Search results for : pharmaceutical
November 14, 2016
Finlayson: Gov't did next best thing to procure pharmaceuticals directly
The government did the "next best thing" to directly procure certain pharmaceuticals, according to President of the Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association (BPA) Michelle Finlayson.
Bahamas Pharmaceutical Industrial Threatened
November 11, 2016
Bahamas Pharmaceutical Industrial Threatened
A local news report has confirmed that the Public Hospital Authority has by-passed the local distributors of pharmaceuticals in The Bahamas, and gone directly to manufacturers for bids for medication.
June 03, 2016
Pharmaceutical association concerned NHI may harm community pharmacies
President of the Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association (BPA) Michelle Finlayson said community pharmacies may be in danger of closing down if the Christie adminstration's National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme is not properly implemented.
Fix the system we already have
February 10, 2016
Fix the system we already have
Dear Editor,
Contrary to what government officials keep telling us, I have seen absolutely no significant upgrades to the current health care system, and anyone who feels as if the government is prepared to offer them any more with National Health Insurance (NHI) than they are getting now is seriously misguided.
No go on marijuana dispensaries
April 10, 2024
No go on marijuana dispensaries
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — As the government is said to be in the final stages of drafting the Cannabis Bill before tabling it in parliament, the President of the Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association, Dr Marvin Smith, is roundly rejecting the notion of establishing dispensaries for medicinal marijuana distribution. He, however, stressed that he and the association do [...]
January 30, 2024
MOYSC Launched Fresh Start Program 2024 Spring Session
The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s Youth Division launched its 2024 Spring Session of the Fresh Start Program at Christ the King Education Center on January 25, 2024.
November 09, 2023
Economic Affairs Minister says its difficult for government to impact consumer prices
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Economic Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said yesterday that in the absence of the total expansion of price control, it is difficult for the government to impact consumer prices. Halkitis acknowledged that the high cost of goods is a vexing issue, with the government having undertaken several initiatives to address the situation. "That's a [...]
Developing industry
July 05, 2023
Developing industry
In the years following the signing of the 1955 Hawksbill Creek Agreement, Grand Bahama quickly morphed from a poor fishing village to a thriving industrial hub.
June 28, 2023
Cleveland Clinic-Led Trial Shows that Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Reduces Heart-Related Events, Including Death, in Statin-Intolerant Patients with Elevated Cardiovascular Risk
Findings from a Cleveland Clinic-led clinical trial showed that the use of bempedoic acid (a cholesterol-lowering drug) in statin-intolerant patients – who have not yet had a cardiovascular event, but do have risk factors, like diabetes – significantly reduced the chance of death from heart disease and other major adverse cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes.
April 26, 2023
Govt unlikely to renew extended price control which has expired
THE Davis administration is unlikely to renew the order expanding the list of items added to the price control regime last year, Economic Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis suggested yesterday.
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