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Local Business

GEHI curtails spending on drugs

A letter sent to policyholders in March announced the change

Apr 24, 2025 8:00 AM

Local Business

People’s Pharmacy faces new headwinds 40 years on

Victoria Street pharmacy is seeing more competition and customer traffic patterns changed by the Covid-19 pandemic

Oct 25, 2024 8:00 AM

International Business

Altamira’s Bentrio nasal spray tests successfully

Company says finding further confirms its suitability for athletes who must comply with anti-doping regulations

Aug 22, 2024 7:58 AM

Economy

Opposition MP: an economic war is coming

The Government is asked to look closely at market stances taken by domestic insurers

Jul 05, 2024 7:59 AM

International Business

Kiniksa posts first-quarter loss

Biopharmaceutical company has proposed a scheme of arrangement under which the company would re-domicile to Britain

Apr 24, 2024 1:56 PM

International Business

Kiniksa shareholders’ meeting to be held on June 5

The company has proposed a scheme of arrangement under which it would redomicile to the United Kingdom

Apr 22, 2024 7:30 AM

International Business

Kiniksa reports $15m net profit for second quarter

Total revenue for the quarter is $71.5 million, compared with $27 million for the second quarter of 2022

Jul 25, 2023 4:13 PM

International Business

Island-headquartered Altamira gets double dose of good news

Company reports positive clinical trial results as well as a deal with a Scandinavian pharmaceutical company

Jul 24, 2023 7:56 AM

Local Business

Brianna Correia wins pharmacy scholarship

The scholarship provides up to $10,000 a year for a maximum of five years of study at an approved college or university

Jun 16, 2023 7:59 AM

Health

Diabetes drug available in fight against obesity

Regulators are warning against websites that claim to sell these medications but may be offering low quality or counterfeit products

Apr 03, 2023 6:59 PM

Local Business

Coralisle Group starts CG Pharmacy

The domestic insurer Coralisle Group Ltd has opened a pharmacy to the general public. CG Pharmacy is located at Paget Plaza in the former Clarien bank build...

The domestic insurer Coralisle Group Ltd has opened a pharma...

Feb 28, 2023 7:53 AM

International Business

New COO as cancer fighter moves towards clinical trials

Gavin Choy has joined Beyond Cancer Ltd as chief operating officer

Jan 31, 2023 7:34 AM

Health

Health chiefs in talks to reduce cost of drugs

The Bermuda Health Council is in talks with wholesalers and pharmacies on how to bring down the cost of medical drugs

Jan 24, 2023 7:44 AM

Health

US supply problems cause pain relief medication shortage

Generic options available as high demand and supply problems cause pain relief medication shortages

Jan 16, 2023 9:01 AM

Health

Vital role of pharmacists to be highlighted in week of events

Bermuda’s pharmacists will this week set out to raise awareness of the opportunities available in the field as the island celebrates National Pharmacy Week. Mel...

Bermuda’s pharmacists will this week set out to raise awaren...

Oct 17, 2022 6:30 AM

Health

Health council to launch online payment portal

An online portal will be launched today for health professionals to pay registration application fees. The Bermuda Health Council announced its move to the new...

An online portal will be launched today for health professi...

Oct 01, 2022 8:01 AM

International Business

After Q2 losses Kiniksa expects full-year profit

Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd, the Bermudian-based biopharmaceutical company with a portfolio of assets designed to modulate immunological pathways across a spect...

Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd, the Bermudian-based biopharmace...

Aug 03, 2022 1:09 PM

International Business

$25m Q1 loss reported for Kiniksa

Bermudian-headquartered Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a biopharmaceutical company with a portfolio of assets designed to modulate immunological pathways across a...

Bermudian-headquartered Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd, a bioph...

May 05, 2022 7:29 AM

Politics

Pharmacy Council beefed up after legislation passes Senate

Legislation designed to keep better tabs on the pharmaceutical sector was today backed by the Senate. The Pharmacy and Poisons Amendment Act 2022 will bolster ...

Legislation designed to keep better tabs on the pharmaceutic...

Mar 02, 2022 1:50 PM

International Business

Bermuda company in Covid-related patient trials

Bermuda is one of six “low tax” jurisdictions with companies working on ten Covid-19 pharmaceuticals. Bermuda-headquartered Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals is developin...

Bermuda is one of six “low tax” jurisdictions with companies...

Jan 05, 2022 8:00 AM

International Business

Bermuda-registered Altamira ready for Omicron test

Bermuda-registered Altamira Therapeutics Ltd has been setting up contracts with wholesalers in its lead market, Germany, covering more than 50 per cent of Germa...

Bermuda-registered Altamira Therapeutics Ltd has been settin...

Dec 30, 2021 7:45 AM

Health

Fast antigen tests available next week

50 Pharmacies could have do-it-yourself coronavirus antigen tests for sale by next week. The kits will allow residents to screen for the bug at home with result...

50 Pharmacies could have do-it-yourself coronavirus antigen ...

Sep 24, 2021 7:50 AM

Politics

Maximum prices to be set for commonly used drugs

Maximum prices will be set for commonly used drugs under new legislation tabled in the House of Assembly this morning. Tabling amendments to the Bermuda Health ...

Maximum prices will be set for commonly used drugs under new...

Feb 19, 2021 2:49 PM

Local Business

New independent pharmacy brings personal touch

An independent pharmacy with a personal touch has opened in Hamilton. Total Health Chemist, in Butterfield Place on Front Street, is owned and operated by the p...

An independent pharmacy with a personal touch has opened in ...

Jan 26, 2021 8:00 AM

Health

New safety regulations from pharmacies

Pharmacies have introduced new safety precautions and regulations for prescriptions in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The rules include a maximum of two mon...

Pharmacies have introduced new safety precautions and regula...

May 05, 2020 8:00 AM

International Business

Bermuda-linked firm reaches opioid agreement

NEW YORK — OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP reached a tentative agreement with some plaintiffs to resolve widespread litigation over its alleged role in fuellin...

NEW YORK — OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP reached a tentat...

Sep 12, 2019 8:00 AM

Politics

Medicinal cannabis sold ‘without incident’

Sales of medicinal products containing the marijuana-derived drug cannabidiol have gone ahead “without incident”, the Minister of Health said yesterday. Kim Wil...

Sales of medicinal products containing the marijuana-derived...

Mar 07, 2018 7:00 AM

Local Business

New pharmacy opens on Church Street

A new pharmacy has opened in a prime spot in Hamilton. The Par-la-Ville Pharmacy is located at 2 Church Street, at the junction with Par-la-Ville Road. The busi...

A new pharmacy has opened in a prime spot in Hamilton. The P...

Feb 09, 2016 7:00 AM

Wellness

From singing in Africa to pharmacy

Jennie Lightbourne comes from a line of pharmacists. Despite strong urging from her father and grandfather, she wasn’t drawn to the profession. Both were pharma...

Jennie Lightbourne comes from a line of pharmacists. Despite...

Jun 03, 2015 8:00 AM

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