Price control margins for pharmacies end today

The price control margins agreed to between the government and pharmacists to bring economic relief to Bahamians purchasing medications fall away as of today. Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association President Shantia McBride confirmed that individual pharmacies will now provide their own economic relief to customers as they see fit. In November, after weeks at loggerheads, pharmacists and ...
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Bahamas Pharmacy Council working to cultivate Good Pharmacy Practice

Nassau The Bahamas -- Minister of
Health Dr. the Hon. Hubert Minnis praised members of the Bahamas Pharmacy
Council for working extremely hard travelling throughout the country ensuring
that pharmacists are properly trained and exercising best practices, and that
pharmacies are properly inspected and delivering safe medical care.

"This monitoring is important because if
a pharmacy does not pass i...

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Cargill: Drug Plan claims averaging 400 per week Pharmacies pleased with on-time payments

Nassau, Bahamas - Algernon
Cargill, Director of NIB told members of the Rotary Club of Nassau this
week that that Phase I of the National Prescription Drug Plan has been
going very well and he believes NIB will be able to launch Phase II
of the Plan earlier than expected next year because of the success of
Phase I.

"In
terms of the first six weeks of the plan we've registered more than
13,...

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1st Annual Lowe's Pharmacy Ltd. Fun Run Walk

Saturday 27th May 2017  6:00 AM

Don't miss the 1st Annual Lowe's Pharmacy Ltd. Fun Run Walk Saturday, May 27, 2017, starting at 7am.

PHA Pharmacies Resume Regular Hours

Effective immediately, the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) pharmacies, have resumed regular hours of operation.

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Pharmacies were closed 'to protect businesses from facing penalties'

THE Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association's president has sought to clarify the motive behind some pharmacies closing this week, saying it was not a slight to the government but to protect the businesses from facing penalties for failing to implement the new regulations.

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Attorney General: Decision to close pharmacies misguided

ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said officials believe some pharmacies' decision to close earlier this week was "misguided".

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Darville: Pharmacies were consulted

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville insisted yesterday that the government consulted with pharmacies before implementing changes to its price control regime, calling assertions from the opposition that the government did not do so "untrue."

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Public: Closing pharmacies was selfish

RESIDENTS called yesterday's closure of several private pharmacies a selfish act leaving them in jeopardy.

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GOVT WILL TALK TO PHARMACIES: Shut down has ended - for now

ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis yesterday insisted the government will not reverse its decision to enforce new price control regulations despite the "unexpected" shutdown action taken by pharmacies yesterday.

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