Is Walgreens monetizing personal data from their pt$/cu$tomer$ ?

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

Walgreens steps up Microsoft partnership, adds Adobe deal to roll out new digital tools https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/walgreens-steps-up-microsoft-partnership-to-roll-out-new-digital-tools Walgreens Boots Alliance is expanding its 18-month partnership with Microsoft to roll out new technology tools to personalize the healthcare and retail experiences for its 100 million customers. Working with the tech giant and Adobe, the drugstore company plans to […]

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hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can prevent COVID-19

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/933227 HCQ Trial to Resume A global randomized controlled trial testing whether the antimalarial drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine can prevent COVID-19 in healthcare workers or other high-risk workers will resume, Reuters reports. The UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency had paused the COPCOV trial after another British trial found hydroxychloroquine to have no benefit […]

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NACDS urges mandatory electronic prescriptions for controlled substances

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Pharmaciststeve

NACDS urges mandatory electronic prescriptions for controlled substances https://drugstorenews.com/nacds-urges-mandatory-electronic-prescriptions-controlled-substances The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is urging the Drug Enforcement Administration to make electronic prescriptions for controlled substances, or EPCS mandatory. In comments on the reopening of the Interim Final Rule for EPCS, the organization described the significant benefits associated with EPCS and recommendations […]

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