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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

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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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Pharma Microbiology East Coast Conference – A Virtual Conference with Remote Access

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The conference is proudly chaired by Lynne Ensor, Vice President, Technical, Parexel International as a 21-year veteran of the FDA, her areas of expertise include biopharmaceutical sterile product manufacturing and testing, pharmaceutical microbiology, pharmacy compounding, and regulatory policy development. in Biology and Ph.D.

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

Pharmacy Checkers

The drugs Americans buy at local pharmacies, such as Walgreens or CVS, are sometimes 10 times more expensive than elsewhere for drugs that were not made in the U.S. Yet the FDA and Big Pharma warn consumers not to import the same drug even though it’s much cheaper if they order it online from other countries.

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European Commission vs Big Pharma, or profit vs access?  

Drug Discovery World

An example of the current disparity, drawn from data from the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), can be seen in Romania, Poland or Bulgaria, where a recently approved medicine will take more than 800 days on average before it becomes publicly available compared with Germany, where that figure is 133 days 3.

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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

Can I ask the pharmacy to dispense Cerazette instead of Cerelle? Do generic, and branded drugs produce exactly the same effect? . Both contraceptives contain the same active ingredient: desogestrel (75 micrograms), a female sex hormone (synthetic progestogen). Can I still request a doctor to prescribe Cerazette?