Pharmacy – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Sun, 29 Mar 2026 21:25:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Pharmacy – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Ancient Pharmacists and Pharmacologists: Medicine, Trade, and the Foundations of Healing https://brewminate.com/ancient-pharmacology-history-medicine-trade/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:02:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=271745 Ancient pharmacology united empirical remedies, medical theory, and global trade networks, shaping early healing practices while laying the

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]]> Apothecaries, Authority, and the Rise of Pharmacy in the Medieval Era https://brewminate.com/pharmacy-origins-monastery-to-marketplace/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:01:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=271757 Pharmacy emerged from monastic healing traditions into urban markets, reshaping medicine through specialization, commerce, and regulation while reinforcing

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]]> Chemistry and the American Pharmacist in the Nineteenth Century https://brewminate.com/chemistry-and-the-american-pharmacist-in-the-nineteenth-century/ Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:09:39 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=228554 There were few apothecary shops before 1800. By Dr. Gregory J. HigbySenior Academic Curator/Senior LecturerAmerican Institute of the

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]]> How ‘Pharmacy Benefit Managers’ Drive Up Drug Prices https://brewminate.com/how-pharmacy-benefit-managers-drive-up-drug-prices/ Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:08:27 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=247880 PBMs are the villains behind high drug prices. By Dr. James B. RebitzerWexler Professor of Management, Economics and

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]]> How a Big Pharma Company Stalled a Potentially Lifesaving Vaccine in Pursuit of Bigger Profits https://brewminate.com/how-a-big-pharma-company-stalled-a-potentially-lifesaving-vaccine-in-pursuit-of-bigger-profits/ Wed, 15 Nov 2023 16:22:03 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=219612 A vaccine against tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease, has never been closer to reality. Introduction Ever since

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]]> No More Price Gouging: The Biggest Defeat Big Pharma Has Ever Suffered https://brewminate.com/no-more-price-gouging-the-biggest-defeat-big-pharma-has-ever-suffered/ Tue, 05 Sep 2023 15:43:13 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=217128 The government will stop Pharma from charging as much as they want for life-saving and life-sustaining medications. Just

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]]> Big Pharma Should Give Americans a Break https://brewminate.com/big-pharma-should-give-americans-a-break/ Tue, 05 Sep 2023 15:41:44 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=217336 It’s time the industry dropped its suits, complied with the law and negotiated lower prices. By Steve Knievel

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]]> Unveiling the Prescription Drug Challenge: Exploring the Men’s Perspective in Massachusetts https://brewminate.com/unveiling-the-prescription-drug-challenge-exploring-the-mens-perspective-in-massachusetts/ Fri, 18 Aug 2023 13:55:20 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=216009 Prescription drug misuse and its far-reaching effects have become a pressing concern, affecting individuals, families, and communities. In

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]]> Big Pharma Corporate Lobby vs. Everyday Americans https://brewminate.com/big-pharma-corporate-lobby-vs-everyday-americans/ Thu, 02 Dec 2021 18:16:35 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=165282 Organizers take to the streets to call on Big Pharma to halt its assault on popular reforms to

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]]> A Global Web of Patent Laws Protects Price-Gouging in Big Pharma https://brewminate.com/a-global-web-of-patent-laws-protects-price-gouging-in-big-pharma/ Wed, 29 Jan 2020 19:15:14 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?page_id=115972 Drug prices for many life-saving drugs have skyrocketed in recent years. The reasons may surprise you. The high

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