Tag: pharmacies
Morning-after pill to be made free at pharmacies in England
Women in England will be able to get the morning-after pill for free from pharmacies from later this year, the government has said.Emergency contracep [...]
FDA Zepbound shortage ends, impacts patients, compounding pharmacies
An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City on Dec. 11, 2023.Brendan McDermid | ReutersThe roughly $1,00 [...]
Why Walgreens, CVS retail pharmacies are struggling
The abundance of Walgreens and CVS Health stores makes them convenient for whenever Shriya Raghavan, a research associate based in Philadelphia, needs [...]
Gilead Sciences alleges dangerous drug-counterfeiting operation at two NYC pharmacies in lawsuit
Gilead alleges it uncovered a drug-counterfeiting operation in which its HIV medications were tampered with and improperly resold before reaching pati [...]
Two CVS pharmacies join new national pharmacy union
The CVS pharmacy logo is displayed on a sign above a CVS Health Corp. store in Las Vegas, Nevada on Feb. 7, 2024.Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Image [...]
CVS to close ‘select’ pharmacies in Target stores in the coming months
CVS Health plans to close select pharmacies inside Target stores early this year, a company spokesperson said Thursday, as retail pharmacy chains in t [...]
Eli Lilly weight loss drug Zepbound available at U.S. pharmacies
The FDA approves Eli Lilly's Zepbound, a weight loss drug similar to Ozempic and Wegovy.Courtesy: Eli LillyEli Lilly on Tuesday said its recently appr [...]
Novo Nordisk sues pharmacies over impure Wegovy, Ozempic dupes
A 0.25 mg injection pen of Novo Nordisk's weight loss drug Wegovy is shown in this photo in Oslo, Norway, on Aug. 31, 2023.Victoria Klesty | ReutersNo [...]
GP plan asks more patients to use pharmacies
Dr Chris Castle, a GP in Portchester, close to the city, agrees, saying increasing access will actually come at a cost: "Patients are being told the p [...]
Abortion Pills Can Now Be Offered at Retail Pharmacies, F.D.A. Says
Mifepristone, the first of two drugs in medication abortions, previously had to be dispensed only by clinics, doctors or a few mail-order pharmacies. [...]
Ukrainian pharmacies enable crypto payments via Binance Pay
Pharmacies in Ukraine are embracing digital payments amid the ongoing war, with a major local pharmacy chain enabling payments in cryptocurrencies lik [...]
CVS, Walgreens, Amazon and the future of pharmacies
CVS announced on Monday that it plans to buy Signify Health, a network of more than 10,000 clinicians that provide in-person evaluations and care f [...]
Pharmacies risk violating civil rights laws if they deny access to drugs that can be used for abortion, HHS says
The Health and Human Services Department on Wednesday warned U.S. retail pharmacies that they risk violating civil rights law if they deny access to m [...]
With Supply More Abundant, Pharmacies Struggle to Use Up Covid Pills
GREENBELT, Md. — Last month, Adeolu Odewale, the owner of a small pharmacy, secured two dozen courses of Pfizer’s new medication for treating Covid-19 [...]
People who test positive for Covid can receive antiviral pills at pharmacies for free, Biden says
Paxlovid, a Pfizer's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pill, is seen manufactured in Ascoli, Italy, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on [...]