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March 12, 2012
More Illnesses Now Covered Under NIB Prescription Drug Plan

The Prime Minister today, 12 March, 2012 signed an Order expanding the list of chronic diseases covered under the National Insurance Chronic Diseases Prescription Drug Programme.

The new Order amends conditions under two existing categories of illnesses previously listed and adds four new conditions to the overall listing. The new Order replaces ?Ischaemic Heart Disease? with ?Ischaemic Diseas...

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March 12, 2012
More Illnesses Now Covered Under NIB Prescription Drug Plan

Nassau, Bahamas - The
Prime Minister today, 12 March, 2012 signed an Order expanding the list
of chronic diseases covered under the National Insurance Chronic
Diseases Prescription Drug Programme.

The new Order amends
conditions under two existing categories of illnesses previously listed
and adds four new conditions to the overall listing.  The new Order
replaces "Ischaemic Heart Dise...

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January 19, 2021
Pharmacy CEO: Prescription drug prices likely to increase by Q2

Bahamians can expect to pay more for critical prescription medication by spring, now that major pharmaceutical companies hiked prices at the start of 2021. US-based research firm 3 Axis Advisors released data earlier this year showing that drugmakers including Pfizer Inc., Sanofi SA and GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK) planned to raise prices on more than 300 ...
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July 02, 2020
PMH Prescription Refill Program launched using WhatsApp

The Pharmacy Department at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) is launching a new program for prescription refills for chronic illness medications...

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March 09, 2020
Vanderpool-Wallace fined for prescription fraud

Tietchka Vanderpool-Wallace. FILEAfter spending a week in prison, a woman who forged prescriptions for narcotic painkillers was freed yesterday after paying a $2,500 fine. Tietchka Vanderpool-Wallace, 54, of Paradise Island, was arrested on Saturday, February 29, after Livingston Seymour, 54, of Hospital Lane, attempted to fill the [...]
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March 03, 2020
Woman admits forging narcotics prescription

A WOMAN pleaded guilty to forging prescriptions to obtain narcotics from a local pharmacy after being arraigned in Magistrates' Court yesterday. Tietchka Vanderpool-Wallace, 54, was arraigned alongside Livingstone Seymour, 54, before Senior Magistra

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March 03, 2020
Woman admits prescription fraud

Livingston Seymour. Photos: RACARDO THOMASThe wife of former Minister of Tourism Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace yesterday admitted to prescription fraud. Tietchka Vanderpool-Wallace, 54, of Paradise Island, was arrested on Saturday, February 29, after Livingston Seymour, 54, of Hospital Lane, attempted to fill the forged prescriptions in the name of Mable Turnquest [...]
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July 11, 2016
A new prescription for you

Dr. Joseph Mercola, a well-known health advocate, has an interesting take on exercise. He believes that it should be prescribed, like any other medication -- in daily doses.
"The simple act of writing out a prescription for exercise is an excellent approach to being proactive in regard to your health. It's also far more logical, inexpensive and actually radically reduces your risk of almost every ...

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July 16, 2010
LMR Drugs signs on as National Prescription Drug Plan eyes August start

LMR Drugs, a popular Grand Bahama based pharmacy on Wednesday became the first private Freeport company to signed on to the National Prescription Drug Plan, which will commence in August according to NIB Director Algernon Cargill

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July 23, 2010
Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham on the National Prescription Drug Plan (audio)

Among commitments contained in the Free National Movement?s Manifesto ?07 was a commitment to act so as to shape our society to permit those with the greatest need to receive the greatest assistance.

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