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Natalya Cowderoy Medical Fund-She Needs Your Help!
November 26, 2018
Natalya Cowderoy Medical Fund-She Needs Your Help!
On August 10th 2018, Natalya, a perfectly healthy 33 year old, went to bed as normal on a Friday night after a busy week working as a Pharmaceutical Representative...
Event highlights mental health issues
October 11, 2018
Event highlights mental health issues
THE Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association yesterday held a symposium highlighting World Mental Health Day and promoting awareness of mental health issues.
Liberalise cannabis now - and lead rest of world
August 16, 2018
Liberalise cannabis now - and lead rest of world
LEADING Jamaican scientist Dr Henry Lowe is urging Bahamian officials - and those in the Caribbean - to liberalise cannabis for medical and scientific use to cement the region's stake in the industry.Dr Lowe projected cannabis-based products will be...
Blood pressure drug recalled
July 21, 2018
Blood pressure drug recalled
The Ministry of Health has issued a recall of blood pressure medication containing valsartan. The international recall is due to a contamination of the active pharmaceutical ingredient, the ministry said in a statement. "Valsartan is a commonly used anti-hypertensive medication, commonly known as blood pressure [...]
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Afford patients the medicinal benefit of cannabis
July 06, 2018
Afford patients the medicinal benefit of cannabis
On Monday, June 25, 2018, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the epileptic drug Epidiolex. It is the first cannabis-based drug the U.S. regulator has approved, and it was developed by GW Pharmaceuticals that has operations in both the United States and [...]
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June 25, 2018
Medical milestone: US OKs marijuana-based drug for seizures
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. health regulators have approved the first prescription drug made from marijuana, a milestone that could spur more research into a drug that remains illegal under federal law. The Food and Drug Administration approved the medication from GW Pharmaceuticals on Monday to [...]
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June 18, 2018
Grand Bahamians will be chosen first to fill upcoming job openings
Up to 60 jobs will be on the market in the industrial sector and Grand Bahamians have first option, said Minister of State for Grand Bahama in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator the Hon. J. Kwasi Thompson...
Woman abducted and raped on Sunday morning
June 06, 2018
Woman abducted and raped on Sunday morning
A WOMAN was abducted and raped after leaving a pharmacy in the Carmichael Road area on Sunday morning, Chief Superintendent Solomon Cash told The Tribune yesterday. The incident took place shortly after 9am. "A lady...was at a local pharmaceutical es
March 14, 2018
PHA using all avenues while preserving healthcare access
Minister of Health Dr. the Hon. Duane Sands said the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) Board, appointed in June 2017, has been hard at work improving efficiencies of the PHA, embracing all opportunities to improve revenue collection, while preserving access for those who cannot afford care...
Pharmacists advocate for local marijuana studies
January 09, 2018
Pharmacists advocate for local marijuana studies
Caribbean Association of Pharmacists (CAP) President Dr. Marvin Smith is advocating for the government to allow the local pharmaceutical industry to conduct clinical studies on the various uses of marijuana. Smith, a Bahamian, said the discussion on marijuana in The Bahamas, which must be science-driven, [...]
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