Online telehealth pharmacies are booming, selling GLP-1s and weight-loss drugs. However, many consumers report being charged for unsolicited medications, facing impossible cancellation policies, and experiencing unresponsive customer service, leading to significant financial losses and frustration.
Canada has become the first G7 nation to approve generic semaglutide injections, making GLP-1 drugs more accessible and affordable. This move by Novo Nordisk follows similar approvals in India and may pressure US prices, though generics are not expected there until 2032.
Canada has become the first G7 nation to approve generic semaglutide injections, making GLP-1 drugs more accessible and affordable. This move by Novo Nordisk follows similar approvals in India and has already led to price reductions for brand-name medications.
New Taipei City's Senior Citizen Card will allow monthly 300-point usage at farmers' markets, pharmacies, and convenience stores starting in the latter half of next year. Councilor Chen Nai-yu urges prompt release of details to ensure accessibility for seniors in remote areas.
German pharmacies are struggling with political "arbitrariness," bureaucracy, and online competition, leading to closures. While urban access is high, rural areas are also affected. Reforms aim to expand services, but pharmacists feel underfunded and face price-binding challenges.
A German court has sentenced three men over 60 for membership in the 'Kaiserreichgruppe,' a terrorist organization linked to Reichsbürger and Querdenker movements. The group plotted to kidnap a former health minister and sabotage infrastructure, aiming to establish a new order based on the 1871 German constitution. Sentences ranged from suspended terms to over two years imprisonment.
German Health Minister Nina Warken's plans to expand pharmacy services, including vaccinations, preventative care, and dispensing certain prescription drugs without a doctor's prescription, are set to be voted on by parliament. While pharmacies welcome the move, doctors strongly protest, calling it a dangerous overreach. The reforms aim to support rural pharmacies facing staff shortages and declining profitability.
Over 26,000 chemists in Karnataka will join a nationwide 24-hour strike on May 20, protesting against online pharmacies. The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) leads the protest against alleged illegal online medicine sales and unfair competition from e-pharmacies offering deep discounts.
DÉCRYPTAGE - Avec la chute de la rentabilité des petites officines, notamment dans les zones rurales, le secteur se transforme en adoptant les codes de la grande distribution. Ce business suscite aussi l’intérêt des pouvoirs publics.
Researchers at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) say they have developed a world-first nasal spray that delivers neurotherapeutic powder directly to the brain as first aid for ischemic stroke patients, with clinical trials expected by 2030. The treatment is intended for initial use by paramedics, before being rolled out to high-risk groups in care facilities and eventually the general public through pharmacies. It was developed by the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine at HKU and the university’s...
The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation. The order signed by Justice Samuel Alito temporarily allows women seeking abortions to obtain the pill at pharmacies or through the mail, without an in-person visit to a doctor. Those rules had been in effect for several years until a federal appeal court imposed new restrictions last week. Most abortions...
The war in Iran has caused medicine prices in England to jump 20-30%, with paracetamol and hay fever medication most affected. Pharmacies are paying 40-50% more to order stock, while wholesale prices for paracetamol have surged from 41p to £1.99. The conflict has doubled air freight costs and strangled supplies of petroleum derivatives used in medication manufacturing. Over 1,400 pharmacies have closed since 2020, with one or two closing weekly. Manufacturers warn of potential shortages within weeks if the conflict continues.
Hong Kong authorities have arrested five men across two operations at registered pharmacies in Sha Tin and Jordan, seizing over 400 clonazepam tablets, 2,700 zolpidem tablets, and six boxes of unregistered slimming injections. The Department of Health announced increased enforcement against illegal sales of anti-obesity medicines classified as Part 1 poisons, citing growing demand driven by nearly half of residents being overweight or obese.
Hong Kong authorities have arrested five men at registered pharmacies and seized thousands of unregistered anti-obesity medicines and dangerous drugs, vowing to launch more joint operations to clamp down on illegal sales across the city. The Department of Health said on Monday evening that an enforcement operation with the police last Friday at a registered pharmacy in Sha Tin district led to four arrests and the seizure of over 400 tablets of clonazepam, more than 2,700 tablets of zolpidem and...
Hong Kong authorities have arrested five men at registered pharmacies and seized thousands of unregistered anti-obesity medicines and boxes of slimming injections, vowing to launch more joint operations to clamp down on illegal sales across the city. The Department of Health said on Monday evening that an enforcement operation with the police last Friday at a registered pharmacy in Sha Tin district led to four arrests and the seizure of over 400 tablets of clonazepam, more than 2,700 tablets of...
Le gouvernement français a annoncé jeudi 16 avril que le remboursement des protections menstruelles réutilisables pour les femmes de moins de 26 ans et les personnes précaires sera effectif à la rentrée universitaire (septembre-octobre). Cette mesure, prévue dans le budget 2024 de la Sécurité sociale mais jamais appliquée, concerne 6,7 millions de personnes et vise à lutter contre la précarité menstruelle.
