The Federal Trade Commission unanimously voted Thursday to advise state and federal authorities to disregard its past statements opposing policies that would require pharmacy benefit managers to reveal more about their business practices. From 2004 to 2014, the FTC published 11 reports and letters discouraging the implementation of disclosure and transparency rules on the basis…
I am a nurse who is awaiting posting, so I got myself a job at a pharmacy to keep some money in my purse. I was at work one day when a young man walked into the pharmacy to buy drugs. After I sold him the drugs, he asked for my number. It was the…
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Yet another congressional committee has advanced legislation aimed at bringing down prescription drug prices by imposing new rules on pharmacy benefit managers. On Wednesday, the House Education and the Workforce Committee advanced four bills requiring new disclosures from PBMs, health insurance companies and hospitals about healthcare costs. The panel unanimously approved the Transparency in Billing…
Bangor, ME, July 13, 2023 –(PR.com)– Two different science-oriented camps being held at Husson University this July will give high school students the opportunity to explore careers in pharmacy and healthcare. Sponsored by Husson University’s College of Health and Pharmacy, these camps are an outstanding way for students to better understand what it means to work…
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Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs delivers her State of the State address at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix, Jan. 9, 2023. Adults in Arizona can now obtain contraceptive medications over the counter at a pharmacy without a doctor’s prescription under a governor’s order announced Thursday, July 6, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File Adults…
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs talks on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, in San Luis, Ariz. (Randy Hoeft/The Yuma Sun via AP) Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) has expanded access to over-the-counter birth control that will “soon be available to Arizonans,” according to a press release. Arizonans 18 and older will soon be able to go to…
FILE – Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs delivers her State of the State address at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix, Jan. 9, 2023. Adults in Arizona can now obtain contraceptive medications over the counter at a pharmacy without a doctor’s … FILE – Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie … more > By Associated Press – Thursday,…
MYDAWA has raised funds three times before, but the latest round marks its biggest fundraising event yet as it eyes to expand beyond East Africa. MYDAWA, an e-pharmacy platform based in Kenya and operates in the East African region, has raised $20 million in funding from Alta Semper Capital. This marks the company’s fourth fund…
