Health
Pa. college machine dispenses 'morning-after' pill
(AP) -- Students at a Pennsylvania university can obtain the "morning-after" pill from an unusual source - a vending machine at the campus health center.
Feb 7, 2012
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Medications
Counterfeit drugs, spoiled pills and unsupervised treatments are a few of the risks of using online pharmacies
With the rise of on-demand delivery, prescription medicine joins the countless list of items that can be ordered online with the click of a button.
Jul 29, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Riboflavin shows positive effect for migraine in adults
(HealthDay)—Riboflavin is well tolerated and has a positive therapeutic effect in prophylactic treatment of migraine headache in adults, according to a review published online May 8 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and ...
May 26, 2017
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Community pharmacy can play a 'key clinical role' in delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations
New research published in BMJ Open shows that community pharmacy could play a 'key clinical role' in the future role of COVID-19 vaccination programmes, according to a study led by Aston University in Birmingham, UK, in collaboration ...
Jun 16, 2021
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Medications
Big box pharmacies offer lowest cash prices for generic drugs
Compared with large chains, independent pharmacies and small chains had the highest cash prices for generic drugs and big-box pharmacies the lowest. Cash prices for brand-name drugs were similar across all types of retail ...
Oct 1, 2019
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Medications
Rapid increase in naloxone distribution after kits became available at Ontario pharmacies
The distribution of naloxone kits in Ontario increased rapidly after they were made available free of charge through community pharmacies and reached almost 68,000 people in a two-year period, according to a study led by ...
Oct 18, 2019
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Few California retailers offer pharmacist-prescribed birth control, despite law
A new law took effect in California last year allowing pharmacists to prescribe birth control. But few of the state's pharmacies are actually offering this service, according to new UC Berkeley research.
Dec 12, 2017
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Study tracks the number of pharmacies participating in discounted drug pricing program
For more than 30 years, section 340B of the Public Health Service Act has required drug manufacturers to sell outpatient drugs at discounted prices to certain safety-net hospitals and health care organizations that serve ...
Oct 27, 2023
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Cardiology
One in five with non-valvular A-fib receiving digoxin
(HealthDay)—About one in five patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) receives digoxin, with the indication for use considered inappropriate in nearly 60 percent, according to a study published online Sept. ...
Sep 30, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Topical kunzea oil no help for psoriasis
(HealthDay)—The addition of kunzea oil does not improve the efficacy of topical psoriasis treatments containing liquor carbonis detergens (LCD) and salicylic acid, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in the Journal ...
Aug 18, 2015
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