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Pharmacists Can Now Dispense Mifepristone Under Updated REMS Program

Birth Control Pharmacist

Record the NDC and lot number from each medication package dispensed in the patient’s record. Mifepristone must be dispensed to the patient within four calendar days of the date the pharmacy receives the prescription. One tablet is individually blistered on one blister card that is packaged in an individual package.

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How Amazon could Disrupt Pharmacy Services

The Digital Apothecary

Ever since Christina Farr of CNBC broke the news of Amazon expressing an interest of getting into the Billion Dollar Pharmacy market, I have been having multiple conversations with many people inside and outside of pharmacy on how this will change "everything." Rather, it's just 'one more mail order pharmacy.'

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Drug Discard Date Creates Discord

The People's Pharmacy

It is rare for pharmacies to put the expiration date on the label if they transfer the pills from the manufacturer’s original container. On the other hand, if medication is dispensed in the drug company’s original packaging, the law requires an expiration date along with lot number and NDC number ( StatPearls , May 1, 2023 ).

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Canadian pharmacy Ozempic: Cost, availability & more

The Checkup by Singlecare

Considerations when buying medication online For anyone who wants to order Ozempic in the United States from an online platform, do some homework to determine if the source is truly reliable. Sends medications that look different than usual, have foreign text on the labels, have no expiration date, or come in broken packaging.