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January 06, 2023
Pharmacist profits down after price controls

PRIVATE pharmacies have seen a reduction in profits since the government's price control regulations that were meant to bring economic relief to Bahamians were introduced late last year, according to the Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association's (BPA) president yesterday.

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November 03, 2022
PM: PHARMACISTS MUST OBEY RULES - Davis warns sector over price controls even as meeting held

PRIME Minister Phillip "Brave" Davis said yesterday the government expects the pharmaceutical sector to fully comply with the new price control regulations in the coming days despite receiving pushback from the sector.

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November 03, 2022
Petroleum dealer: pharmacists, grocers now feeling our pain

Pharmacies and grocery stores are now feeling what gas station operators have been enduring for months now, Bahamas Petroleum Dealers Association (BPDA) Vice President Vasco Bastian said yesterday. As the price of oil per barrel skyrocketed at the start of the year, retail petroleum dealers pleaded with the government to increase their profit margins from ...
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October 17, 2022
Pharmacists won't be penalized if price control adjustments not yet made, says Darville

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Michael Darville said drug companies will not be penalized if their inventories are not updated to reflect the recent addition of certain medications to the price control list as of the effective date, which is today. Pharmaceutical retailers and wholesalers last week criticized the government for not including them ...
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June 08, 2015
Country's first female pharmacist to be recognized

Gertrude Burnside, 97, is the first female pharmacist in The Bahamas and is credited with laying the foundation for the future of women in the pharmacy profession.

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January 20, 2021
Pharmacist assoc. president: Pfizer, Moderna vaccines best options

As the government organizes its national COVID-19 vaccination plan, President of the Caribbean Association of Pharmacists Dr. Marvin Smith said The Bahamas and the wider Caribbean community would be better off accepting either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, as opposed to the many other variants available. There are currently more than nine companies producing COVID-19 ...
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June 29, 2020
We need qualified Bahamian pharmacists working!

Dear Editor, McHari Institute was given an articulation agreement with Havana University from 2002, which is still active and current to date. This institution has matriculated over thousands of now-leading professionals in numerous disciplines now practicing successfully in their respective fields. The Ministry of Education [...]
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November 13, 2019
Sands: No risk from unaccredited pharmacists

HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands said the public faced no significant risk from people who were employed as pharmacists despite not being educated at an accredited institution. The Pharmacy Council in 2017 refused to renew licences for people who had

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November 01, 2019
Pharmacists granted leave to join colleague39s appeal

TWELVE local pharmacists have been granted leave to join their colleague's appeal of a Supreme Court judge's decision to not compel the Bahamas Pharmacy Council to renew her licence.

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June 05, 2019
Hospitals need more pharmacists

THE PUBLIC Hospitals Authority will need 13 more pharmacists before existing staff can stop working extra shifts, according to Deputy Director Lyrone Burrows.

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