Pharmacy News
Neighborhood pharmacies, under siege
I proudly represent hundreds of neighborhood-based pharmacists who stand at the front line of health care for families in their communities. Patients depend on their pharmacists for advice on medications, to ask general questions about their health and of course to get the medicine...
Saldo Drugs: A Prescription for Success
“Positive outlook, hard work, and straight direction with goals: that is a success formula,” said Dipak Shah, the owner of Saldo Drugs on 384 Graham Avenue in Williamsburg Brooklyn. He is also a pharmacist and therefore knows more than a few things about healthy formulas...
‘You can’t operate a drug store in negative margins’
For years, customers who walked into independently owned pharmacies in Queens received a level of service and care that is often unmatched by bigger chains.
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“When people didn’t have a doctor, they knew the drugstore was there and you could walk downstairs, go to the pharmacist and say...
Photos: Pharmacists rally at Capitol
Pharmacy owners from across the state gathered at the Capitol in Albany Tuesday to urge lawmakers to enact new regulations to require transparency over the practices of pharmacy benefit managers.
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According to the pharmacy advocacy group FixRx; PBMs negotiate drug prices with manufacturers, determine what drugs are covered by...
Saldo Drugs: Sweet 16 years of holiday feasts for seniors
This year is the sixteenth that they have served hundreds of dinners to seniors in our area. Staff members Tina, Luis, Billy, and Jeff joined Mark and Sonny Shah to serve the meal. Mark and Sonny are the sons of Dipak Shah, the owner of Saldo Drugs for the past 21 years...
