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A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study reveals that 3 out of 4 U.S HIV/AIDS patients struggle to maintain a proper medication regime to treat their disease because of the high cost of drugs. CanadaDrugs.com, the largest international mail-order pharmacy provider is offering price relief to these high costs. Winnipeg, Manitoba (PRWEB) December 14, 2011 Canada Drugs.com, the largest international mail-order pharmacy provider is offering price relief on many first line therapy...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Addressing concerns over anti-mail-service pharmacy legislation, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that both Houses of the legislature have agreed to amend NY AB 5502-B, which prevents employers from offering discounts to encourage the use of the lower cost mail-service pharmacy option. "Employers, taxpayers, and consumers appreciate Governor Cuomo's admonition to the Legislature to improve this costly, anti-consumer...

Medical disinformation on the internet Spam advertising of pharmaceutical products is leading patients to seek out information about prescription drugs online, according to a report to be published in the International Journal Business and Systems Research. If those drugs are not available to the internet user through their physician there is a risk that they may obtain such products via illicit means. The direct advertising of pharmaceutical products to patients is outlawed in several...

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sex is spontaneous, or unplanned, for the majority of men and women in the U.S. and around the world, a recent survey found. In the U.S., 76 percent of all respondents said they do not plan ahead for sex, compared to the global average of 86 percent. According to the poll, in the U.S., 71 percent of 34 to 45 year olds, 79 percent of 46 to 60 year olds, and 77 percent of those over age 60 have spontaneous sex. Eli Lilly and Company...

Anti-Mail Legislation Undercuts Competition, Promotes Higher Drugstore Prices WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Andrew Cuomo should veto a drugstore-protection bill which would undermine mail-service pharmacy and increase costs for all employers, state employee health plans, and consumers, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association said today. NY Assembly Bill 5502-B, which was transmitted to the Governor last week, would protect drugstores from their...

FLORENCE, Ky., Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthWarehouse.com, Inc. (OTC: HEWA), a leading VIPPS-accredited, retail mail-order pharmacy, announced today the launch of its pre-order program to enable consumers immediate access to Atorvastatin (Generic Lipitor®) on Dec. 5. HealthWarehouse will offer the medication at up to 50 percent less than the branded versions from retail pharmacies. "We will be one of the earliest and most affordable providers of generic Lipitor on the...

ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Physician practices and pharmacies generally view electronic prescribing as an important tool to improve patient safety and save time, but both groups face barriers to realizing the technology's full benefit, according to a study funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The study is published online today in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics...

President Obama issued an executive order on Monday directing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take steps to reduce prescription drug shortages officials say have placed patients at risk and led to price gouging. The executive order is the fifth issued within a week, and is part of the president’s latest bid to bypass a gridlocked Congress. "The shortage of prescription drugs drives up costs, leaves consumers vulnerable to price gouging and threatens our health and safety,"...

Nationwide effort aims to clear homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused, and unwanted prescriptions drugs CHICAGO, Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --In a nationwide effort to prevent medication abuse and diversion by ridding homes of unwanted and unnecessary prescription drugs, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) is again supporting the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day taking place on Saturday, October 29. "Unused...

CINCINNATI, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthWarehouse.com, Inc. (OTC: HEWA), a leading VIPPS-accredited retail mail-order pharmacy, announced today that it will begin providing prescription medications for WhiteGlove Health, Inc., a leader in service-driven healthcare. "We're excited to have a national partner to provide prescription medications throughout our expanding service areas," said Robert Fabbio, co-founder and chief executive officer of WhiteGlove Health. "We are looking...