Tag Archives: Pharmacy

‘Uber’ of Pharmacy: Disrupting the Market, or Patient Care? – MedPage Today

Capsule, a digital pharmacy armed with a fleet of couriers that delivers prescriptions directly to patients’ doors, has been described as the Uber of pharmacy, but some patients have raised concerns about delays and missing medications. The app-based pharmacy delivers same-day prescriptions in four of New York’s five boroughs (Staten Island excluded). The company describes… Read More »

Mayo Clinic in Albert Lea unveils new pharmacy – Austin Daily Herald – Austin Herald

Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea staff showcased the new chemotherapy and infusion therapy inpatient pharmacy at Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea Wednesday on the lower level of the medical center across from the Cancer Center.  The 2,300-square-foot pharmacy, which is more than double the space of the old pharmacy, provides services… Read More »

Hilltowns lose their neighborhood pharmacy – GazetteNET

Hilltowns lose their neighborhood pharmacy News > Local Greg Conz, owner of the Williamsburg Pharmacy and Hardware store in Williamsburg, helps Bonnie Young of Easthampton with a medication question. Young works at Linda Manor Extended Care Facility in Leeds and said, “It’s our go-to place for little gifts and whatever else you need. We will… Read More »

January 9: Friday Pharmacy Fun Fact – Pharmacy Times

Which state was the first to require licensure for pharmacists? Answer: Louisiana! Although licensure seems like a no-brainer now, no pharmacists were licensed until 1816, when Louis Dufilho Jr. became the first licensed pharmacist in the country.1 Louisiana passed the law in 1804, requiring a licensing examination for any pharmacist. Before that, anyone could compound… Read More »

Walgreens profit misses estimates on pharmacy weakness – Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A Walgreens pharmacy store sign is photographed in Austin, TX, U.S., March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Khursheed/File Photo (Reuters) – Drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (WBA.O) posted a quarterly profit that missed expectations on Wednesday, hurt by lower payments from insurers on drugs sold, sending shares down nearly 4% before the bell. Sluggish… Read More »