Some patients are learning the hard way not to expect mail order companies to look out for their health. The Consumerist blog shared the story of one woman who signed up for automated refills through ExpressScripts mail order service. Her doctor faxed over a new prescription to... [continue reading]
While the Affordable Care Act is set to go into effect soon, millions of people across the country are expected to gain access to quality health care, but that doesn’t mean the everyone will be able to get in to see their doctors. In fact, California is... [continue reading]
A recent article which appeared in the Los Angeles Times reports that “as some firms want to make and sell drugs similar to biological medicines made by the likes of Amgen and Genentech, a measure aims to regulate their use.” They’re talking about the lucrative market of... [continue reading]
On July 1 of this year, pharmacists in Indiana will be able to administer certain vaccines to people over the age of 11 without a prescription. Pharmacist Gregg Russell wrote a Letter to the Editor of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette expressing these thoughts on the new... [continue reading]
Indiana legislators just passed a law that will make things a little easier (not to mention cheaper) for patients. Under the new law, anyone aged 11 or older no longer needs a prescription to get their tetanus, diphtheria, or pertussis (TDaP) shots, nor do they need to... [continue reading]