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Mail-Order Rx Won’t Be Affected By New Mail Delivery Schedule, Postal Service Says

Even though the U.S. Postal Service plans to suspend regular mail service on Saturdays beginning in August, packages will continue to be delivered, which should prevent any hold-up of pharmaceutical d...

Documents in e-mail surveillance case posted online for days

The monitoring of e-mail as part of an investigation of leaks transformed into a broad effort to address criticism of the FDA -More- 

Can My Boss Open My Mail?

A nurse reader asks whether a manager can legally open mail addressed to an employee. Medscape Nurses

Buying mail-order medications may encourage patients to stick their treatments

Patients newly prescribed a cholesterol-lowering medication were more likely to pick it up from the pharmacy if they received automated phone and mail reminders, according to a study published in the...

The assault on the Liverpool care pathway

The Daily Mail newspaper has set its guns on the Liverpool care pathway. On 25 October it stated, “After a Mail campaign, investigation is launched into controversial guidelines on ‘hastening......

Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Mail-Order Hatchery

Problems with a single mail-order hatchery highlight the need for compliance to hygiene standards and the risk for transmission of salmonella from handling live poultry. Medscape Medical News

Celesio sells mail-order unit, keeps 2012 outlook

FRANKFURT, Oct 25 (Reuters) - German drugs distributor Celesio said on Thursday it would sell its mail-order pharmacy DocMorris and maintain its fiscal 2012 outlook.

Germany's top mail-order pharmacy files for insolvency

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Sanicare, Germany's largest mail-order pharmacy, has filed for insolvency due to problems that have arisen following the recent death of its founder and head, the company said on...

E-mail Address Harvesting on PubMed--A Call for Responsible Handling of E-mail Addresses.

Internet and e-mail use in ENT: a survey of patient usage and satisfaction.

Nowadays, internet and e-mail are important modes of communication and information. This paper seeks to determine internet usage as a source of health information amongst ENT patients and to investiga...

The Comparative Effectiveness of Mail Order Pharmacy Use vs. Local Pharmacy Use on LDL-C Control in New Statin Users.

BACKGROUND: Mail order pharmacies are commonly used to deliver CVD risk factor medications. Previous studies have shown that mail order pharmacy use is associated with greater medication adherence; ho...

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