Free HIV Testing from Walgreens Store
Walgreens pharmacy chain and Greater Than AIDS (public information response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States) have been teaming up with health departments…
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The Long Live Skin Campaign From CVS Pharmacy
CVS Health launched a multi-platform program that includes dedicated social media accounts, work with the American Cancer Society (ACS), and in-store education. The program’s goal…
Meijer Pharmacy’s Tips on How to Minimize Allergy Symptoms
With the warmer weather and blooming flowers, some people often also get allergy symptoms such as itchy eyes, sneezing, skin issues and other issues related…
Merger of U-Save Pharmacy and Barmore Drug Store
Lexington (NE)-based pharmacies, U-Save and Barmore Drug Store, will be operated under the name of U-Save beginning April 3, at 603 N. Washington St. According…
New Generation Pharmacy Opens in Carnegie
In Carnegie, Pennsylvania, a new kind of pharmacy has opened. Its main goal is to build a closer connection between patients and pharmacies. In the…
Visible Fungus in NECC’s Steroids
In 2012, the meningitis outbreak sickened 753 people and took the life of 64 people away. This fungal meningitis was caused by contaminated steroids (methylprednisolone),…
Walmart Had to Pay $31 Million Dollars to Fired Pharmacist
A Wal-Mart Whistleblower Pharmacist in New Hampshire claimed that she was wrongly fired after reporting safety concern about coworker safety prescriptions. The Ex-Pharmacist took the…
Compounding Pharmacies Are Inspected By The FDA
The New England Compounding Center (NECC) in Massachusetts produced a lot of different drugs and sent them to health care facilities across the United States….
Same Drug And Huge Difference In Prices
Summer Shaw was shocked when her prescription was filled. Shaw’s doctor prescribed her 60-day supply of her medication. Unfortunately, she could obtain only 30-day supply…
$268,038 penalty for Marra’s pharmacy
Marra’s pharmacy agreed to pay about $268 thousand to settle a penalty from Health Department’s Office of Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG). This pharmacy is run…