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US pharmacy praised for dispensing monster repellent
A pharmacy in the US has been featured on social media after dispensing a bottle of monster repellent to a young girl, the Pharmacy Times reports. Customer April Villada went …
US pharmacy chain tobacco ban shows wider smoking cessation benefit
US pharmacy chain CVS/pharmacy has marked the first anniversary of it ending its tobacco sales by releasing new data showing a measurable reduction in cigarette purchases over the last year. …
Pharmacist bites man
A pharmacist in Concord, California, nearly bit off the finger of a man who attempted to rob the store. Local area news outlets report that the man entered the Oak …
Non-aspirin NSAIDs only one of many heart risks
A renewed US Food and Drug Administration warning on non-aspirin NSAIDs and cardiovascular health is in line with current TGA recommendations – and community pharmacy can help educate consumers about …
US Surgeon General supports medical marijuana
US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy supports the use of medical marijuana in helping some people suffering from painful medical conditions in an interview on CBS This Morning. “We have some …