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Centre puts onus on SLAs to take action against e-pharmacies for violation of D&C Act and Rules

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With the chemists and druggists across the country opposing the sale of drugs through online, the Central government is taking a stand that the sale of medicines should be strictly under the provisions of the existing regulations and the State Licensing Authorities (SLAs) are legally empowered to act against violation of the legal provisions.

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U.S. Pharmacy Chains Harm Patients With Medication Errors; NABP Appears Silent

Pharmacy Checkers

When you go to your local CVS and Walgreens – and other big pharmacy chains – are you getting the highest standard of care? Have these pharmacies gone rogue? Yet the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) doesn’t seem to be paying much attention to medication errors at U.S. pharmacies. pharmacy industry.

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Amazon Pharmacy is going international. Will that lower drug prices?

Pharmacy Checkers

Amazon Pharmacy recently registered trademarks in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom but has not announced its stated plans for these registrations. For those of you who did not know that there is an Amazon Pharmacy, now you do. Amazon acquired online pharmacy PillPack in 2018 as part of its push into pharmaceutical sales.

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What is a “legitimate” drug or online pharmacy?

Pharmacy Checkers

However, use of the word “legitimate” is found in the DSCSA, and that word is often misused by opponents of drug importation and international online pharmacies – and that got me thinking. On the subjects of drug importation, online pharmacy verification, drug safety and affordability, the word “legitimate” is thrown around a lot.

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China Opens the Door to Personal Medicine Imports and Third-Party Online Platform Sales

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A new Chinese law (in effect as of December 1, 2019) makes third-party online platform medicine sales legal, appropriately ends a draconian definition of counterfeit drugs, and effectively decriminalizes personal drug importation, but with a lot of gray! The law does not relate specifically to “online pharmacies.”

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Prescribing shift for Pfizer’s Paxlovid expands access but draws questions

Pharmaceutical Technology

Previously, only licensed and authorised physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants could prescribe the drug. . Ganio says that, ideally, once an individual receives a positive Covid-19 result, they should call their pharmacy or communicate through a drive-through facility to minimize the risk of exposure.

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Novo Nordisk Sues Makers of Wegovy and Ozempic Dupes

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With the remarkable success of its semaglutide products Wegovy and Ozempic for weight loss and type 2 diabetes, respectively (the latter also for weight loss through off-label prescribing), Novo Nordisk is cracking down on pharmacies making compounded versions of the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist drugs.