Medications
Georgia to be first state to let pharmacies sell low-dose cannabis
Four years after the state of Georgia approved the distribution of low-dose THC, medical marijuana may be sold at local pharmacies.
Oct 23, 2023
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Medications
Why popular nasal decongestants with phenylephrine (like Sudafed PE) don't work, and what does
If you've ever trekked to your local pharmacy to treat a stuffy nose, it's likely you were disturbed by an FDA panel's conclusion that a key ingredient in over-the-counter oral cold medications works no better than a placebo.
Sep 14, 2023
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Defense Department health plan cuts its pharmacy network by nearly 15,000 outlets
Doris Spatz takes a once-a-day pill, Kisqali, to keep her metastatic breast cancer in check. As a patient in the Defense Department health system, she can fill routine prescriptions at a military pharmacy without a copay ...
Nov 9, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
It's especially important to get a flu shot this year, says infectious disease expert
The University of Toronto is encouraging students, staff, faculty and librarians on its three campuses to get their annual flu shot to further protect their health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nov 5, 2021
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High-risk individuals favor doctor's offices for vaccines
The ongoing wave of new COVID-19 infections and recent booster recommendations have made the need for efficient distribution of COVID-19 vaccines even more urgent, particularly for high-risk individuals with chronic medical ...
Sep 30, 2021
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Medications
Pharmacists could be frontline fighters in battle against opioid epidemic
When you stop at your local pharmacy to pick up a toothbrush or an antacid, soon you may also be able to buy an over-the-counter drug to reverse an opioid overdose. The lifesaving drug, naloxone, currently requires a prescription, ...
Apr 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Need to be vaccinated? Try your local pharmacy
(HealthDay)—Vaccines are big news in the United States these days.
Mar 13, 2019
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Health
Pharmacies could do more to help improve everyone's health
Most people aren't aware that high street pharmacies offer much more than dispensing and selling medicines. Many also provide a wide range of services designed to improve public health, like supporting people to stop smoking, ...
Aug 15, 2017
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Medical economics
This pharmacist is taking a loss to share the monkeypox vaccine. Here's why
Pucci's Pharmacy co-owner Clint Hopkins heeded his conscience and the Sacramento County public health team's call for help with vaccinating people at high-risk of contracting monkeypox.
Oct 4, 2022
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Medical economics
Two years into the pandemic, why is Australia still short of medicines?
This might be a familiar scene. You pop into your local pharmacy to fill a script and you're told your regular medicine is out of stock. When will it be in? Sorry, we don't have a date. But I'll ring up your GP to see if ...
Mar 24, 2022
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