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NEWS ABOUT: pharmacy

pharmacy stories: 11 news summaries

Suit Wants Pharmacies
to Bust Drug Abusers

Lawsuit blames stores for zonked driver's accident

Oct 28, 09 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - When a driver, high on painkillers, ran her car into two guys fixing a flat tire on the side of the highway, killing one of them, the victims' families filed a lawsuit—against the pharmacies that sold the painkillers. That case, pending before the Nevada Supreme Court, will be the... More »

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prescription drugs • drug abuse • CVS • Walgreens • Wal-Mart • prescription painkillers • pharmacy

green & green

 Target Will Pay Shoppers
 to Bring Their Own Bags 

Large retailers join smaller niche stores to offer rebates for reusing

Oct 19, 09 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Target and CVS will reward customers for using reusable shopping bags, and the efforts could take a billion plastic bags out of circulation. Though some retailers—notably Wal-Mart—have been slow to hop on the eco bandwagon, initiatives at smaller chains such as Whole Foods and Trader Joe's have met... More »

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retail • recycling • plastic bags • pollution • shopping • environmentalism • CVS • Target • retail shopping • pharmacy • drugstore • reusable bags • rebate

Cops Search Pharmacy That Sold Drug to Jacko Doc

Coroner's report finished, 'confidential'

Aug 12, 09 7:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police yesterday searched a Las Vegas pharmacy that reportedly sold the drug Propofol to Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, CNN reports. Warrants for earlier searches of Conrad Murray’s home and office have suggested that authorities think Jackson was a drug addict. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles coroner's office says it’... More »

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Michael Jackson • pharmacy • search warrant • Conrad Murray • Propofol

Officials Fear Flu Drug Resistance

Misuse of antivirals
by panicked public could breed stronger strains of disease

Apr 28, 09 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pharmacies are stocking up on Tamiflu and other anti-influenza drugs as fears grow of a swine flu outbreak, but health officials warn that the antivirals could do more harm than good if administered incorrectly. Taking the drugs in the wrong dose or for too short a time can lead to... More »

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public health • Department of Homeland Security • outbreak • influenza • Tamiflu • Relenza • Janet Napolitano • pharmacy • antiviral drugs • swine flu

(Newser) - The Florida pharmacy that prepared vitamin supplements for the 21 polo horses that died last weekend has admitted that the mixture was faulty, the Palm Beach Post reports. Franck’s Pharmacy in Tallahassee said today that the level of one ingredient in the supplement—which the polo team says was... More »

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Florida • vitamins • horse • veterinarian • pharmacy • polo • Victor Vargas • Tallahassee • Lechuza Caracas

(Newser) - Walgreens is amping up its effort to interest corporate and government employers in its network of clinics and workplace health centers, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company aims to build on its base of 350-plus corporate clients, and has been steadily snapping up concerns that cater to them.... More »

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health care • health insurance • corporations • pharmacy • Walgreen • government employees • health plan

Shooting Spree, Standoff May Be Linked: Dallas Cops

Ex-Utah trooper suspected in robbery may have shot motorists during rush hour yesterday

Dec 23, 08 3:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Dallas authorities are comparing bullets to see if an former Utah state trooper who shot himself during a standoff with police early this morning was also responsible for a rush-hour shooting spree that left two people dead yesterday, the Dallas Morning News reports. Brian Smith, also suspected in a pharmacy... More »

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Texas • robbery • murder • SUV • shooting • pharmacy • bullet

Pinched Patients Skimping on Vital Medication

Docs warn trend
could cause
health care time bomb

Oct 22, 08 12:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cash-strapped consumers nationwide are risking their health by cutting back on prescription drugs, the New York Times reports. Some try to stretch out their supply by splitting their pills in half or taking them every other day. Others choose for themselves which medications to stop taking, increasing the chances of... More »

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drugs • Medicare • prescription drugs • medication • pharmacy • drug costs

Boston Bans Drugstore Cigarette Sales

Also outlawed
at college campus
convenience shops

Sep 5, 08 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Boston's health honchos have approved some of the country's toughest anti-tobacco rules by banning sales at some stores, the Boston Globe reports. The new rules forbid pharmacies and campus convenience stores from selling cigarettes. They also ban smoking on bar and restaurant patios. The city's cigar parlors, previously exempt, will... More »

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Boston • smoking • tobacco • convenience stores • pharmacy • cigarette • cigarette sales • cigar

Congress: No More Scribbled Scrips, Doc

Legislation will nudge MDs toward electronic prescription system

Jun 12, 08 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Senators from both sides of the aisle are pushing doctors away from their prescription pads and towards electronic prescribing, the Chicago Tribune reports. Politicians and lobbyists hope the new system will cut down on mis-filled prescriptions and harmful, but avoidable, drug interactions. More »

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medicine • drugs • Medicare • legislation • prescription drugs • doctor • electronic prescriptions • pharmacy

Italian Church Pairs Perfume With Prayer

Opened in Dante's time, pharmacy today sells scents in LA, Tokyo

Feb 20, 08 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Florence's Santa Maria Novella church has an intriguing sideline: It's home to one of the world's oldest pharmacies, which today churns out tonics and perfumes made according to medieval recipes. Smithsonian profiles the church, where Dominican monks began concocting herbal remedies and rose water, used to clean plague-touched homes, more... More »

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church • luxury goods • monasteries • Florence • perfume • soap • Santa Maria Novella • pharmacy • Dominican monks

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