Two years ago, Pfizer was the envy of the pharmaceutical world, with more than $100 billion in annual sales from its COVID-19 vaccine and antiviral Paxlovid.
Four letters, two of them repeated. Not a big word. But one on which businesses are built and run by. And what is the most complicated business on the planet Earth? Medicine.
The treatment could be a gamechanger, especially for children for whom emergency injections to treat allergic reactions can prove to be as scary as the allergic reaction itself.
Canada Health Infoway, the non-profit behind PrescribeIT, plans to introduce a 20-cent transaction fee for pharmacists effective January 2025 for new and renewal electronic prescriptions.