by Joy Springer | Mar 23, 2020 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
(Stock Photo) With immediate effect, public and private pharmacies are dispensing up to two months’ supply of pharmaceutical drugs to the public, subject to availability. This was included in a number of measures announced by the Barbados Drug Service (BDS) today in...
by Joy Springer | Mar 23, 2020 | Corona Virus, Top Stories
(Stock Photo) The Barbados Drug Service (BDS) has cautioned doctors and pharmacists as well as the general public against irrational prescribing, dispensing and use of pharmaceutical drugs in response to COVID-19. In a statement today, the BDS said: “It has been...
by BGIS | Mar 20, 2020 | Top Stories
(Stock Image) The public is asked to note that effective Wednesday, March 18, the opening hours of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Pharmacy have been extended to facilitate the dispensation of a two-month supply of medication to out-patients. The pharmacy will now be...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Jan 12, 2017 | banner, Top Stories
Barbadians, especially those with diabetes and hypertension, have been urged to use medication as prescribed. That caution has come from Manager of the National Council on Substance Abuse (NCSA), Betty Hunte, and Past President of the Barbados Pharmaceutical Society...