Bermuda’s pharmacists will this week set out to raise awareness of the opportunities available in the field as the island celebrates National Pharmacy Week.
Mel...
Bermuda’s pharmacists will this week set out to raise awaren...
Legislation designed to keep better tabs on the pharmaceutical sector was today backed by the Senate.
The Pharmacy and Poisons Amendment Act 2022 will bolster ...
Legislation designed to keep better tabs on the pharmaceutic...
A police raid yesterday seized a quantity of a prescription-only weight gain drug.
A police spokesman said two people were arrested as a result of Operation Cru...
A police raid yesterday seized a quantity of a prescription-...
Doctors are prescribing a drug to treat Covid-19 which health officials in Bermuda and overseas have warned against because of the risk of serious harm.
A handf...
Doctors are prescribing a drug to treat Covid-19 which healt...
The cost of some medications could be reduced after senators passed legislation allowing for further regulation of the drugs industry.
The Bermuda Health Counci...
The cost of some medications could be reduced after senators...
Let's summarise the viewpoints of our dear senators and explore their arguments.
The below quotes have been attributed to the senators by The Royal Gazette.
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Let's summarise the viewpoints of our dear senators and expl...
A major funding boost is needed to help “invisible” residents affected by substance abuse, a charity leader said yesterday.
Leslie Grant, the executive directo...
A major funding boost is needed to help “invisible” resident...
Cuts could be made to the price of prescription drugs if the Government worked with other countries to negotiate better rates, the health watchdog’s chief execu...
Cuts could be made to the price of prescription drugs if the...
A woman who suffers severe seizures yesterday appealed for the Government to move fast on the legalisation of medical cannabis.
Natasha York, 43, said she dread...
A woman who suffers severe seizures yesterday appealed for t...
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.
This quote from Albert Einstein speaks to the matter of how most countries...
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but exp...
A group of doctors and pharmacists have joined forces to promote the use of medical cannabis.
Now the Bermuda Medicinal Cannabis Association is to meet with the...
A group of doctors and pharmacists have joined forces to pro...
A 44-year-old woman has been charged with the theft of more than $2,700 worth of prescription drugs.
Fiona Iris was accused of using invalid prescriptions 41 ti...
A 44-year-old woman has been charged with the theft of more ...
When Vasco da Gama took the bold decision to introduce mandatory drug-testing for those who wish to play football for them in the coming season, clubs, sporting...
When Vasco da Gama took the bold decision to introduce manda...
A drug manufacturer has come under fire in Britain for allegedly diverting $1.35 billion through Bermuda to avoid taxes.
A report in London’s Evening Standard s...
A drug manufacturer has come under fire in Britain for alleg...
Use of both legal and illegal substances has marginally decreased among Bermuda’s residents over the past four years, according to the results of a survey revea...
Use of both legal and illegal substances has marginally decr...
Functioning addicts, many with careers and children, make up a large portion of the island’s heroin-using population, according to health experts and police.
“I...
Functioning addicts, many with careers and children, make up...
The island’s supplies of OxyNorm, a powerful painkiller used by patients with conditions ranging from cancer to severe migraines, have run short.
As an opioid, ...
The island’s supplies of OxyNorm, a powerful painkiller used...
A ten-year cancer survivor, who prefers to be identified only as patient X, supports the idea of cannabis decriminalisation in Bermuda.
Researching his cancer, ...
A ten-year cancer survivor, who prefers to be identified onl...
Dear Sir,
Please allow me a respond to a letter from Diana Williams today’s paper dated May 1.
Sorry Diana you missed the product.
What should be worrying you...
Dear Sir,
Please allow me a respond to a letter from Diana W...
Making medicines more affordable is important for improving patient health — even those who have prescription drug insurance.
According to one study, heart att...
Making medicines more affordable is important for improving ...
Singer-songwriter Val Sherwood has dedicated a track to promote awareness of addiction charity Focus, which continues to struggle financially.
Ms Sherwood’s fo...
Singer-songwriter Val Sherwood has dedicated a track to prom...
Inmates at Westgate Correctional Facility are “relentless” in their pursuit of illegal drugs and other forms of contraband, according to Commissioner of Correct...
Inmates at Westgate Correctional Facility are “relentless” i...
The enforced closure of addiction charity Focus could have dire consequences for Bermuda’s marginalised citizens, say three men saved from the brink by the orga...
The enforced closure of addiction charity Focus could have d...
Bermuda Hospitals Board has gone public on its use of a contrast dye which is being investigated in the United States for potential harmful effects.
The board, ...
Bermuda Hospitals Board has gone public on its use of a cont...
