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CHARLESTON, W.Va., Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- First Choice Services has taken over operation of the West Virginia Prescription Drug Abuse Quitline from the West Virginia University School of Medicine. "We are excited for the opportunity to continue the operation of this tool that is so vital in the fight against prescription drug abuse in our state," Steve Burton, chief executive officer of First Choice Services, said. "We want to build on the successful foundation the quitline...
Canada-based website CanadaDrugPharmacy.com conducts price comparison study of twenty different drugs from three other websites. New York, NY (PRWEB) December 23, 2011 Canada Drug Pharmacy, one of Canada’s fastest growing international providers of discount-price drugs and generic medications, recently conducted a pricing survey covering twenty popular drugs sold by three traditional and online pharmacies. The survey proved yet again that Canada Drug Pharmacy offers prescription drugs...
BROOKLYN, N.Y., Dec. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Senate Democratic Leader John L. Sampson (D-Brooklyn-19) has written to Gregory Wasson, the President and CEO of Walgreens Inc., expressing his dismay about the cancellation of an in-house program which made prescription drug coverage more affordable for many of the low-income and minority communities in which they do business. Walgreens has administered the program through Express Scripts, a low-cost drug insurance program,...
Efforts to halt the growing abuse of prescription drugs must include addressing the availability of these drugs on the Internet and increasing physician awareness of the dangers posed by Internet pharmacies. In a commentary in the December 20 Annals of Internal Medicine, investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), the Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics at the University of Southern California (USC), and The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at...
NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Emerge Labs Skin Care, located in NYC, New York, is proud to announce their partnership with Colton Pharmacy and Prescription Compounding, located in Colton, California. Colton Pharmacy and Prescription Compounding was established in 1999 and is one of the fastest growing companies in the pharmaceutical industry. More people are turning to Colton Pharmacy for all their compounding needs. Many people suffer from multiple ailments, hate the taste...
Almost two-thirds of women in British Columbia filled at least one prescription at some point in their pregnancy, including drugs with potential risks, according to a new study by University of British Columbia researchers. The study, published online today in the journal Clinical Therapeutics, is the first of its kind in Canada. Researchers analyzed population-based outpatient prescription claims data for patterns of prescription drug use during pregnancy in B.C. from 2001 to 2006. The...
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...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Academy of Physician Assistants (CAPA) today announced that it has partnered with NeedyMeds, a national non-profit organization, to launch a prescription drug discount card that will help Californians lower the costs of their medications and other health care services. The discount card, which is free and can be used by all California families to save up to 80% off the cost of prescription medications, can be used by...
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...
Canada Drug Pharmacy offers Wellbutrin XL at a cheaper price, much cheaper when compared to purchasing the same drug from traditional retail stores. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) December 06, 2011 Starting Dec 5th 2011, Canada Drug Pharmacy offers Wellbutrin XL at a cheaper price, much cheaper when compared to purchasing the same drug from traditional retail stores. As more and more people turn to the internet to shop online, they are also searching for ways to save money. One of the benefits...
