Tag Archives: Owners

DC convenience store owners brace for hit from ban on menthols

Convenience store owners in Washington, D.C., are speaking out against the city council’s proposed ban on flavored tobacco products, arguing it will further hurt their business while doing little to drive down tobacco use. On Wednesday, the council voted 8-5 to approve a bill that bans flavored tobacco products, including those containing menthol. Mayor Muriel… Read More »

Female Pharmacy Owners – Pharmacy Times

Although 62% of the first professional degrees in pharmacy were awarded to women in 2017-2018,1 there are only about half as many female pharmacy owners as there are women graduating from pharmacy school.2 Tammy McDonald, regional vice president of RxOwnership for McKesson and leader of the RxOwnership Women in Pharmacy Program, said she sees many… Read More »

Bulgaria to compensate owners who cull pigs to help stamp out swine fever

FILE PHOTO: A pig rests at a farm near the village of Belotincy, 140 km (90 miles) from the capital Sofia, April 28, 2009. REUTERS/Oleg Popov/File Photo SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said the Balkan state’s government will compensate owners who voluntarily cull their domestic pigs, as the country works to stamp… Read More »

Pharma Owners Accused of Lying About OxyContin

The family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma directed attempts to play down the dangers of the opioid painkiller, suggest previously undisclosed documents included in a court filing by the attorney general of Massachusetts. The filing includes emails and other internal Purdue communications that mention the Sackler family. It’s the first evidence that appears to… Read More »