By Denise Dador Wednesday, August 16, 2023 10:05P M LOS ANGELES (KABC) — RSV kills thousands of people every winter. Now, three long-awaited immunizations are about to make their debut. This fall, you will need your yearly flu shot, the new COVID vaccine and for many Americans – one more shot. “The RSV vaccine has been...
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How self-pay pharmacies can save customers hundreds of dollars a month
Aug. 19, 2022, 11:33 AM MST / Source: NBC NewsBy Adiel Kaplan, Kenzi Abou-Sabe and Vicky Nguyen PICKERINGTON, Ohio — For years, Sharon Kitchen and her husband, Mike, went to the same pharmacy just 2 miles from their house in this suburb of Columbus. But last June, their pharmacist, Nate Hux, suggested that Sharon switch to a new pharmacy he had opened —...
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One in five pharmacies blocks access to key medication to treat addiction
by Oregon Health & Science University Credit: CC0 Public Domain One in five pharmacies refuse to dispense a key medication to treat addiction, according to new research. The study, published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, was conducted by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy. Researchers called hundreds...
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Insulins available at US pharmacies are consistent with product labeling
by JDRF JDRF, the American Diabetes Association (ADA), and The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, announce the results of a study examining the consistency and potency of insulin purchased at U.S. retail pharmacies. The study, led by University of Florida researcher Timothy Garrett and published in Diabetes Care, found all human and...
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Pharmacies leave customers hanging when it comes to disposing of antibiotics and opioids
by University of California, San Francisco Proper disposal of leftover medication, particularly antibiotics and opioids, can help reduce antibiotic resistance, prevent children from being poisoned and stop the misuse of addiction-forming drugs. But a telephone survey conducted by researchers at UC San Francisco found that fewer than half of California pharmacies provided disposal instructions meeting...
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Scientists found new drugs for stroke and dementia in the shelves of pharmacies
Recovering after stroke is extremely difficult. Not only you have to try to live with the changes presented by the disease, you also have to understand the risk of developing a secondary stroke at any time. A team of scientists led by the Universities of Edinburgh and Nottingham have just made a step towards better treatments that prevent recurrence of types...