Hashtag: #PrescriptionDrugs
People’s Pharmacy Wins KEMH Contract
The Bermuda Hospitals Board [BHB] today announced that People’s Pharmacy was the successful bidder for the outpatient pharmacy contract at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital [KEMH]. The contract allows People’s Pharmacy to operate a retail pharmacy in the new Acute Care Wing of KEMH for outpatients and the community. A BHB spokesperson said, “At... Read more of this article
Colonial: Generic Drugs Could Save Thousands
The government’s decision to mandate the use of generic drugs could save Bermudians thousands of dollars a year, according to one of the island’s leading providers of health insurance. Naz Farrow, The Colonial Group’s chief operating officer for health, said: “In the Throne Speech the Government was focusing on some of the issues relating... Read more of this article
NeoMedigen Changes Name To RezGen 5 Ltd.
NeoMedigen Limited, a public company listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, has changed its name to RezGen 5 Limited. The Company held a Special General meeting of the Shareholders on Friday, 30 August, 2013, wherein the shareholders voted in favor of the name change.NeoMedigen founder and CEO Stuart Garrett commented, “We feel that rebranding the... Read more of this article
Prescription Refills: Former White’s Customers
The Department of Health and Bermuda Pharmacy Council have advised the public as to what steps should be taken by individuals who formerly filled prescriptions at White’s Pharmacy in Warwick or White’s Southside Pharmacy in St. David’s, which both closed earlier this summer. A statement said: “It is recommended that individuals whose prescriptions... Read more of this article
Lindo’s Pharmacy In Warwick Opens
The Lindo’s Group of Companies has opened a pharmacy at Lindo’s Family Foods in Warwick. The 144-square-foot pharmacy is part of a larger renovation of the store. Like the pharmacy at its sister store, Lindo’s Market in Devonshire, the pharmacy in Warwick will be managed by Head Pharmacist Stephanie Simons who has practiced pharmacy in Bermuda... Read more of this article
MPs Pass Prescription Drug Legislation
Last night [July 22] MPs approved legislation which will enable prescription drugs to be imported from anywhere in the world, as long as they meet the regulatory standards and are approved for sale in the US, Canada or the EU. Previously drugs could only be imported from a list of designated countries, which included Australia, Brazil, Canada, India,... Read more of this article
Dr Michelmore: Prescription Drug Concerns
Today [June 29] Shadow Health Minister Dr Kathy Michelmore spoke about concerns surrounding the recent change which will allow prescription drugs to be imported from Brazil, India and Israel. Following a change in the Pharmacy and Poisons Act earlier this month, prescription drugs from those three countries will be permitted to be imported into Bermuda At... Read more of this article
Prescription Drugs From India, Brazil, Israel
Following a change in the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, prescription drugs from Brazil, India and Israel can be imported into Bermuda Health Minister Zane Desilva said, “Today I am pleased to announce that Brazil, India and Israel will be added to the list of countries from which prescription drugs can be imported into Bermuda.” “The Ministry... Read more of this article
59-Year-Old Tourist Jailed For ‘Medical Marijuana’
In Magistrates Court this morning [May 25], visitor Edith Norton Lord Wolff, a 59-year-old California woman who said she was a self-employed investor, was sentenced to thirty days in prison for importing approximately 35 grams of cannabis in fourteen rolled cigarettes and two plastic bags. The prison sentence came along with a $3,000 fine. The cigarettes... Read more of this article
Young Progressives: Medicalization Of Drugs
The Young Progressives have released a statement laying out a proposal to decriminalize drugs, and to have them placed in the hospitals, clinics and rehabilitation centers and controlled by Government, saying “When there is no profit in the streets the product has lost its value, and all criminal activity associated with illegal drugs comes to... Read more of this article
