharmacy has issued a warning to consumers about buying from various unaccredited “Canadian pharmacies” due to the high risk of receiving counterfeit drugs online. Of particular concern are websites that purportedly offer Canada’s drugs from a Canadian pharmacy without a prescription to Americans. “No legitimate Canadian [...]
The National Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA) announced today the launch of the Official NPTA Pharmacy Technician Certificate Program, a comprehensive online training program. The new program is designed to meet the growing demand for qualified, educated pharmacy technicians as well as the flexibility and affordability required by prospective students.
MSA Executive Search, the executive search practice of Integrated Healthcare Strategies, a consulting firm dedicated exclusively to improving the operations of healthcare organizations, today announced that it has been retained to lead a national Vice President search for The Meritas Health Corporation in North Kansas City, Missouri. The Vice President of Meritas Health, under the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
NorthWestPharmacy, a leading site offering Canada’s drugs online and international medicines, says that unemployed Americans continue to buy Canadian drugs online and international medications from its Canadian online pharmacy website. Seventeen percent of respondents in a recent survey of the Canada pharmacy’s online drugs patients in the USA who ordered from NorthWestPharmacy for the first [...]