Patients could save millions of dollars by buying prescription drugs through online pharmacy discount programs instead of through traditional insurance plans, a study published Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine finds.Online pharmacies, such as Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co., have gained popularity in the U.S. because they offer the same generic drugs…
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A nationally representative study found that at least one out of five prescriptions for commonly prescribed generic medications were cheaper through Amazon Prime or GoodRx Gold discount cards compared to actual out-of-pocket (OOP) payments made by patients. The authors also highlight the disproportionately higher frequency of OOP payments exceeding discount card…
Published Sep 03, 2023 • Last updated 1 week ago • 1 minute read Candy Fielder, co-owner of Hometown Family Pharmacy in Harrow, shows the key lime pie that went for $15,000 in the pie auction at the annual Harrow Fair. Photo by (BRIAN MACLEOD/WINDSOR STAR) The larger-than-life price of a pair of pies auctioned at…
Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Published Sep 03, 2023 • Last updated 1 week ago • < 1 minute read Windsor Police Service emblem. Photo by Dalson Chen /Windsor Star The Windsor Police Service is no longer looking for an alleged fraudster in connection to an Amherstburg pharmacy.…
The Oyo State government on Monday sealed a pharmacy in the state over violations of operation codes. The state government said it sealed FinRel Pharmacy Supermarket and Bakery in Ibadan for violating the Oyo State Veterinary Practicing Premises Registration Regulation of 2018 and the Oyo State Private Veterinary Premises and Veterinary Establishment Law, 2017 and…
A new test revealed that FDA-approved antibiotics — available at your neighborhood pharmacy — can effectively treat superbugs. They are not prescribed, however, because the gold-standard test predicts they will not work. The new test may improve the way antibiotics are developed, tested and prescribed — and it is openly available to all. The research…
Press Release • Apr 28, 2023 13:00 EDT Pharmacy services platform company Northwind Pharmaceuticals adds health benefits administration to its analytics, technology, pharmacy benefits, and chronic disease management solutions. INDIANAPOLIS, April 28, 2023 (Newswire.com) – Northwind has announced the acquisition of QVI Risk Solutions, a health benefit administrator based in Bend, Oregon. “The self-funded employers,…
Andrew Rahaman has been removed as Pharmacy Board president after nearly two decades at the helm.The council yesterday appointed new members, with pharmacist Clinton Sahadeo selected as the new president. new appointees: New Pharmacy Board president Clinton Sahadeo, centre, vice-president Adesh Lutchman, right, and secretary/treasurer Junia Walcott after the council meeting at the board’s Port…
How could anyone sleep knowing they are responsible for cruelly taking a father away from his children and causing pain to his family?The question was asked by Apostle Roger Andrew Ramjattan, father of murdered pharmacy owner Chevalle Ramjattan, 42, at his funeral service yesterday. final journey: Pallbearers carry the casket of murdered businessman Chevalle Ramjattan,…
