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Drug Channels News Roundup, February 2021: Accumulator Problems, Humana + ESI, White Bagging Battles, Buy-and-Bill Economics, and Pharmacy Hero Dave Marley

Drug Channels

In this issue: Payers confess: Patients lose from copay accumulators Humana joins the Express Scripts GPO Hospitals vs. PBMs over specialty pharmacy white bagging Let’s all follow the Buy-and-Bill Dollar! Plus, entrepreneurial pharmacy owner Dave Marley demonstrates the power of innovation. Marley Drug generated $1.7

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Buscopan vs Mebeverine | OTC IBS treatment

Druggist

Buscopan and mebeverine are two common drugs used for symptomatic treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Both drugs can be prescribed by a doctor or purchased over the counter from pharmacies and in case of Bucopa IBS relief from supermarkets. Buscopan vs Mebeverine lists similarities and differences between both drugs.

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Even Drugs Manufactured in America are not “Made in the USA”

Pharmacy Checkers

PharmacyChecker pays close attention and has performed considerable research related to where drugs are made. Most notably, by researching drug labels and contacting drug companies, we found that 71% of brand name drugs sold in the U.S. There are many thousands of drugs approved for the U.S.

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Lymecycline for ACNE: Questions & Answers

Druggist

Lymecycline is usually prescribed as a generic drug – lymecycline 408mg capsules or occasionally as a branded medication called Tetralysal 300 mg capsules. Both drugs are the same medicines. It is possible to buy lymecycline from registered pharmacies. How does lymecycline work for acne?

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Cerelle vs Cerazette: Are they really the same?

Druggist

Cerelle and Cerazette are two brands of daily progestogen-only pill (POP), also known as mini-pill. In recent years prescribing of Cerazette in NHS decreased, in place of other brands, including Cerelle. Can I ask the pharmacy to dispense Cerazette instead of Cerelle? Summary of the post: Cerelle vs Cerazette: are they the same?

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Hitting Pause on Criticism of the FDA, Just for Today

Pharmacy Checkers

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is just one agency out of the many that make up the United States Department of Health and Human Services and, from PharmacyChecker’s relatively small (non-regulatory) role of helping verify online pharmacies to protect public health, I’ve learned just how insanely massive its mandate is.

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Truvada for PrEP: availability, cost and side effects

Druggist

How to get Truvada Superdrug Pharmacy: Truvada for PeEP service Cost of Truvada in the UK Can you get Truvada on NHS? Truvada is a brand name of a combination drug, which contains two antiviral medicines: emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil. There are several generic versions of Truvada.