You have a few choices: Ask your doctor to prescribe a different drug from your insurance company's formulary. If that's not possible or your doctor says it's not a good idea, have your doctor petition your insurance company to cover the ...
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DKSH Business Unit Healthcare has opened its new healthcare distribution center in Seoul, South Korea. Located close to key hospitals in Seoul, the distribution center will manage the emergency deliveries of mainly medical devices. The ...
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The St. Louis-based grocery chain Schnuck Markets has claimed that a potential class action lawsuit filed against it in an Illinois state court over a recent data breach really belongs in federal court because of the case's scope and ...
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Canada-based privately owned company, Amjay Software Solutions has launched a new mobile pharmacy application for ordering prescriptions directly to their local pharmacy. Integrated to the pharmacy operating software system at any store, ...
Duchesnay USA has announced the availability of Diclegis, a composition of 10mg doxylamine succinate and 10mg pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), in US pharmacies. The FDA had approved Diclegis as the only treatment for nausea and ...
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Yes. Not all pharmacies offer the full array of vaccines recommended for overseas travel. But if one in your area provides that service, it's certainly a safe, convenient way to get the immunizations you need to help you stay healthy on ...
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Venezuelans scrambled to stock up on toilet paper although the government promised to import 50 million rolls, foreign media reported. Due to years of economic dysfunction, Venezuelans has been used to the shortage of medicines and ...
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Not from your vet. They sharply mark up their drug prices, and tack on a $5 to $15 dispensing fee, according to the American Animal Hospital Association. For many pet meds, a better bet is your local pharmacy. Kmart, Rite Aid, Target, and ...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services wants health tech developers in Silicon Valley to make greater use of its data to help make advances in the field and aid entrepreneurs in the region. The effort is part of a larger ongoing ...
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Pfizer has launched its counterfeit medicine Viagra (sildenafil citrate) tablets home delivery, a new prescription-fulfillment website for Viagra. Powered by CVS/pharmacy and accessible through Viagra.com, the site offers men with ...
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For a few months earlier this year, the personal data of customers of the Schnucks supermarket chain was exposed to hackers whose work went undetected until after a card processing company issued an alert about fraudulent activity on a ...
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It's not a Star Trek tricorder, but by hooking a variety of gadgets onto a smartphone you can almost get a complete physical - without the paper gown or even a visit to the doctor's office. Blood pressure? Just plug the arm cuff into the ...
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If you've ever had trouble affording your medications and wanted to call your doctor on it, here's some encouraging news: Doctors aren't pleased about the prices either. Denouncing "profiteering" by pharmaceutical companies, more than 100 ...
Many retailers offer discount prices on generics that may be cheaper than your co-pay. We asked our Secret Shoppers to price common generic drugs at more than 200 pharmacies around the U.S. and they found some real deals if you use cash or ...
Superstorm Sandy devastated not just homes and property, but people's ability to get needed health care, too. A quarter of the people in our survey of online subscribers in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York said Sandy caused medical ...