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Abbott’s Food as Medicine Program Reports Clinical Improvements in Patients with Diabetes

PharmExec

Healthy Food Rx provides home-delivered medical prescriptions of healthy food to help address diabetes.

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Foodsmarts’ New Program Allows Doctors to Prescribe Produce Just as Easily as They Can Medication

MedCity News

Foodsmart is rolling out its new program that enables doctors to refer their patients to Foodsmart’s dieticians and healthy eating platform, as well as write prescriptions for healthy food just as easily as they might a normal pharmacy prescription.

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Uber Health Launches Grocery, Over-the-counter Delivery Service for Patients

MedCity News

Providers and payers will be able to use Uber Health to deliver healthy groceries and over-the-counter items to patients who need them. They’ll be able to do this on the same platform they use to request non-emergency medical transportation and prescription delivery.

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There is Generous Potential for the Pharmacist in a Food as Medicine Prescription System

Pharmacy Times

Pharmacists can improve patient access to both healthful foods and necessary medicines as a continuum of care in underserved communities.

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Good Rx? Actually not

World of DTC Marketing

When they say compare prescription drug prices, they mean the cost of a prescription if you aren’t using insurance. When you use GoodRx, ALL that data regarding your prescription transaction is collected and stored. Right now, there’s a lot of investment hype around Food Rx. And advertising?

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US FDA approves Bausch + Lomb and Novaliq’s DED treatment Miebo

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Bausch + Lomb and Novaliq’s Miebo (perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic solution) to treat the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease (DED). It is the first and only prescription eye drop to receive FDA approval to treat DED that targets tear evaporation directly.

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Why can’t pharma unite to fight common complaint

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: The biggest argument against pharma is the cost of prescription drugs. Pharma could do something about this by simply uniting to make it easier for patients who can’t afford their medications to get them free or at little cost. It would, of course, be non-profit, and employees would be paid collectively by the industry.

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