Associated Pharmacies Inc. to Purchase the Assets of The Pharmacy Group of New England
Associated Pharmacies, Inc. (API), a buying cooperative for over 1,000 independent pharmacies, today announces that it is purchasing the assets of the Pharmacy Group of New England (PGNE) on January 1, 2009. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/independent/pharmacies/prweb1669764.htm

Pharmacies are Prepared for Flu Season
It's a virus that can be deadly, and with the weather getting colder, many of you may be staying inside increasing your chances of spreading germs. We bring you more on the beginning of flu season.

Britney Reveals What Life Was Like Without Her Kids
Britney Spears' bizarre trips to coffee houses, garages and late-night pharmacies came about because the pop star hated life at home without her two kids.

Britney Spears - Odd Trips Meant Spears Wasnt Home Alone
BRITNEY SPEARS' bizarre trips to coffee houses, garages and late-night pharmacies came about because the pop star hated life at home without her two kids. In a candid ...

Centric Health Resources Presents ?Pharmacy Distribution as the Final Piece of the 3PL Chain? at Third Annual Rare ...
With increased pressure on specialty pharmacies and manufacturers to transition toward a fee-for-service approach, Craig Kephart, president and CEO of Centric Health Resources, Inc. ( www.centrichealthresources.com ), will offer solutions with ?Pharmacy Distribution as the Final Piece of the 3PL Chain? at the Third Annual Rare Disease Summit, Thursday, December 11, 2008, 8:15 a.m., Hilton ...

Prescription drug fraud soars
ASHEVILLE ? Michael Overman has run pharmacies in Buncombe County for more than 20 years, but he can't ever remember dealing with such a surge in illegal prescriptions for painkillers.

Complaints about pharmacies find system with little outside oversight
John Karagianis poured a glass of water one day and gulped down what he thought was Diltiazem, a medication that treats an abnormal heartbeat. The Nashua man soon felt nauseous and dizzy, and had to lie down. ... - By ALBERT McKEON Staff Writer

World AIDS Day 2008: Much accomplished, much to do
When we commemorated the first World AIDS Day on December 1, 1988, we had little to celebrate.

What's Open/Closed on Thanksgiving Day
Retail Stores/Supermarkets: Some open. Liquor Stores: Closed in Mass. and N.H. Convenience Stores: Open. Restaurants/Taverns: Some open. Pharmacies: Some open. Banks: Closed in Mass. and N.

'Conscience' rule for doctors may spark abortion controversy
The Bush administration plans a 'right of conscience' rule allowing healthcare workers to refuse procedures they object to. Critics say it could apply to artificial insemination and birth control. The outgoing Bush administration is planning to announce a broad new "right of conscience" rule permitting medical facilities, doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare workers to refuse to ...

EU requests that Italy amend laws on pharmacies
The European Union Commission requested on Thursday that member-state Italy amend its legislation on pharmacy locations. Under Italian law, pharmacists are not allowed to have more than one pharmacy. The maximum number of pharmacies that may be owned by groups of pharmacists should not exceed four and must be in the same province. "Such constraints are in breach of Article 43 of the EC Treaty on ...

Doctors ditch drug samples to avoid influencing treatment
Who doesn't like freebies, especially when it comes to pricey pills? But studies show that free medication samples can have hidden costs.

Flu arrives in Greene County; annual shot is best defense
The flu is here.

Drug recall
DOHA: Products of a UAE-based pharmaceutical company, PharmaCare, are being pulled off the shelves in Qatar after the National Health Authority (NHA) cancelled the registration of the company and its products.

Chemists in B'lore reel under wave of uncertainty as big chains scout for acquisitions
At least 3,000 of the 5,000 chemist outlets in Bangalore are reeling under a wave of uncertainty. The apprehension which looms large is the possible takeover by the chemist chain stores like Apollo, MedPlus and Religare.

Menadue: COAG?s billions are a wasted opportunity for health
Australian governments would be unwise to assume that their multi-billion dollar health funding package will solve the problems in health care, writes John Menadue .

Drug Deaths, Violence Plague Border In Tijuana
Controlling immigration at the border between Mexico and the U.S. is proving challenging as drug cartels, money, gang violence and politics clash with a potentially idyllic and green city just south of San Diego. Tijuana is suffering as a result of the violence, officials say.

MPs: We don't get no respect
SEVERAL members of the Dewan Rakyat complained yesterday they could not obtain treatment at government hospital by producing their MPs' identity cards.

Whittlesea?s new ambos on their toes
PARAMEDICS have made themselves at home in Whittlesea township's new ambulance station.

Local doctor spared prison time in illegal Internet pharmacy
A federal judge on Monday spared a local doctor from spending any time behind bars for his role in an illegal Internet pharmacy. Dr. Vladimir Andries, 63, who lives in the Town of Wawarsing, pleaded guilty March 10 in U.S.