Month: April 2023

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,…

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Plans for women to get contraceptive pills and implants direct from their local pharmacy have hit a stumbling block as pharmacists warn they are close to breaking point and cannot support the new service.The NHS Pharmacy Contraception Service (PCS) would provide an “accessible and convenient” way for people to receive advice and support with their…

Posted April 27, 2023 at 7:00amHouse lawmakers are kick-starting the legislative process for a number of health care bills at the same time their Senate counterparts are shaping their own package on drug pricing, and members appear to be finding common ground on pharmacy benefit managers.Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., is aiming to…

Health data is all around us. Your electronic health records (EHRs) include your medical issues, test results, vital signs, allergies, prescriptions, and surgeries. Your health insurer’s database collects the claims paid on your behalf. Your pharmacy may record your flu and covid-19 shots. Maybe a smartwatch counts your steps and measures your heart rate; perhaps…