Pharmaceuticals
Taking too many medications may harm older adults, study warns
Sometimes doctors aren’t aware of what others have prescribed or have not reassessed the patient’s condition to determine if he or she still needs to take them.
IATI CEOs Forum meets in Kiryat Gat to discuss multinational industry resilience
A Passover tribute: Kindness from a Jerusalem neighborhood pharmacy
New immigrant pharmacists face discrimination, lack of gov't support despite professional shortage
Israel's Teva in talks to co-produce COVID-19 vaccines
Teva, the world's largest generics drugmaker, both approached and was approached by vaccine makers.
Israeli medical cannabis company selected for exclusive French pilot
Panaxia was selected as one of only four main suppliers for the pilot, along with its European partner, Neuraxpharm.
COVID-19 shows we owe the pharmaceutical industry an apology
Here is where the pharmaceutical companies’ strength played a role, by taking up a challenge to which a weaker industry would not be equal.
Drug industry trade groups sue Trump admin over drug pricing rule
The lawsuit claims the rule change is illegal because it relies on laws allowing the administration to test new drug pricing models but is too far-reaching to qualify as a pilot.
Toronto police identify person of interest in billionaire's murder
Barry Sherman and his wife Honey were found hanging by belts from a railing next to a swimming pool at their Toronto mansion.
Israeli pharmacist suspected of replacing medicine with baking soda
Once it was discovered that the pharmacist had been emptying capsules and replacing their contents, the health fund decided to report the pharmacist to the Health Ministry.
In shadow of COVID-19, 77% of new pharmacists in 2019 are women
The release of data came following Pharmacists' Day in Israel, celebrating the thousands of pharmacists currently at the forefront in the fight against coronavirus.
Ethics panel clears UK pharmacist blamed ‘Zionists’ for London fire
Dozens of people died in the 2017 fire at Grenfell Tower, low-rent housing complex in London.
Edelstein announces 50% price cut for medical cannabis til end of 2020
In addition to helping patients' financial burden, the pilot also works to ensure a steadier supply of medical cannabis grown in Israel, ruling that only participating companies are allowed to export
Israeli pharma pioneer introduces TaffiX antiviral nose-powder
Megiddo, an established innovator in the field of orphan drugs and life-sciences, intends to offer greater protection from all viruses while humanity works on a COVID-19 vaccination
