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Health Canada is recommending that prescribers not start new patients on diabetes drugs such as Ozempic because of a worldwide shortage, except under certain conditions.The federal department said Wednesday it is working with manufacturers…

Filling your next prescription at your local pharmacy may not be as easy as it used to be. Pharmacists across Edmonton are facing a shortage of some medications, with one telling Global News it’s the worst she’s seen in her…

Patients struggle to find life-saving statins as pharmacies run short of the anti-cholesterol drugs as prices soreEight million Britons rely on statins to lower cholesterol and prevent  strokesPrices of atorvastatin have risen…

FDA issues warning about dangerous Ozempic 'cocktails' that are making people sick — as rogue pharmacies cash in on shortage of weight-loss shotBy Luke Andrews Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Updated: 16:05 BST, 1 June 2023…

Pharmacies are offering unauthorized Ozempic alternatives amid shortages of the weight loss drug.Pharmacies, beauty clinics and rogue telehealth sites are mixing a cocktail of chemicals to try and mimic the fat-loss injection, according to…

At first sight, it seems the Government might finally have acted to solve the crisis that is bankrupting our High Street community pharmacies.Last week, Amanda Pritchard, the chief executive of NHS England, declared that community…

When Carrie Davis found out that her health insurance wouldn’t cover Ozempic, she sought an alternate route to getting the diabetes drug, which is increasingly being used off-label for weight loss. Ms. Davis, 55, did not have diabetes, but…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The majority of Quebecers will no longer be able to get COVID-19 rapid tests for free at their local pharmacies as of…

LONDON: Britain's pharmacists will soon be able to prescribe drugs that were previously only authorised by doctors, under government plans unveiled on Tuesday (May 9) to ease pressure on the state-run National Health Service. Prime…

Patients will be able to receive prescription medicines and oral contraception without seeing a GP under new plans to ease the strain on surgeries.It is hoped the measures - which could be rolled out across England as soon as…